Blues Sheet Music from Kendor Music

As recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on Central Park North (Solid State #18058), this classic swinger is a winning mix of solo-with-rhythm-section and full-band passages. Designated soloi...

Listed in Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz (GIA Publications) and recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra on their Central Park North album, this great collaboration between band...

As recorded in 1970 by the great Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on their album Consummation (Blue Note), this funky blues shuffle in 5/4 opens with a repeated rhythm section vamp before horns are adde...

As recorded in 1970 by the great Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on their album Consummation (Blue Note), this funky blues shuffle in 5/4 opens with a repeated rhythm section vamp before horns are adde...

As recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1974 on their Live In Tokyo album, this straight-ahead blues features solo space for piano, three trombones, and drums. Since the drum solo is unac...

As recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1974 on their Live In Tokyo album, this straight-ahead blues features solo space for piano, three trombones, and drums. Since the drum solo is unac...

Duration 3:30

Duration 3:30

Here's a blues as only Sammy Nestico could write. Solid and swinging!

This medium-tempo blues for proficient groups gives solos to soprano sax and piano, followed by a solo chorus that can be opened up for tenor, trumpet and/or trombone according to your band's strength...

This medium-tempo blues for proficient groups gives solos to soprano sax and piano, followed by a solo chorus that can be opened up for tenor, trumpet and/or trombone according to your band's strength...

Commissioned by the North Hills High School Jazz Ensemble of Pittsburgh, this delightful blues shuffle, with solo space for tenor sax and trumpet, calls for five players in the trumpet sections; all o...

Commissioned by the North Hills High School Jazz Ensemble of Pittsburgh, this delightful blues shuffle, with solo space for tenor sax and trumpet, calls for five players in the trumpet sectionsall oth...

As recorded by the Woody Herman Big Band on their 50th Anniversary Tour album, this medium blues opens with expandable solos for piano and bass before the dramatic full-band entrance. Then alto and tr...

As recorded by the Woody Herman Big Band on their 50th Anniversary Tour album, this medium blues opens with expandable solos for piano and bass before the dramatic full-band entrance. Then alto and tr...

As recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on their Live At The Village Vanguard album, this spirited shuffle puts proficient bands through the paces. Articulations and rhythms must be played a...

As recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on their Live At The Village Vanguard album, this spirited shuffle puts proficient bands through the paces. Articulations and rhythms must be played a...

As recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on their Suite For Pops album, this third part of the Suite has a heavy swing shuffle feel, half-plunger trumpet duets, plunger solos for trombone, an...

As recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on their Suite For Pops album, this third part of the Suite has a heavy swing shuffle feel, half-plunger trumpet duets, plunger solos for trombone, an...

Recorded the Bob Mintzer Big Band on their DMP album Spectrum, this crowd-pleasing chart in the great Basie tradition shines the solo spotlight on piano, with optional solo changes also provided for t...

Recorded the Bob Mintzer Big Band on their DMP album Spectrum, this crowd-pleasing chart in the great Basie tradition shines the solo spotlight on piano, with optional solo changes also provided for t...

Recorded by Phil Wilson on the album Live & Cookin' on the Outrageous Records label, this irresistible swing shuffle assigns solos to piano and trombone, with plenty of full ensemble work to boost exc...

Recorded by Phil Wilson on the album Live & Cookin' on the Outrageous Records label, this irresistible swing shuffle assigns solos to piano and trombone, with plenty of full ensemble work to boost exc...

Recorded in 1998 by the Monday Night Big Band on their Thanks To Thad album, this is Part 3 of Thad's larger Return Journey Suite. It features lots of powerful writing for the full ensemble and abunda...

Recorded in 1998 by the Monday Night Big Band on their Thanks To Thad album, this is Part 3 of Thad's larger Return Journey Suite. It features lots of powerful writing for the full ensemble and abunda...