Blues Sheet Music

Bluesy medium-tempo shuffle with an attitude! Written with wailing sax lines and solid brass punches, here's one chart that lives up to its title. Written or ad lib solos for trumpet and alto.

From master arranger Michael Abene, here is a slow cooking blues chart that features the piano and some wonderfully outrageous ensemble scoring. This is the authentic version originally recorded by th...

Bubbert must have been a cool cat! This original by Mike Steinel is written in a medium shuffle style and uses the blues scale for the easy improvisation section. Online Audio abrufbar unter www.halle...

Here is a great medium swing blues tune for beginning jazz ensembles. The main theme features the rhythm section playing stop time before it slips into a steady swing pattern. There is a solid ensembl...

Jazz Classics for the Young Ensemble - Grade 3 This standard blues tune really swings in the expert hands of Mark Taylor. The trumpets are featured off the top, followed by the saxes and a solo sectio...

The Pythodd Club in Rochester, New York was where the famed La Barbera brothers were first exposed to real, live jazz, and the Hammond B3 organ was often a part of these groups. Here John uses the org...

Bubbert takes a road trip and finds himself in the land of the lope-along Western style blues. This fun chart features a catchy riff, a question and answer stop-time section, plus a flexible solo sect...

Bubbert takes a road trip and finds himself in the land of the lope-along Western style blues. This fun chart features a catchy riff, a question and answer stop-time section, plus a flexible solo sect...

Recorded by Michael McDonald, this bluesy tune features a moderate shuffle groove and a distinctive contemporary sound. Scored with plenty of variety, this appealing chart also includes solo space for...

Monk's famous swing standard is arranged here with careful scoring and characteristic background figures. The underlying blues form helps make this attainable for young players and easy for beginning...

Originally written for the 1959 John Cassavetes film Shadows, Nostalgia in Times Square is a medium tempo blues but with a unique harmonic structure. Beautifully scored for younger ensembles by Sy Joh...

Recorded by the J. Geils Band in 1982, this familiar rock classic features a driving shuffle style and plenty of rhythmic energy. Also included is solo space for alto sax and trumpet.

Jazzers deserve their chance to be in the spotlight like anyone else, and here's a perfect vehicle for your aspiring young stars. This bluesy swing chart features the saxes on the melody with commenta...

Recorded on the 1956 album Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet, this jazz standard composed by pianist Red Garland adapts beautifully for beginning jazzers. With a moderate tempo, riff-based melody,...

Milt Jackson recorded this classic jazz standard in 1971 with Oscar Peterson on an album by the same name, but over the years it been recorded by countless jazz artists. Set in a moderate straight 8th...

Shorty Rogers was one of the primary creators of West Coast jazz, both as a composer and performer. Popo is a great example of a cool blues in a medium tempo, with solo space for any player.

Here is a fresh take on the bebop blues classic by Charlie Parker. The chart starts out in a funk style and then alternates with swing sections. Soloists have a chance to improvise in both styles.

Recorded by Barbara Morrison with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra for The L. A. Treasures Project, this powerhouse arrangement is a study in contrasts. The sparse and quiet opening gradually build...

This jazz standard was composed by legendary vibraphonist Milt Jackson and recorded notably by Milt with Oscar Peterson on the album by the same name. Opening with the theme played by a small group of...

This appealing blues chart opens with the rhythm section a laid-back 2-beat style, but quickly moves to a rockin' shuffle with plenty of attitude. This style alternates with a straight ahead swing fee...

Rick Stitzel skillfully dresses up this amazingly simple melody with counterlines and solid scoring for the little big band format. Solos are provided for alto sax and trumpet, but with the easy blues...

Feature your star flugel player on this original swinging blues chart. Trombone and Sax sections enjoy some amazingly hip soli section and open solos available for guitar and tenor sax. Lead trumpet p...

Feature your star Flugel player on this original swinging blues chart. Trombone and Sax sections enjoy some amazingly hip soli section and open solos available for Guitar and Tenor Sax. Lead Trumpet p...

Here's the sultry jazz hit made famous by Peggy Lee in an outstanding setting for beginning bands. This bluesy chart in a medium tempo is sure to be an enjoyable one for young players.