Easy Sheet Music from Alfred Publishing for Beginners

Nine Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band classics in a jazz play-along! The Alfred Jazz Play-Along series goes beyond the other play-alongs. Each volume has parts for C, B-flat, E-flat and bass clef instrume...

Award-winning jazz educator Caleb Chapman and multi-Grammy-winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin have created a highly effective approach to jazz articulation. Step-by-step, this book details Caleb's proven...

A swinger to feature what else . . . the drumset! Composed by drum legend Gene Krupa and arranged by drummer/educator Rich DeRosa, this is an outstanding chart with plenty of energy!

A gorgeous alto sax ballad at the medium easy level, "Goodbye My Heart" will capture your heart and soul. A haunting lyrical melody, lush voicings and dynamic contrasts illustrate the sensitive writin...

Burritos to Go is an original Latin rock played at a medium tempo and includes written-out solos for alto sax and/or baritone sax. The lead trumpet plays to a written G above the staff. This chart is...

Sax to the Max is a medium swing showcase for the sax section. This Mike Lewis original is tasty, smooth, and lyrical, and will sound full even if performed with only four saxophone players (optional...

Now What is a swing tune, written in the style of Miles Davis' "So What." It provides a great opportunity to learn, play, listen, and solo in a simple two-chord modal style. Written solos for trumpet...

Celebrate Mozart's 250th anniversary with a jazz chart! Mike Lewis arranged Mozart's 40th Symphony using a swing feel with no individual solos - just plenty of ensemble. The brass range is accessible,...

A very cool tune set to swing at a medium tempo, the chart has simple melody that Terry White develops as he scores the ensemble with a big fat sound. It has written solos provided for alto, trumpet,...

A great jazz standard at a medium tempo. It is full of great jazz licks, sax solis, a modulation from E-flat to F, a shout chorus, and interesting harmonies and rhythmic patterns. Trumpet 2 and piano...

Beginning with excerpts from the verse into the melody with a smooth bossa feel, the sections bounce the melody back and forth with solis, and a brief solo melody line for trumpet 1. Lead trumpet rang...

This timeless jazz tune, recorded by countless jazz artists, is now scored for the younger band. This piece includes the lush harmony you expect and then moves into a double-time section before ending...

This great tune by Cannonball Adderley combines a soulful straight-eighth groove with a swing feel at a tempo anywhere from 138 to 160 BPM. Features include written solos for alto 1 and trumpet 2, lea...

Based on the traditional "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," this samba treatment cooks. After a short chorale intro, the samba rhythm kicks in either cut time or bright-four groove. Written-out solos are...

Your audience won't be able to resist tapping along to this boogaloo groove with a funky twist, at around 156 BPM, will have everyone tapping their feet. This groove will push the band into forward mo...

Featuring the full ensemble, this swing chart rehearses without a hitch. The vocal range is from G below the staff to second line G, treble clef. Scored for 5 saxes, 8 brass, and 4 rhythm, plus option...

This is a re-issue of the famous title featured by Count Basie and others. This should be in EVERY school jazz ensemble library and performed at least once a week. Great for teaching rhythmic ensemble...

This is a fabulous new arrangement by Calvin Custer of the classic Gershwin ballad. The technical demands are limited, but the musical content is superior from start to finish. This is one of the fres...

Even though they call him "Duke," Ellington is actually the King of Jazz! The year 1999 marks the 100th anniversary of his birth, and there's no better time to add this classic Ellington chart to the...

Cole Porter is truly one of the great American songwriters, and his classic Night and Day has become a jazz standard. This David Pugh arrangement is very playable, and yet it captures all the jazz nua...

This holiday classic is always a favorite of young people, and Mike Lewis' swinging jazz chart is ideal for the younger band. Mike has come up with some clever ideas for this one, yet this chart will...

The 40th anniversary of The Pink Panther film is celebrated with a contemporary chart arranged by Victor López. Henry Mancini's unmistakable theme song plus a rock groove becomes the Pink Panther Remi...

From Mozart comes this delightful choral work appropriate for contest or festival use. Patrick Liebergen's English text is appropriate for use in both church and school. The music is characterized by...

Christmas Comes Anew, also known as "Noel Nouvelet" and "Sing We Now of Christmas," is a popular French carol written in the early 1500s. Michael Story's fantasia setting will be sure to bring a holid...

This moving piece embodies all the simplicity of Russian Orthodox music, yet displays the sweeping beauty of Rachmaninov's lyricism. Conductors will appreciate the opportunity to teach extended phrase...