Easy Swing Sheet Music

The theme song for the delightful Charlie Brown and the Peanuts(R) gang television shows is a wonderful jazz tune by Vince Guaraldi. Kids from 2 to 92 will enjoy this chart, which Tom Davis has skillf...

The theme of world-renowned jazz singer Cab Calloway is brought within reach of your beginning jazz ensemble in a delightful new arrangement by up-and-coming arranger Ralph Ford.

The Ellington band was famous for laying down a swinging groove and this new chart based on In a Mellow Tone is a great way to introduce this feel to younger ensembles. Featuring clever interplay betw...

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.

This super-easy chart is terrific with an easy swing tempo of 110 BPM and written solos for alto, tenor, and trumpet. Trumpet 1 range is to written C third space. This is a "fail-safe" chart!

This catchy tune from the original 1967 The Jungle Book has demonstrated its long-standing popularity and is featured again in the 2016 film. Carefully adapted for second-year players, this arrangemen...

This is a jewel at this level! A Gospel-tinged groove with straightforward harmony will make this chart a breeze to rehearse and perform. The rhythm section parts are well-written and very playable.

Composer/arranger Carl Strommen delivers this gospel style swing chart for the easy red series. Carl starts things off with an a cappella section for the winds, then brings in the rhythm section on th...

These Toys Swing arranged by Mike Story is a superb grade 1 chart based on 'March of the Toys.' Trumpet 1 range to written E top space, a written-out tenor sax 1 solo, and well-notated rhythm section...

Incorporating 'Deck the Halls' and 'Jolly Old Saint Nicholas' with a hat tip to 'Jingle Bells,' this beginning medley helps teach basic swing style. It never feels like Christmas until the music start...

Based on the classic version recorded by Clifford Brown, this chart opens with a frantic 'traffic jam' effect before settling into a more relaxed uptempo swing style. The melody is first stated by a c...

Recorded on the landmark album 'Kind of Blue', this Miles Davis blues standard is a perfect improvising tool for beginning players, and a great introduction to a legendary jazz figure.

This traditional swing tune from the '40s works great in this easy setting for beginning bands. The moderate swing tempo and easy rhythms provide a perfect model for teaching this style to inexperienc...

Arranger Mike Lewis took the swinging Glenn Miller hit and arranged it for the easy jazz ensemble player. Mike's clever reworking of the solo sections and the descending harmony line makes this chart...

This chart swings all the way and is very playable by a young band. Arranger Vince Gassi captures the essence of this well-known Strayhorn composition made famous by Ellington, and scored it exactly r...

This Gershwin classic has a refreshing sound, as the chorale intro slips into a slow swing feel reminiscent of the legendary Miles Davis/Gil Evans arrangement. Arranger Rich DeRosa brings a big sound...

It's an easy grade 1 swing chart at about 124 BPM with easy brass ranges, no solos just ensemble, a fun melody composed and arranged by a superb writer. A well-written easy swing chart.

This wonderful jazz tune is played at 120 BPM, it has written solos for alto 1, trumpet 1 and trombone 1, and a swingin' modulation from E-flat to F. Trumpet range is to written F-sharp top line. When...

An accessible and swingin' version of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band chart scored for young players. There is a nice sax soli and 1st trumpet range is to written G on top of the staff. A 12-bar writte...

Perhaps one of the most well-known standards of all time, this easy but effective chart has a laid-back swing feel. The tempo is MM=90 with written solos for alto 1 and trumpet 1, lead trumpet goes up...

This easy-to-play shuffle swings at around 144 BPM. This is a well-known melody scored for young players that features accessible ranges, brief written-out solos for tenor, alto, trumpet, and trombone...

A very clever chart for a younger band featuring a few sound effects. An easy swing played around 132 BPM with written solos cued for all saxes and trumpets. Trumpet 1 range is to written E-flat top s...

This is a very cool shuffle-swing groove by Zachary Smith is played around 140 BPM. Written solos are provided for trombone 1 and alto 1, a stop-time interlude, a big shout chorus, and an optional voc...

The best way to teach the laid-back 'Basie style' is by working on LI'L DARLIN', but up until now it was only playable by more advanced groups. Roy Phillippe has changed the key and reorchestrated thi...

Correlated to Unit 5 of Jazz Expressions™, Sweet Georgia Brown is a great jazz classic arranged by Mike Lewis at the easy level. The focus in this chart is on syncopation using easy rhythms, modest ra...