Intermediate Sheet Music for Jazz Ensemble and Big Band

Nothing makes you tap your foot like a shuffle and this one has a monster back-beat groove. A very hip melody line, written-out solos for tenor sax and 1st trombone, lead few features. Check out the h...

A hard-hitting shuffle groove about 135 BPM. A suggested written-out solo is provided for C, B-flat, E-flat, and trombone. A nice swingin' shout chorus, an auxiliary percussion part plus optional flut...

A hard-hitting shuffle groove about 135 BPM. A suggested written-out solo is provided for C, B-flat, E-flat, and trombone. A nice swingin' shout chorus, an auxiliary percussion part plus optional flut...

Bret Zvacek’s composition Intro To Art is a tribute to the legendary hard-bop drummer Art Blakey who led one of the most important groups in jazz history - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers from 1955...

This hard driving shuffle will be a hit with groups at many levels. The combination of a strong melody, an infectious groove and an open solo section make this a winning choice for any program. And, t...

Down and dirty is the best way to describe this gritty blues chart. Dripping with triplets, this is sure to be a band favorite. As you have come to expect from composer Peter Sciaino, this chart has a...

The evolution of this chart is epic! It grows from a whisper to a roar, with everything in between along the way. Think Gordon Goodwin meets the Bunny Hop with some musical zaniness built in.

Straight ahead, B blues scored for big band, with the brass section playing the head against a sax tutti. Solo changes are written in the tenor, trumpet, and trombone parts, with room for additional s...

This original shuffle is solidly scored with a Benny Golson/Quincy Jones flavor. The saxes are featured on the head with the solo in the first tenor part. The bridge features a two sax/two trumpet ens...

There's no better jazz form for aspiring soloists than the blues! Here's a great-sounding original from the pen of Mark Taylor written in a medium tempo with as nice swing feel. Saxes take the lead to...

Absolutely dripping with the blues, here is a sultry version of the Ellington classic that features trumpet and trombone as they cry out the plaintive melody. Written in a call and response style, thi...

One of the many distinctive hits from the Beatles, Can't Buy Me Love is arranged here in a medium up-tempo shuffle groove and provides a marvelous swing setting for the entire ensemble.

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.

Highlight your sax section with this great F minor blues chart. Hip swinging melodies wrapped in phat brass and rhythm section hits along with great unison brass writing on the bridge make this highly...

Enrich your jazz musicians with the music of Horace Silver with this arrangement of one of his most soulful blues tunes. Tenor Sax 1 and Trumpet 2 play the first statement of the head creating the ori...

A fantastic small ensemble arrangement of the immortal Mercer Ellington standard scored for 1 Alto, 2 Tenors, 2 Trumpets, 1 Trombone and rhythm section. Solos for Tenor sax, Trumpet and drums. Lead Tr...

Recorded originally by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, here's a classic jazz tune that works great for young ensembles. Arranged here in an attractive shuffle funk style, there's a nice balance betwe...

Made famous by the Woody Herman Thundering Herd, here is a marvelous adaptation for younger players by Paul Murtha. Following the opening chorus for piano, the trumpets state the main theme with answe...

Originally recorded by Monika Herzig and a cast of musical collaborators from around the globe on her 2016 album, "The Whole World in Her Hands," Oh, Muddy Waters is a bluesy call-and-response between...

Originally recorded by Monika Herzig and a cast of musical collaborators from around the globe on her 2016 album, "The Whole World in Her Hands," Oh, Muddy Waters is a bluesy call-and-response between...