Intermediate Sheet Music for Jazz Ensemble and Big Band

This accessible ballad, penned during Thad's later years in Denmark, is a rubato study in full-band expression. It opens with fortissimo brass, transitions to a quiet midsection showcasing saxes/woodw...

Scored for augmented jazz ensemble, this setting of the famous theme (a.k.a. Danny Boy) features legato woodwind flourishes and sustained brass chords. In his score notes, Nestico says that all real '...

Scored for augmented jazz ensemble, this setting of the famous theme (a.k.a. Danny Boy) features legato woodwind flourishes and sustained brass chords. In his score notes, Sammy Nestico says that all...

Starting and ending as a ballad in a comfortable two-beat style, the jazz waltz midsection provides essential contrast in this beautiful arrangement of the Rimsky-Korsakoff classic. As always, attenti...

Recorded by Miles Davis on his iconic album Miles Ahead (Columbia) and arranged by the great Gil Evans, this moody ballad featuring trumpet throughout is not a technical showpiece, but rather requires...

Commissioned by the Kentucky Music Educators' Association for its 2002 All-State Jazz Ensemble, this pensive tune featuring solo tenor should be played with an unhurried 12/8 feel. Except for two full...

Commissioned by the Kentucky Music Educators' Association for its 2002 All-State Jazz Ensemble, this pensive tune featuring solo tenor should be played with an unhurried 12/8 feel. Except for two full...

Recorded in 1971 by Buddy Rich on the album A Different Drummer, this beautiful, even-8ths ballad features cameo written solos for trumpet, alto sax, and trombone; lead alto takes the only improvised...

Recorded in 1971 by Buddy Rich on the album A Different Drummer, this beautiful, even-8ths ballad features cameo written solos for trumpet, alto sax, and trombonelead alto takes the only improvised so...

This beautiful, torchy jazz ballad in two tempos features solo trumpet throughout. Written lines with chord changes are provided for the soloist, and even though the solo lines are pretty, they should...

This beautiful, torchy jazz ballad in two tempos features solo trumpet throughout. Written lines with chord changes are provided for the soloist, and even though the solo lines are "pretty," they shou...

According to the score notes for this pensive adaptation, the key to a warm and colorful rendition lies chiefly in an exceptional emphasis on dynamics. Playing in a smooth legato style and with vibrat...

According to the score notes for this pensive adaptation, the key to a warm and colorful rendition lies chiefly in an exceptional emphasis on dynamics. Playing in a smooth legato style and with vibrat...

A gorgeous, introspective ballad adapted from the combo version recorded on Mike's latest CD, this solo feature for alto or soprano sax presents all member of medium-advanced bands with sufficient cha...

A gorgeous, introspective ballad adapted from the combo version recorded on Mike's latest CD, this solo feature for alto or soprano sax presents all member of medium-advanced bands with sufficient cha...

Distant Ridges is a dramatic, haunting ballad that features Alto Saxophone. The minor chord changes and light Rhumba feel combine to help give this music a distinctive flavor. The Alto solo is complet...

Distant Ridges is a dramatic, haunting ballad that features Alto Saxophone. The minor chord changes and light Rhumba feel combine to help give this music a distinctive flavor. The Alto solo is complet...

Written for advancing groups to feature any instrument, this beautiful ballad with trumpets on flugelhorns changes to a double-time Latin feel for the improvisation section. This is an excellent vehic...

This classic big band alto sax feature was recorded on The Big Band Side Of Andrew Neu: Catwalk featuring Eric Marienthal. Beginning as a jazz ballad, it transitions to a double time swing for the wri...

This classic big band alto sax feature was recorded on The Big Band Side Of Andrew Neu: Catwalk featuring Eric Marienthal. Beginning as a jazz ballad, it transitions to a double time swing for the wri...

Written for jazz artist George Rabbai and recorded by the little big band Power of Ten on their Earth Tones CD, this moving, lyrical ballad features solo flugelhorn (or trumpet) throughout, a double t...

Commissioned by Steve Holland and the Dowling Catholic High School Jazz Ensemble, this beautiful ballad/jazz waltz for advancing groups showcases a trombone soloist throughout. The melody is cast in a...

Commissioned by Dave Parker and the University of Portland Jazz Festival, this Count Basie style ballad features wide dynamic contrasts ranging from a whisper to a roar! It's an ideal piece for teachi...