Intermediate Sheet Music for Jazz Ensemble and Big Band

Another flat-out swing chart from the earlier days of the Count Basie band. Every Tub is a quick swing chart featuring Tenor sax, Trumpet and Piano, with loads of visual possibilities too, as much of...

As part of our expanding Basie series, we are delighted to offer you the very rarely heard Aces & Faces, a medium swing tempo chart from the Basie band of 1945, featuring the Trumpet section. There ar...

Another very rare chart from the Count Basie book. Pound Cake is Basie doing what he did best - pumping out swinging blues-based riff charts. This chart also features a rarity - a longish solo spot fo...

We have given Undecided a fresh feel with this version - a punchy swing quickstep, very rhythmic and eminently suitable for dancing. The chart has solo space for Tenor and Piano, with neat sectional i...

A classic tune from the brothers Gershwin, we have arranged Strike Up the Band as a swing quickstep which makes an excellent set opener and is very suitable for dancing. At two minutes twenty it is no...

Down for the Counts is an original composition by the talented American arranger Dick Burlant. Written in Basie style, with some Hefti influences, this chart swings from top to tail, and makes a nice...

Many big bands have recorded versions of The Saints, yet this one really stands out from the crowd. Whilst not strictly a BG chart, as it was recorded by members of the Goodman Orchestra, it contains...

Transcribed from Goodman's 1938 recording, this medium tempo swing chart features solos for Trumpet and Clarinet and contains some lovely sectional and ensemble writing that gives the chart a lilting,...

This chart has been transcribed from the recording that Benny Goodman made with his Orchestra in April 1951 for the Columbia label. The band consisted of Goodman, 5 reeds, 7 brass and 4 rhythm. We hav...

Wolverine Blues is an up tempo, bouncy swing chart from the Goodman band, featuring solos for Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet and Tenor. These solos are written out in full, though your players can improv...

Contrasts was Jimmy Dorsey's theme tune and, as you might expect, it is a big Alto sax feature. The title reflects the two moods of the song: the opening slow swing ballad featuring Alto, the almost d...

Here is a fabulous swing dance chart from the Count Basie orchestra of 1941, and if you play to a dance crowd, then this chart is a must-have number. After a punchy opening, the tune itself is just so...

Basie Boogie is, as its name might suggest, an up-tempo Piano feature that swings from top to toe. Like many of Basie's charts, the arrangement evolved over time, but this version is from the original...

Blues on the Double is a very rare Count Basie chart. Written by Buck Clayton and generally more associated with the Ellington band, this Basie version swings harder and offers more solo opportunities...

The Fox is a real beauty of a swing-dance chart, perfect for the Jitterbug and Lindy dance crowd. This tune has a totally infectious bounce to it, and swings like crazy from start to finish. The arran...

Artie Shaw had many great swing charts to his name, but few were as punchy and as powerful as Traffic Jam. It fairly rips along at a quick 240 beats a minute, yet it never sounds forced or rushed. We...

Written by Jimmy Mundy for the Benny Goodman Orchestra shortly after he joined BG as a staff arranger, Jam Session is an up-tempo swing chart with solo space for Tenor, Clarinet and Trumpet. The arran...

Back Bay Shuffle is a jump tempo swing chart from the great Artie Shaw orchestra, perfect for dancing. We have transcribed this chart as per the original, though expanding it to 8 brass in the process...

Frenesi was a tune popularised and played by many of the well known bands of the late 30's and early 40's. Our version is an adaptation of the Artie Shaw version, but re-scored for a regular big band...

Non Stop Flight is a really bouncy swing chart and is perfect for dancing to. The pulse is infectious and will really get the feet tapping. Written by Artie Shaw, it naturally features the Clarinet, a...

A fabulous arrangement of this timeless classic, as played by the Ted Heath band of 1947. This chart is a real mood lifter; it just so bright and bouncy. Your drummer sets this mood right from the wor...

Manhattan Spiritual is a wonderfully uplifting swing chart, as its name might suggest. Originally scored in the late 50's by Reg Owen for the Ted Heath band, this chart was also a feature for Owen's o...

Here is our version of Basie's timeless One O'Clock Jump which opens and closes in the style of the Basie original, with loads of solo space in between. All of the recognisable elements are there, inc...

Co-written by Chummy MacGregor (Miller's pianist) and George 'The Silver Fox' Williams (who wrote extensively for Ray Anthony) this Glenn Miller chart is both an excellent swing chart, as well as bein...

Shorty George was first recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra in 1938, proved to be one of his early big hits, and has become a 'must-have' tune for Basie fans. It is up-tempo swing chart which featur...