Intermediate Sheet Music for Jazz Ensemble and Big Band

Ladd evokes the breath-taking Northern Calif. Coast in this stunning new work. Alto solo. Lush chords that seem to just hover. Some dbls.Recorded by the Ladd McIntosh Big Band on 'Ride the Wild Beast'...

Laid back funk. Great changes. Open solo section. Dbls.

323 measures of spirited music. Not too difficult. Solos; Tenor, Bone & your choice of any other sax.

3 kinds of funk. End has animated unison sax line, Bone punches & staccato Trpt blasts added in layers, building to powerful climax. Alto & Guitar solos.

Good Morning to All is the original melody from which 'Happy Birthday' comes. Although 'Happy Birthday' is still under copyright, this arrangement of the original melody will be instantly recognizable...

5 sax, 4 tpt., 4 tbn., guitar piano, bass, drums. Straight-ahead 12 bar blues. Tempo: mm=136. Tpt range high F. Soloists: alto 2, tenor 1, tpt 4, tbn 2. Post bop-blues uses harmonies featuring raised...

Med. tempo blues which builds into an 'outside' sounding lydian section and climaxes with an a cappella brass soli. Alto, piano, trumpet & trombone solos.

Up-tempo rock/R&B groove with interesting changes. Tenor & trombone solos. Small group free-improv section with trombone & trumpet.

Medium tempo Latin chart with Piano & Alto solos, and lots of dynamic contrasts.

This one's a funk shuffle with an unusual form featuring solos by Trpt & Synthesizer (opt'l Guitar). There is a challenging brass soli w/Drums & lots of intricate sax writing. No dbls.

This chart is a shuffle featuring (guess who) the Bone section. The writing is quite adventurous in terms of harmonic and contrapuntal content, & two soloists are featured as well as the full sec. Dbl...

(Whipple Works It Out) The Whipple saga continues! Contemporary funk/fusion feel with solo openings for alto, tenor and guitar.

Up tempo minor blues featuring baritone and trumpet. Featured at the 1987 Playboy Jazz Fest.

Medium-up blues featuring soprano and tenor. Trumpet to written high C.

Challenging medium tempo shuffle featuring guitar and bari sax.Challenging sax soli. Lead trumpet to a high G.

3/4 ballad feature for tenor sax or soprano sax. Solo is in double time.

Challenging half time rock chart with soprano and tenor solos. Some clever multimeter sections change up but do not break up the overall groove.

Easy Jazz Waltz. Features Alto sax (or Soprano). Doubles. This is a quiet chart.

An alto, flugelhorn, or trombone (up to a high D) feature, this medium tempo ballad is the perfect vehicle for showing off a developing soloist. No doubles. First trumpet to C above the staff.

Fast Latin crowd-pleaser with a unison lead for tenor, trumpet, and trombone. No doubles. First trumpet and solo trumpet to B above the staff. Recorded by the Don Bowyer Big Band on 'Itchin In The Kit...

This blues-shuffle features bari sax, trombone, and trumpet. The two-chorus sax soli is challenging but accessible. No doubles. First trumpet to C# above the staff. Recorded by the Don Bowyer Big Band...

This beautiful ballad features alto sax throughout, in a 'neo-Kenton' style. No doubles. First trumpet to C above the staff. Recorded by the Don Bowyer Big Band on 'Itchin In The Kitchen' on Dolphin D...

A contemporary New Orleans 'street-beat' kicks this old standard into a new gear. In the style of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Clarinet. Auxilliary percussion parts for one saxophone and one trumpet. F...

An uplifting, hand clapping, and dare I say it...heartbeating rock piece for big band in which the kick drum acts as a heartbeat. In certain sections of the song the audience can be invited to clap al...

Modal jazz tune in a relaxed subtle groove. Interesting tone colors and shadings give it a 'West Coast-cool' flavor. Alto, trumpet or guitar solos.