Intermediate Swing Sheet Music

A great jazz standard played around 178 BPM, this swing chart features alto sax (suggested written solo provided), and a drum solo played in between band hits. Lead trumpet range is to written high C....

Fletcher Henderson's 'Down South Camp Meeting' is a medium swing tune with an infectious melody. A trumpet solo leads to a key change with challenging sax soli, and then a switches to all clarinets fo...

This classic Mingus composition is meant to be performed with a sense of an anger or sarcasm, and definitely projects an edginess. The bari sax and bass bone will have fun with the opening and there i...

You want Count Basie? Nothing says Basie more than the original One O'Clock Jump arrangement recreated here by Jeff Hest. Meticulously notated with Basie's simple but timeless piano solo plus transcri...

Jazz Studio Orchestra Arrangement with Vocal. Full Score, Vocal, 2 Alto Saxophones, 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, 3 Violins, Viola, 2 Celli, Harp, Guitar, Piano, Bas...

Another hit from the Basie Straight Ahead album is this driving swinger in F minor. This chart gives the band a great chance to really play soft and make a huge build over an entire phrase to a fortis...

The quintessential recording of this chart was captured on the 1968 album called Basie Straight Ahead. Unlike many of Sammy's charts for Basie, this one starts with the Saxes and rhythm section instea...

Bring the unmistakable sound of Count Basie to your stage! With this first-class, simplified version of the legendary swing classic "Basie Straight Ahead" published by Kendor Music, developing big ban...

Bring the unmistakable, sophisticated sound of the Count Basie Orchestra to your stage! "It's Oh So Nice", masterfully arranged by Sammy Nestico, was originally recorded in 1968 for the legendary land...

This medium-up swing chart lets everyone get in on the action. Features an open solo section and plenty of full ensemble work, it is perfect for concert, contest or festival performances. Written at t...

Commissioned by the Jazz Division of the Illinois Music Educator's Association for the 2014 Illinois All State Jazz Ensemble, this straight ahead swing chart features a strong melody, solid ensemble w...

Commissioned by the Jazz Division of the Illinois Music Educators Association for the 2013 All State Jazz Ensemble, this swing original provides abundant teaching opportunities. The combination of a s...

This laidback, down-home blues features a strong melody, great ensemble writing, and plenty of solo space. All swing 8ths should be played with a steady triplet feel, and the tempo (quarter note = 60)...

The brilliance of Mike Tomaro's writing has never been more evident than in this medium advanced chart, where a swingin' melody leads into some wonderful ensemble passages and ample solo space for alt...

Originally issued in 1974, this chart penned for the Count Basie band has everything you'd expect from a Nestico classic -- solos for piano and tenor, sax and brass solis, a solid ensemble shout, and...

Recorded by the Bob Mintzer Big Band on the album Incredible Journey, this laidback Basie excursion starts with a 32-bar (expandable) piano solo backed by bass and drums before the ensemble joins in....

After a 35 year hiatus, multi-Grammy winning composer/arranger Sammy Nestico has joined forces with the Count Basie Orchestra to arrange this chart for the A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas CD (Concord...

Here is Flying Home, transcribed by Alan Glasscock from the original Steve Steck arrangement scored for the Glenn Miller USAAF band. The chart is written at a bouncy 165 b.p.m. and features solos for...

This chart has been transcribed and adapted from the original Nelson Riddle arrangement written for Ella's Gershwin Songbook album. We have removed the string lines and written the chart for a standar...

String of Pearls? - but everybody's got that in their library. Well, yes and no. There are many bands using a 'stock' dance band arrangement originally written for 5 saxes and 5 brass, and possibly th...

Bring the glamorous sound of Robbie Williams directly to your stage! With this first-class big band arrangement of Duke Ellington and Bob Russell's timeless classic "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me",...

Bring the unmistakable charm of a true timeless classic to your stage! "Beyond The Sea (La Mer)", made world-famous by legendary performances from Bobby Darin and Robbie Williams, delivers breezy mari...

A superb full big band chart from the album 'Caught In The Act'. The original recording features just bass behind the first vocal chorus. However we have added optional piano fills, guitar and drums....

Bring pure swing and irresistible charm to the stage with "My Kind Of Girl"! This dynamic mid-tempo number, famously featured on the 2016 hit album 'Nobody But Me', exudes elegance, energy, and musica...