Intermediate Swing Sheet Music

One of the most important styles of music to teach is the relaxed swing style made famous by the great Count Basie Band. This chart provides you with all of the necessary ingredients to expose your st...

Based on the chord progression to the Sonny Rollins' classic Pent-Up House, this moderate swing original can be played slightly slower or faster than the indicated tempo (quarter note = 160) as long a...

Commissioned by well known educator Dr. John Bradley for the Augusta State University Jazz Band, this light swing chart has something for everyone. Starting out with a two feel on the melody, it build...

A frontline trio of trumpet, trombone, and tenor sax navigates the twists and turns of this creative swing original. With a minor-tinged melody, very hip harmonies, and a great call-and-response betwe...

Commissioned by noted educator Dr. John Bradley, this features a frontline of tenor saxophone, trumpet, and trombone in a straight ahead swing setting. The minor blues changes and solid ensemble work...

This cooking blues chart will fit perfectly in any program. From the opening bar to the final chord, it keeps everyone involved. The solo section is perfect for opening it up to any player as sheets a...

Here's a great Art Blakey style swing chart that features a quartet within the big band. Showcase your 1st Alto Saxophone, 2nd Trumpet, and 2nd Trombone on this accessible, yet grooving original for a...

As with all Mike Lewis charts, the ensemble writing is full and satisfying, while providing adequate opportunities for advancing groups to hone their skills. This one contains a brief (16 bar) piano s...

Commissioned by the 2006 First Jazz Ensemble at the Melbourne Youth Summer Music School in Australia, this accessible swing chart for advancing groups will make a great addition to your library. It fe...

Why not give your saxophone section some time in the spotlight with this moderate swing original from former Stan Kenton saxophonist/arranger Lennie Niehaus? Unison melodies, harmonized solis, and an...

As the title suggests, this engaging original has a gospel-inspired melody and chord changes. The saxophone section shares the limelight with trumpet and tenor saxophone soloists. The saxophones are r...

Written in the style of Frank Foster's classic chart for Count Basie, Shiny Stockings, this laid back swing work for advancing groups features dense brass writing, a nice saxophone soli, and solos for...

Since jazz music first evolved as an art form, improvisation has been the element that distinguishes it from most other musical genres. In this straight-ahead, moderate swing excursion for advancing g...

Continuing his contributions to educational jazz repertoire, professional composer/arranger Mike Lewis has penned this relaxed swing original for advancing groups. A great vehicle for teaching blend,...

Don't pass up this great composition for advancing groups that contains an abundance of engaging material. Utilizing modal chords, the solo section for trumpet and tenor sax can be improvised or playe...

The solo section can be played with only one scale making this medium swing tune an ideal choice for a younger group.

Back Bay is an inlet of Casco Bay, on the scenic coast of Maine. This blues-infused swing chart was written to help students with the II-V-I progression, and the improv section is based entirely on th...

Chicken Reel is a rare chart from the Glenn Miller band, originally penned by Bill Finegan. The arrangement opens with a unison rhythm riff, backed by band calls, and from there it builds in layers -...

Here is Bobby Darin's famous version of this Cahn & Van Heusen classic tune, transcribed in full. It swings gently at around 120 beats per minute and is instantly recognisable. The brass ranges are mo...

Arguably the most famous chart from the Bunny Berigan band, 'I Can't Get Started' is scored as a lush ballad featuring, in equal part, your singer and Trumpet soloist. The Trumpet part is quite tricky...

Written by Bobby Troup (of Route 66 fame) and arranged by Sy Oliver, this tune was a hit for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and Pied Pipers. Our chart is scored for a four piece vocal group and full 5444...

Vocal Group or Solo with Group Here is another Andrews Sisters classic vocal trio chart, and our only change to the original is to augment the band parts up to a full big band line up. The chart opens...

A classic Glenn Miller chart from the early days of the band, with vocals by Ray Eberle, and featuring the Miller trademarks of Clarinet-led reeds over brass in plungers, a great modulation to the voc...

Here is Ella Mae Morse's Blacksmith Blues, written for her by Jack Holmes. This song was originally the flipside to Love Me or Leave Me, issued in 1952 by Capitol Records, and it became her biggest hi...

Expertly transcribed by Alan Glasscock from the original Bill Finegan chart for Tommy Dorsey, this catchy and bouncy tune was lifted by the writers from Charlie Parker's 'Now's the Time', so will be i...