Sheet Music Downloads from Kendor Music: Essential Charts for Band

This medium advanced chart was commissioned by the Jazz Division of the Illinois Music Educators Association for the 2018 Illinois All State Jazz Ensemble. Alternating between a straight 8th-note feel...

Originally written as a theme song for a television show, this swinger thrives on keeping good time and playing with a solid sound. A fully-voiced sax soli and full band shout are highlights, and shor...

Adapted for developing players from the version recorded by Count Basie, this bright swing journey provides room for a written or ad lib tenor sax solo and an optional improvised solo for guitar. For...

standard jazz ensemble (Kendor Konvertible for 9-17 players) with opt. flute, clarinet, F horn, tuba & vibes Brimming with a wealth of interesting material for developing bands, this beautiful tune is...

This piece utilizes a variety of rhythmic figures commonly seen in swing charts, and employs a tuneful melody supported by a simple, yet effective chord progression and solid orchestration. Designed t...

A guaranteed way to engage an audience is to play a powerful shuffle chart - this one is the perfect choice. An added feature is the a cappella horns-alone passage in the middle of the piece. A richly...

This breezy bossa nova for developing groups employs a tuneful melody, a sophisticated chord progression, and a solid orchestration. It includes written or ad lib solos for trumpet and trombone, and a...

As the title implies, this chart for advancing groups is more than just a blues - it's scored in a blues format, but with a bridge. The tuneful melody is supported by well-articulated and dense ensemb...

This spirited salsa for advancing groups is a real showstopper! Utilizing the popular songo style, which has been carefully notated in the rhythm parts to ensure authenticity, the chart features lots...

This clever swing chart is inspired by a YouTube video collage of jazz soloists playing a common sequence of notes, this piece uses 'the lick' in a variety of unison and harmonized permutations. Writt...

This is the perfect Latin tune to program in the middle of your set. With a captivating melody, ample solo sections (written or ad lib for trumpet and alto saxophone), and an ensemble that builds to t...

In this terrific tip-of-the-hat tribute to Don Menza's famous Groovin' Hard chart, saxes get the major workout, supported by cleverly written brass parts, all in a shuffle swing style. Solos are given...

Commissioned by Keith Winking at Texas State University, this unique piece for proficient groups is an engaging samba-funk original that was inspired by the composer's visit to a town in Brazil of the...

Paul Merrill, director of the Cornell University Jazz Ensemble (Ithaca, NY), commissioned this engaging bossa nova original for proficient groups. Don't let the title fool you, though, because there's...

Written in the style of classic big band shuffles from Don Menza and Gordon Goodwin, this chart for proficient groups is ideal for festival or concert fare. Each section gets to step into the limeligh...

Originally released in 1956, this easy-level, swingin' arrangement of the iconic Meacham tune opens with a short written alto solo before launching into a satisfying series of sax and brass solis, uni...

This collection contains 10 grade 1-2 solos for instrumental solo with piano accompaniment (piano book sold separately). Each solo book contains a CD recording with 2 tracks per piece - one with soloi...

This collection contains 10 grade 1-2 solos for instrumental solo with piano accompaniment (piano book sold separately). Each solo book contains a CD recording with 2 tracks per piece - one with soloi...

This collection contains 10 grade 1-2 solos for instrumental solo with piano accompaniment. Each solo book contains a CD recording with 2 tracks per piece - one with soloist and piano accompaniment, a...

This arrangement gives developing groups an opportunity to play in the swing style. The articulations have all been carefully marked by arranger Stan Pethel to help students get the "feel" of this imp...

This famous aria from Gabriel Faure's Requiem becomes even more beautiful in this grade 4 setting for 2 baritones and 2 tubas as the naturally rich, dark overtones of low brasses bring added depth and...

This grade 5 arrangement of the beloved piece from George Frederic Handel's famous oratorio Messiah is one of the most recognized classical pieces of all time, and is the perfect ending to any holiday...

This poignant work for mixed ensemble and narrator, using text from the American Standard Bible, will be a welcomed addition to any service.

At last string students are able to perform this wonderful chorus without full symphonic instrumentation because this setting highlights both the choral and orchestral parts of the original. Third pos...

The music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart continues to be well-loved by musicians the world over. The Gloria from the Mass in C Minor is jubilant and majestic in character, making it the perfect program op...