Sheet Music Downloads from Kendor Music: Essential Charts for Band

If you liked Jamie Roth's blues chart It Is What It Ain't you will definitely want to check out this latest composition. Brimming with energy this piece will showcase the band's ability to create dyna...

First written for the Count Basie Orchestra in 1983 and later revised for the Sammy Nestico CD 'This Is The Moment,' this great blues tune features an extended, three-chorus soli for the sax section....

Originally recorded by Count Basie and completely revised for the SWR Big Band CD Basie-cally Sammy, this medium-bright original swings hard and features lots of satisfying full-ensemble work. Solos f...

First recorded by Count Basie, then Quincy Jones, and most recently by the SWR Big Band on their 'Basie-cally Sammy' CD, this popular blues tune was originally written for 'Sweets' Edison and features...

This grooving shuffle starts with a bang and keeps on building! Tenor Saxes and Trombone 1 and 2 present the catchy melody with the rest of the band joining in. The half time feel of the bridge is a g...

The title says it all...this is truly A Crash Course in the Blues! Very well marked articulations, excellent rhythm section writing, solid scoring and idiomatic blues licks in the Brass and Saxes comb...

The minor blues is an essential song form in the jazz language. This swing chart written at the very easy level provides the perfect vehicle to introduce this important form to developing players. Fea...

Have you got the Fake News Blues? This chart is the cure! Full ensemble work, an open solo section and a solid swing feel are the cornerstones of this new original at the very easy level. Scored for 4...

As one of the most important American music forms, the blues is an essential concept for developing students who are learning about jazz improvisation and ensemble playing. This easy level swinger has...

Featuring killer ensemble work, a strong melody, sax soli, an open solo section (as written or ad lib) and a memorable finish, this hard-driving shuffle will ignite any program. A great workout for ev...

There is nothing like a straight-ahead medium blues for teaching the essential elements of jazz playing. This medium level swing chart has it all; a strong melody, solid ensemble writing, dynamic cont...

A strong melody and solid rhythmic groove are the cornerstones of this brilliant original from Mike Tomaro. The alternating swing and shuffle styles in this blues-oriented chart command the attention...

Commissioned by friends and colleagues of noted music educator Cliff Kaminsky, this medium level piece is dedicated to his memory. This hard driving shuffle has plenty of ensemble work for everyone an...

With a catchy half-time shuffle-funk feel and a wonderful harmonic structure, this medium level chart emulating the music of Herbie Hancock And The Headhunters (1970's) and The Robert Glasper Experime...

The driving New Orleans street beat will have everyone feeling the groove while the winds carry blues-drenched lines. This chart includes a drum solo and an open solo section.

This energetic swing original gives developing players the opportunity to experience the minor blues form. The strong melody and solid rhythmic groove complement the full ensemble work as intensity bu...

Just as you'd expect to find at a late night diner, this chart serves up a slow, greasy blues -- according to Doug Beach, the greasier, the better! All is built around a down-home, 12/8 feel with a st...

This straight-ahead shuffle will be a big hit with groups at many levels. For better bands, solid ensemble writing and blues-based changes make it a great solo vehicle. For younger players, it's a gre...

Need a great opener or a burning closer? This medium level chart will take care of either spot on the program. With a strong melody, an irresistible groove and solid ensemble work, this imaginative ja...

Written in the style of Slide Hampton's Slide's Derangement (recorded by Maynard Ferguson on Message From Newport), this medium-uptempo blues captures the spirit of Slide's chart in a fresh, accessibl...

With a driving groove from the rhythm section, a strong melody and blues based harmonies, this shuffle for medium level groups is equally great as an opener or closer. An open solo section features an...

Commissioned by the Jazz Division of the Illinois Music Educators Association for the 2019 Illinois All State Jazz Ensemble, this swinging blues chart will make a great addition to any program. Wonder...

Commissioned by Evanston Township High School, this burning medium advanced original will make a great program choice. An abundance of wonderful ensemble writing combines with a strong melodic line to...

A driving shuffle always lights up a program, and this one will definitely deliver the goods! Commissioned by the Inaugural Mountain Ridge Jazz Orchestra, it is similar in groove to the David Letterma...

Listed in Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz (GIA Publications) and recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra on their Central Park North album, this great collaboration between band...