Swing Sheet Music from Kendor Music: Rhythmic Precision and Style

Kendor is delighted to welcome composer Joe Snyder to the catalog! This medium-up swing chart was written for the 2024 Tennessee All-State Jazz Band. There is a great "brass only" section after the so...

This tune has a comfortable tempo, easy ranges, well-balanced ensemble chorus and a very handsome harmonic structure. All parts are interesting and contribute to the whole picture. Trumpet, alto sax a...

This tune has a comfortable tempo, easy ranges, well-balanced ensemble chorus and a very handsome harmonic structure. All parts are interesting and contribute to the whole picture. Trumpet, alto sax a...

This chart was recorded by the SWR Big Band on the CD Fun Time. Be careful not to play this one too fast - get a comfortable groove and some good time and it will come together well.

Well here's a blues chart that will surprise you at every turn! Vince has taken the traditional 12 bar blues and turned it sideways in this clever composition. Definitely a hip chart to look at if you...

Well here's a blues chart that will surprise you at every turn! Vince has taken the traditional 12 bar blues and turned it sideways in this clever composition. Definitely a hip chart to look at if you...

Well here's a blues chart that will surprise you at every turn! Vince has taken the traditional 12 bar blues and turned it sideways in this clever composition. Definitely a hip chart to look at if you...

Leave it to the creative mind of Kris Berg to come up with a swingin' jazz piece inspired by the Ferde Grofé composition On the Trail from the Grand Canyon Suite! After a short Alto Sax solo there is...

Leave it to the creative mind of Kris Berg to come up with a swingin' jazz piece inspired by the Ferde Grofé composition On the Trail from the Grand Canyon Suite! After a short Alto Sax solo there is...

Leave it to the creative mind of Kris Berg to come up with a swingin' jazz piece inspired by the Ferde Grofé composition On the Trail from the Grand Canyon Suite! After a short Alto Sax solo there is...

If you are looking for a cooking shuffle for your next performance, give "Bayview Drive" a listen. Greg Yasinitsky is a master of developing melodic ideas, ensuring that each section of the chart brin...

If you are looking for a cooking shuffle for your next performance, give "Bayview Drive" a listen. Greg Yasinitsky is a master of developing melodic ideas, ensuring that each section of the chart brin...

If you are looking for a cooking shuffle for your next performance, give "Bayview Drive" a listen. Greg Yasinitsky is a master of developing melodic ideas, ensuring that each section of the chart brin...

A swinging arrangement of the classic by Jerry Nowak.

A swinging arrangement by Jerry Nowak of a classic tune.

Originally released in 1956, this arrangement of the iconic Meacham tune opens with a short written alto solo before launching into a satisfying series of sax and brass solis, unisons and full-ensembl...

This simplified version of the classic swinger recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra opens with a 12-bar piano solo backed by guitar, bass and drums before entrances by saxes, then brass, lead to a fu...

Originally recorded in 1975 by Count Basie and titled because Basie loved to eat orange sherbert, this fresh setting features easy registers, strong jazz figures, and a bright, free-swinging style. A...

Here is the perfect combination of an infectious melody and great scoring along with many of the swing figures that are essential for young groups to learn. Though written examples are provided, the o...

Here is the perfect combination of an infectious melody and great scoring along with many of the swing figures that are essential for young groups to learn. Though written examples are provided, the o...

Here is the perfect combination of an infectious melody and great scoring along with many of the swing figures that are essential for young groups to learn. Though written examples are provided, the o...

Teaching opportunities abound in this straight-ahead swing chart at the very easy level. Solid swing figures, blues based changes and plenty of full ensemble work all combine to create a piece that ev...

Instrumentation: standard jazz ensemble (playable by 4 horns plus rhythm section) with opt. flute, clarinet & F horn he combination of a medium groove, essential swing figures, and blues-based harmoni...

The combination of a medium groove, essential swing figures, and blues-based harmonies make this an ideal chart for young musicians learning the basics of big band playing. Though written examples are...

This is a swinging excursion in C minor that the whole band will love. An interesting development section follows the main statement of the melody that builds into a great send-off for the solo sectio...