Jazz

A developmental, hard-driving swing composition.Genre: Jazz Ensemble | # of Players: Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 10:00 InstrumentationAlto Saxophone 1Ð2 Tenor Saxophone 1Ð2 Baritone Saxophone Trumpet 1Ð4...

The Beast's Debacle is a 12-bar blues that originated from Tom Morgan's "Jazz Drummer's Reading Workbook." All of the combo parts are available here so that the drummer can now play with live players instead of just a...

Below the Line is a fun shuffle piece in the style of the great big bands of Buddy Rich or the jump and jive style of Louis Prima.Genre: Youth Jazz Series | # of Players: Level: 2 | Duration: 3:25 InstrumentationAlto Sax 1...

Blue’s Blues was written for the great trumpet player, Blue Mitchell, and is a medium boogaloo groove over a blues form.Genre: Jazz Ensemble | # of Players: Standard Level: 3 | Duration: 4:00 InstrumentationAlto...

Boogaloo for Two was originally composed as a play-on theme for the Australian variety television show “Hey Hey It’s Saturday” in the 1990’s. The Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra on their 2008 CD...

Cha Chooi is a modal piece based on a funky cha cha cha groove and a simple bass pattern.Genre: Jazz Ensemble Series | # of Players: Level: 3 | Duration: 3:40 InstrumentationAlto Sax 1 Alto Sax 2 Tenor Sax 1 Tenor Sax 2 Bari...

Charlie is the coolest dude. He likes to eat the Corgi’s food. He’s always into this and that. Charlie, He’s the cat. Dedicated to Charlie, one of our four cats, this chart is about swing, melody and...

The title, Countin' In The Blues could be taken in two ways: countin' as in counting in the tempo of the blues, or countin' as in Count Basie. Whichever the case, the chart has been arranged with the traditions of the Count...

A cover drive is a particularly elegant cricket shot. A good one will pierce the field and run away for four runs. Cover Drive is a combination of the 12/8 shuffle and the Afro-Cuban 12/8 groove.Genre: Jazz Repertoire Series...

Based on a twelve bar blues and built on syncopated melodic ideas that build in intensity when layered on top of each other, Crank It Up is a riff-based swing chart to get the toes tapping!Genre: Beginner Jazz Series | # of...

Based around the drum groove from Weather Report's classic "Birdland," Diggin' the Dorian exposes players to playing in mode they might not be familiar with.Genre: Jazz Ensemble Series | # of Players: Standard Level: 3 |...

Dog Walkin’ Shuffle is a fun shuffle feel piece for a grooving rhythm section with traditional riff based figures for the horns and some room for improvising soloists. It’s a shout out to the great shuffle...

The Downbeat Blues is a lively tune for developing downbeat accents and fills on drumset that originated from Tom Morgan's "Jazz Drummer's Reading Workbook." All of the combo parts are available here so that the drummer can...

Fiesta en la Calle is a high-energy Latin chart that fuses Tito Puente with Arturo Sandoval and the modern L.A writing of Gordon Goodwin.Genre: Jazz Repertoire Series | # of Players: Standard Level: 4 | Duration: 5:00...

Follow The Leader is intended as a fun, up tempo swing chart that introduces young musicians to stylistic elements echoing classic big band tunes such as ‘Little Brown Jug’ (in the melodic bass line) or...

The Four Note Boogaloo is a fun piece for a grooving rhythm section with a melody featuring a small jazz combo horn section of Alto Sax, Tenor Sax and Trombone in the A section. In the B section the Saxes and Bass play...