Everyone is a winner with this new David Samuel blues with a bridge composition. It’s got everything you look for in an easy swing chart: straight ahead rhythms with clear articulations, bluesy melodic lines, well written solos with an opportunity to…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
David Samuel
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
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 a cool unison line for the band with just light…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Publisher:
Kendor Music Publishing
As the title suggests, Terry Town is a fun bebop chart in the joyful spirit and tradition of the late, great Clark Terry. Each section gets its turn in the spotlight, saxes at first, trumpets.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2018 Publisher: Baker's Jazz And More…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
As you can guess from the title, this is a modal jazz chart that uses the same basic structure as the Miles Davis classic “So What”. After the initial presentation of the tune there is an excellent development section that builds on melodic fragments to…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Larry Clark
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
This new Calypso chart from jazz musician and educator Kris Berg might be the happiest piece ever written for young jazz ensemble. Like the classic Sonny Rollins piece St. Thomas, this composition uses simply basic chords and rhythms, but the end result is a…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Kris Berg
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
If you are looking for a a blues tinged shuffle that features all the sections of the band, you’ve found the right chart with The Biscuit Shuffle! The catchy riff that starts the chart is the figure that ties this piece together beautifully. There is a cool…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Publisher:
Kendor Music Publishing
This chart comes out of the gate swinging with a solid, punchy brass line. The distinctive harmonic structure of the first few choruses is definitely more than just I - IV - V, but the melody is very straight forward. After the Trumpets take a turn with the…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Peter Blair
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Inspired by the crossover titles from the classic Blue Note era of the 1960s, composer and educator Peter Sciaino has come up with a unique latin-rock chart that has a great Bass groove and an infectious rhythmic drive. There is a lot of interplay between the…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
A beautiful Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges styled alto sax feature starting as a sultry ballad introduced by a Harmon trumpet solo. The alto enters with its siren song before moving into an Ellingtonion "small band" soli from which the alto solo emerges.…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Spice up your holiday concert with this funk version of the traditional Hanukkah melody, Dreidel Song, with plenty of punchy brass. There are some great Bass and Bari Sax lines that your players can dig into and plenty of punchy brass. The middle section is a…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Jamie Roth
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing