Frederick "Dave" Snider

I have arranged this chart in a Latin groove instead of the traditional swing style. Even though it is Latin it still swings hard and the chord changes are great for soloing. It features the trumpet a...

This is a fun chart in a Hard-Bop blues groove in the key of F. The tempo should be around 130 BPM for the quarter note but could go faster. As the title suggests it is a string or electric bass featu...

A Tribute To Reverend Tongue is an up-tempo blues 'small group' chart that features the tenor trombone throughout the entire chart. The concept behind this chart was to feature my friend and colleague...

This is a medium shuffle blues (quarter note=132) in D flat, originally scored by Frank Foster for the Basie Orchestra. It has now been reduced for a little big band--(2tpt, 1 t-bone, 3 saxes, and rhy...

The Blues in Overdrive is just what it says and means, the blues played at a very challenging tempo, 270+= BPM, in a hard-bop style. Every section of the band is challenged both with written parts and...

This is a great contemporary funk chart, dedicated to the great electric bassist Larry Graham. Scored for 5 saxes, 5 trumpets (the 5th part is optional), 4 trombones, and rhythm, with optional guitar,...

Feature for Flugelhorn, Alto, Sax and Drums. This is an extremely fun and exciting Latin chart (half note=108). Originally Little Linda was written for the group Spyro Gyra in 1979 by their keyboardis...

This is a medium blues swing chart in the key G, dedicated to the great trumpet player Maynard Ferguson. Scored for 5 saxes, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, and rhythm, no doubles. There is an optional bass...

This is a medium blues swing chart in the key of F, dedicated to the late great bassist Paul Chambers. This chart features the bass player with an optional cadenza at the beginning followed by a blues...

This is a great contemporary R&B chart in the key of B flat, dedicated to the late great electric bassist Jaco Pastorius. Scored for 5 saxes, 5 trumpets (the 5th part is optional), 4 trombones, and rh...