Big Band pour débutants

Mr. Cool is the perfect chart for directors to use when starting a jazz band for the first time. It is a modal straight riff tune that uses only one chord throughout. It is the perfect opportunity to...

Get your young jazz group really swinging this year with the great Count Basie standard JUMPIN' AT THE WOODSIDE. Paul Cook has masterfully arranged this terrific swing tune for young and less experien...

This delightful old jazz standard is given a fresh new face by Calvin Custer. Calvin has provided younger and less experienced bands with the opportunity to perform a 'golden age' big band gem. The te...

This dynamite new arrangement of the tune made famous by Duke Ellington finally makes this jazz standard available for younger jazz groups. Since this chart contains all ensemble writing and no solos,...

Even though they call him 'Duke,' Ellington is actually the King of Jazz! The year 1999 marks the 100th anniversary of his birth, and there's no better time to add this classic Ellington chart to the...

This classic '20s song was featured in many movies, most notably performed by Peggy Lee in Pete Kelly's Blues. Kris Berg gives us an extraordinary arrangement that is right on the money and perfect fo...

The Wizard of Oz has given us many great melodies that lend themselves to the jazz style. With the sax section featured throughout, no individual solos and lots of ensemble work, this one is a textboo...

A jazz ensemble essential! George Gershwin's song is the foundation for hundreds of jazz tunes, with the use of the chord progression becoming known as ''Rhythm' changes.' I GOT RHYTHM is the 'real Mc...

A jazz ensemble essential! George Gershwin's song is the foundation for hundreds of jazz tunes, with the use of the chord progression becoming known as ''Rhythm' changes.' I GOT RHYTHM is the 'real Mc...

Here's a swinger with a New Orleans twist. GET HAPPY will help your band and audience do just that with arranger Ralph Ford's super chart. A clever use of a street beat contrasting with a swing feel m...

Start your band off swinging with this Gershwin standard arranged by Ralph Ford. The trombones start things off, add the brass section, then add a sax soli. Hold on, there's more; into a tutti for the...

Splanky' was composed by jazz great Neal Hefti for the legendary Count Basie band. Check out how arranger Roy Phillippe brings this arrangement to the easy level and yet keeps the integrity of Hefti's...

Everybody will recognize this Mancini gem. Mike Lewis treats the band right with this tasty, yet fun-to-play swinger, but throws some heat to the saxes with some fun solis and a clever modulation from...

This chart swings! A fabulous arrangement of this traditional Russian folk song by arranger Mike Smukal that is very playable with no individual solos, just ensemble galore. First trumpet only goes up...

Feature your bass player! Arranger Mike Lewis has taken this classic Benny Goodman swing tune and turned it into a unique melodic showcase for the bass. Mike provides solo space with written-out solos...

The new Jazz For Young People series! Arranged by Rich DeRosa in the relaxed Basie style of 'Lil' Darlin',' this chart on 'Twinkle, Twinkle' is very fresh sounding. A written out piano solo, modest ra...

The new Jazz For Young People series! Arranged by Rich DeRosa in the relaxed Basie style of 'Lil' Darlin',' this chart on 'Twinkle, Twinkle' is very fresh sounding. A written out piano solo, modest ra...

The new Jazz For Young People series! Arranged by Rich DeRosa in the relaxed Basie style of 'Lil' Darlin',' this chart on 'Twinkle, Twinkle' is very fresh sounding. A written out piano solo, modest ra...

Full Score, 2 Alto Saxophones, 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums Benny Carter originally composed and arranged this famous melody for the Coun...

The lines of this arrangement are divided contrapuntally into two sections - trumpets/altos and trombones/tenors. These lines should be played in a relaxed fashion at a mezzo forte volume, with short...

The lines of this arrangement are divided contrapuntally into two sections -- trumpets/altos and trombones/tenors. These lines should be played in a relaxed fashion at a mezzo forte volume, with short...

Play this one with the Count Basie style in mind. The real challenge is to play softly and maintain a steady sense of time. Also note that since the trumpets are scored in a lower range, care must be...

Play this one with the Count Basie style in mind. The real challenge is to play softly and maintain a steady sense of time. Also note that since the trumpets are scored in a lower range, care must be...

The unmistakable creativity of composer Kris Berg shines through in the up-tempo swinger. This is a unique chart that usually only appears in Grade 4 - 5 repertoire, but Kris has done a masterful job...

The unmistakable creativity of composer Kris Berg shines through in the up-tempo swinger. This is a unique chart that usually only appears in Grade 4 - 5 repertoire, but Kris has done a masterful job...