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A medium tempo trumpet blues in B flat feature, starting with cup mute then plunger then open. Woodwinds are clarinets and bass clarinet switching to saxes. As recorded by George Graham Big Band 'With...

Funk-blues feel, features guitar. No doubles. Medium difficult.

This blues with a bridge intertwines a number of 'Gershwin-esque' themes. Solos for tenor and trumpet. Lead also doubles flute and lead tenor doubles soprano. Some drum solo space at the end. An up te...

This was originally written for a band with two drummers to feature but there's an additional part for just one to play the whole chart. It's an up tempo modal tune but it's kind of a blues form and t...

This is a fast blues that features Tenor, Trumpet, and piano. With lots of textural variations, it leaps out of the starting gate and never stops. Trumpet D, Trombone C.

A 'git down' shoutin' blues in the style of Woody Herman's 'Greasy Sack Blues.' Some nice dynamic shadings contrast with a hot shout chorus and plenty of solo space. Has a laid back blues feel to it....

This is a kind of knock-down-drag-out blues in A-flat major that features solos by piano and trombone. In a medium fast swing tempo (quarter note =160), the chart is somewhat typical of the so-called...

Discommotion is a medium up-tempo (quarter note=176) blues in B-flat that really shouts for 4 minutes and 55 seconds. Reminiscent of big band jazz from the 1960's, it might be called a sort of 'Off-Ba...

Originally written to feature legendary veteran bassist Earl May, longtime member of Frank Foster's Loud Manority big band rhythm section, this chart is perfect for the big band bassist who rarely tak...

Tomorrow's Blues Today is a somewhat different kind of 'blues.' While it employs the normal 12-bar chorus format, it uses minor seventh chords insted of major or dominant chords in the first eight mea...

2nd trombone is featured throughout this arrangement, opening with the melody written out for solo trombone playing funky using the plunger (ala the late Al Grey), then unison trumpets take over doing...

A medium-up-tempo B-flat blues featuring 1st tenor sax throughout (originally written to feature tenor sax star Bill Saxton). The brief ensemble introduction is followed by unison saxes in the opening...

Joe Riposo has hit the mark in providing a medium up tempo blues that is playable by any bands. It sounds hard but plays easy. The brass ranges are very moderate and the rest of the parts playable. Th...

This piece is a swinging blues in 3 from the John Paulson Big Band Project CD/DVD. There are solo opportunities for any sax or rhythm at the start followed by chances for trumpet and/or trombone to sh...

Here's a proven arrangement for Jazz Band of what just might be America's most beloved song. Written to feature your soloist, it works for either a singer or alto player or tenor sax player who can im...

Great easy going blues number to let your keyboard player shine. For a different sound, try a jazz organ. Short opening keyboard solo sets the mood and later opens up for invividual styling. 1st Trpt....

This is a fast blues with a bridge. Lots of blowing for tenor sax, trombone, trumpet and guitar/piano soloists. Trumpet 1 top note: Written D3.

On The Edge is an intense, uptempo blues recorded by John Fedchock's New York Big Band.(see otterdist.com cd section).The chart features dense voicings, rhythmically active figures and expandable solo...

Blues du Jour was designed to be a flexible piece, enabling you to feature just about any soloist in your jazz ensemble. The solo beginning at measure 33 may be played by 4th Trumpet, 2nd Alto, or 2nd...

A burning minor blues original by Peter Erskine and arranged for the Norrbotten Big Band by Tim Hagans. Solo spots for trumpet and piano can be opened up for other soloists as well. Challenging ensemb...

Written for and recorded by Los Angeles based trumpeter Wayne Bergeron, this straight-ahead bluesy swinger gives plenty of solo room for your featured trumpet soloist. This chart has a lot of fun alte...

Blues in F. Swing: medium to up tempo. The tenors always get more solo space it seems than the alto players. Bert wrote this for his alto saxophone players so they would have some serious space to sho...

This Bb shuffle/swing/blues is a tribute to the late, great Ernie Wilkins. It makes a nice opener and you can add some rhythn choruses up front if desired. Saxes jump right out of the starting gate wi...