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This solid jazz shuffle will serve as a wonderful opener or closer for your next program. Solid ensemble writing and a strong melody will make it popular with players and audiences alike, and the open...

Written to commemorate the retirement of award-winning educator Jim Culbertson of Decatur, Illinois, this medium advanced chart opens with a lyrical theme that gives way to a medium double-time swing....

If you're in the market for a beautiful rock ballad featuring tenor saxophone, look no further. Answering the need for more tenor features for developing groups, the composer has penned a mysterious,...

Here's a great ballad for advancing groups that features alto saxophone soloist. The lyrical melody and rich harmonies combine to create a perfect setting for this showcase. Dedicated to California ed...

Performed and recorded by a host of jazz greats including Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Chet Baker, Dave Brubeck and scores of others, this beautiful Burke/Van Heusen ballad allows for lots of creative...

This grooving shuffle starts with a bang and keeps on building! Tenor Saxes and Trombone 1 and 2 present the catchy melody with the rest of the band joining in. The half time feel of the bridge is a g...

Drummer Joe LaBarbera pays homage to Art Blakey in this wonderful number arranged by brother John. Trumpet, tenor and trombone can be featured in front of the band throughout, and the drummer has lots...

Dedicated to the Lincoln Middle School Jazz Band in Pullman WA, this easy level chart has a hard-swinging, shuffle blues feel. It features a riff style melody, sax soli, and an ensemble statement that...

Commissioned by friends and parents of the Gower Middle School band program in Burr Ridge, IL, this solid blues chart contains great ensemble writing that keeps everyone involved. While the open solo...

Just as you'd expect to find at a late night diner, this chart serves up a slow, greasy blues -- according to Doug Beach, the greasier, the better! All is built around a down-home, 12/8 feel with a st...

This straight-ahead shuffle will be a big hit with groups at many levels. For better bands, solid ensemble writing and blues-based changes make it a great solo vehicle. For younger players, it's a gre...

As recorded by the Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band on the album Road Time (RCA), this swingin' blues shuffle for experienced players has it all -- strong ensemble choruses, sax and brass sectio...

This straight ahead shuffle in the tradition of Duke Ellington's train songs will be a welcome addition to advancing big band literature, and is also appropriate for professional bands as well. Berger...

Written in Kendor Konvertible format, this medium easy original is set in a straight eighth note feel, built around a series of rhythms and chord changes that keep repeating throughout the chart - hen...

These 8 duets are destined to become a staple of school music libraries as they can be mixed or matched using any combination of the 10 different books for wind and string instruments. They can also b...

These 8 duets are destined to become a staple of school music libraries as they can be mixed or matched using any combination of the 10 different books for wind and string instruments. They can also b...

These 8 duets are destined to become a staple of school music libraries as they can be mixed or matched using any combination of the 10 different books for wind and string instruments. They can also b...

These 8 duets are destined to become a staple of school music libraries as they can be mixed or matched using any combination of the 10 different books for wind and string instruments. They can also b...

These 8 duets are destined to become a staple of school music libraries as they can be mixed or matched using any combination of the 10 different books for wind and string instruments. They can also b...

These 8 duets are destined to become a staple of school music libraries as they can be mixed or matched using any combination of the 10 different books for wind and string instruments. They can also b...

These 8 duets are destined to become a staple of school music libraries as they can be mixed or matched using any combination of the 10 different books for wind and string instruments. They can also b...

These 8 duets are destined to become a staple of school music libraries as they can be mixed or matched using any combination of the 10 different books for wind and string instruments. They can also b...

These 8 duets are destined to become a staple of school music libraries as they can be mixed or matched using any combination of the 10 different books for wind and string instruments. They can also b...

These 8 duets are destined to become a staple of school music libraries as they can be mixed or matched using any combination of the 10 different books for wind and string instruments. They can also b...

These 8 duets are destined to become a staple of school music libraries as they can be mixed or matched using any combination of the 10 different books for wind and string instruments. They can also b...