Partitions facile pour Big Band

A nice easy-goin' swing chart for the first year jazz group. Master arranger Mike Lewis scored this jazz classic to feature plenty of ensemble with a brief written trumpet solo (the trumpet range in o...

Warner Bros. jazz presents the Jazz Beginnings Series This is a new series designed for very basic jazz ensemble playing using limited ranges, rhythms and flexible instrumentation and it parallels beg...

A swinging chart, direct from one of the most famous streets in New York City, Forty Second Street is a familiar melody that's accessible for the young jazz player. Scored by Paul Cook, this chart goe...

Correlated to Unit 5 of Jazz Expressions™, Sweet Georgia Brown is a great jazz classic arranged by Mike Lewis at the easy level. The focus in this chart is on syncopation using easy rhythms, modest ra...

Correlated to Unit 5 of Jazz Expressions™, Sweet Georgia Brown is a great jazz classic arranged by Mike Lewis at the easy level. The focus in this chart is on syncopation using easy rhythms, modest ra...

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...

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...

The distinctive changes on this Johnny Green classic lend themselves especially well to a big band treatment. Lots of dynamic contrasts and full swinging ensemble passages make this chart a great choi...

The distinctive changes on this Johnny Green classic lend themselves especially well to a big band treatment. Lots of dynamic contrasts and full swinging ensemble passages make this chart a great choi...

The great Count Basie was the master at short solo fills that were beautifully crafted musical statements. This very easy swing chart in the Basie style features a piano, with written piano fills. Sco...

In the style of the great Count Basie, this chart is full of terrific teaching opportunities. Simple but effective ensemble writing, blues-based changes, and a swinging groove make it a winner. Writte...

Featuring any melodic instrument in the solo role, this chart that pairs an infectious melody with gospel-flavored harmonies will be the highlight of any concert program. Written or ad lib solos for a...

Any member of your group can be featured in this medium swing chart from Doug Doug Beach and George Shutacksolo parts with written lines and chord changes are provided for any instrument. The title is...

Since its inception, the Jazz Foundations Series has provided great music that can be played with virtually any combination of 4 horns and rhythm up to a full big band. Featuring great ensemble work a...

This fresh original serves as the perfect introduction for developing jazz players to the all-important blues form since the melody features just five notes! Using those same notes as the basis for im...

In this swinging celebration of the great call-and-response tradition, the featured soloist (any instrument) makes a statement and the ensemble answers. Later they switch roles, making this very easy...

This very easy level, straight-ahead swing chart will provide young musicians the experience of playing a composition built around modal music. Basic swing figures further enhance the teaching opportu...

Here is the perfect combination of an infectious melody, great scoring and many of the swing figures that are essential for young players to learn. Scored for 4 horns with rhythm section and expandabl...

Feature any instrument in your group on this swinging chart. The soloist is surrounded by full ensemble work, and an open solo section provides space to stretch out (written or ad lib). Scored for 4 h...

A riff-style melody reminiscent of early Basie tunes, blues-based changes, and an open solo section are the winning ingredients in this very easy swing chart. Written or ad lib solos for all are inclu...

Many of the famous Count Basie chart were built on riffs, or short melodic ideas that were repeated several times over the blues progression. This swing original at the very easy level is the perfect...

Feature any two players in your band on this chart that pays tribute to the great Oliver Nelson. Parts are provided to allow the choice of virtually any pairing of instruments on the featured duet. Rh...

Here is the perfect combination of an infectious melody, great scoring and many of the swing figures that are essential for groups at the very easy level to learn. The approachable blues changes in F...

We welcome Ryan Erik Adamsons to the Kendor family of writers with this swing original based on the chord changes to Autumn Leaves. Written for beginning groups, the solo section is written out with s...

This swing original for beginning groups based on the chord changes to There Will Never Be Another You by Warren and Gordon. Brass ranges are very accessible with trumpet up to F5 and F4 for trombone....