Partitions moyen chez Kendor Music

Your quest for a brilliant high-energy Latin chart will end with Fiesta! It has all the components of a great festival chart...tuneful melodic sections, engaging harmonic structure, plenty of dynamic...

Commissioned as part of a project to recognize the late Bill Carroll and his contributions to music education, this burning Latin original will be a favorite of musicians and audiences alike. With a s...

Recorded in 1997 on The Danish Radio Big Band Plays Thad Jones album in tribute to the years he worked with that group, this breezy bossa nova with colorful woodwinds isn't as difficult to perform as...

This fun-loving Latin original includes solos for tenor and trumpet; the drummer also has plenty of solos and fills. Auxiliary percussion instruments (shaker, triangle, etc.) can be added for more aut...

Commissioned by the New Trier (IL) High School Jazz Ensemble directed by James Warrick, this colorful chart starts off with a slow, dreamy intro, transitions to an upbeat straight-8ths statement of th...

Recorded in 1998 by the Monday Night Big Band on their Thanks To Thad album, this is Part 1 of Thad's larger Return Journey Suite. Solo requirements are limited to an optional repeat that may (or may...

Written during Thad's later years in Denmark after he and Mel Lewis parted ways, this bright, double-time tune designates piano as the main soloist, but includes an optional repeat of the solo chorus...

Penned by Brazilian songwriter Antonio Carlos Jobim in 1959, this famous bossa nova became a runaway American hit when sax artist Stan Getz and guitarist Charlie Byrd recorded it for their 1962 album...

This classic Cole Porter standard is arranged here for grade 4 saxophone quartet. In a straight-eighths style, instrumentation includes 2 Eb Altos, Bb Tenor, and Eb Baritone Saxophones.

This grade 4 sextet is an authentic mambo with an irresistible, even danceable beat! Featuring syncopated rhythms, independent and unison passages, and dynamic contrast, the instrumentation includes c...

This grade 4 piece makes use of common percussion instruments to explore various Brazilian styles. Students will learn how the syncopated rhythms complement and interact with each other. Perfect for c...

As recorded by Buddy Rich on his Swingin' New Big Band album (Pacific Jazz), this classic chart features great sax solis, an irresistible ensemble shout, and solos for trombone and tenor. A modulation...

This laidback, down-home blues features a strong melody, great ensemble writing, and plenty of solo space. All swing 8ths should be played with a steady triplet feel, and the tempo (quarter note = 60)...

When you Google "driving blues shuffle in E flat" this wailing new arrangement by Dave Hanson should be the result that pops up first. It was originally written to feature the composer, Trumpet player...

When you Google "driving blues shuffle in E flat" this wailing new arrangement by Dave Hanson should be the result that pops up first. It was originally written to feature the composer, Trumpet player...

This is the sound and groove that helped define the Count Basie Orchestra for a decade. Medium swing, brass in bucket mutes and smooth as silk chord changes are at the heart of this chart. It flows al...

This is the sound and groove that helped define the Count Basie Orchestra for a decade. Medium swing, brass in bucket mutes and smooth as silk chord changes are at the heart of this chart. It flows al...

Sammy Nestico loved horses and many of the titles he chose for his music reflect that love...Hay Burner is a perfect example. Aside from being a great straight ahead swing chart, there is also a tip o...

Sammy Nestico loved horses and many of the titles he chose for his music reflect that love...Hay Burner is a perfect example. Aside from being a great straight ahead swing chart, there is also a tip o...

This exciting chart was recorded by both the Count Basie Orchestra and the Buddy Rich Big Band. As you may know, Buddy Rich did not read music, and Sammy tells the story that Buddy heard this chart re...

This exciting chart was recorded by both the Count Basie Orchestra and the Buddy Rich Big Band. As you may know, Buddy Rich did not read music, and Sammy tells the story that Buddy heard this chart re...

Commissioned by the Jazz Division of the Illinois Music Educator's Association for the 2014 Illinois All State Jazz Ensemble, this straight ahead swing chart features a strong melody, solid ensemble w...

This medium advanced chart is sure to be popular with musicians and audiences alike. The straight 8th groove and relaxed tempo are in the vein of the great recordings from the ECM record label. Both g...

Commissioned by the jazz division of the Illinois Music Educators Association for the 2020 Illinois All State Jazz Ensemble, this Adam Larson swing composition provides musical challenges to all secti...

Featuring tenor sax and trumpet in both duo and solo roles, this fast swing excursion also gives the drummer some room to stretch out in an open solo before the final shout, short D.S. and coda. Rhyth...