First Year Charts

Talk about a fun rock tune to play, this is IT! A gospel-like chorale intro brings the band into a rock groove with an easy-to-play and hip bass line. This outstanding chart for young band features a...

Feature your drummer with this rock chart with just a hint of metal! An original by David Bandman with a big shout chorus, easy written 8-bar solos for tenor and trumpet and a written-out drum solo, i...

A terrific rock classic by The Who that will have the audience singing along! This chart has solos for drumset and piano (or guitar), and the trumpet 1 range is to written F top line. Check out the we...

A Latin-rock groove at around 180 BPM with very simple rhythms and a great melody line. Easy brass ranges, a written solo for tenor sax, and written-out drum fills. Clever, easy to play, and well writ...

A Latin-rock groove at around 180 BPM with very simple rhythms and a great melody line. Easy brass ranges, a written solo for tenor sax, and written-out drum fills. Clever, easy to play, and well writ...

Bring the legendary sound of The Doors straight to the big band stage! With "Riders On The Storm," published by Belwin Music, you can add one of the most atmospheric classics in rock history to your r...

Here's a funky rock chart by Vince Gassi called 'Contents Under Pressure' for young band. It's played at 120 BPM and features a written solo for tenor sax, accessible brass ranges, a catchy melody, cl...

Here's a funky rock chart by Vince Gassi called 'Contents Under Pressure' for young band. It's played at 120 BPM and features a written solo for tenor sax, accessible brass ranges, a catchy melody, cl...

What a great title - 'Along for the Ride' - clearly a great rock arrangement for a young jazz ensemble. Specific articulation notation, easy brass ranges, a written tenor sax solo (the ride), optional...

What a great title - 'Along for the Ride' - clearly a great rock arrangement for a young jazz ensemble. Specific articulation notation, easy brass ranges, a written tenor sax solo (the ride), optional...

What a great title - 'Along for the Ride' - clearly a great rock arrangement for a young jazz ensemble. Specific articulation notation, easy brass ranges, a written tenor sax solo (the ride), optional...

You guessed, a funky rock, aka, a boogaloo groove played around 136 BPM. It's a simple blues with a great melody introduced by alto and trumpet. Written solos provided for alto, tenor, trumpet, and tr...

You guessed, a funky rock, aka, a boogaloo groove played around 136 BPM. It's a simple blues with a great melody introduced by alto and trumpet. Written solos provided for alto, tenor, trumpet, and tr...

Un groove funky-rock sur un grand air de jazz joué autour de 112 BPM. Des suggestions de solos sont fournies pour les trompettes 1 et alto 1, la trompette 1 s'étendant jusqu'à la ligne de fa supérieur...

A funky-rock groove on a great jazz tune played around 112 BPM. Suggested solos provided for trumpets 1 and alto 1 with trumpet 1 range to written top line F. An excellent blues chart that is fun to p...

Un groove funky-rock sur un grand air de jazz joué autour de 112 BPM. Des suggestions de solos sont fournies pour les trompettes 1 et alto 1, la trompette 1 s'étendant jusqu'à la ligne de fa supérieur...

A funky-rock groove on a great jazz tune played around 112 BPM. Suggested solos provided for trumpets 1 and alto 1 with trumpet 1 range to written top line F. An excellent blues chart that is fun to p...

The well-known classic spiritual with a funky rock feel played around 110 BPM. Brief written solo statements from various players and modest trumpet 1 range to written E top space. Optional parts incl...

Le célèbre spiritual classique avec une touche de rock funky jouée autour de 110 BPM. De brèves déclarations écrites de divers solistes et une modeste tessiture de trompette 1 jusqu'à l'espace supérie...

The well-known classic spiritual with a funky rock feel played around 110 BPM. Brief written solo statements from various players and modest trumpet 1 range to written E top space. Optional parts incl...

Your first-year players will really get into this soul tune. A nice change of pace for the concert setting, this chart stands out with its infectious rhythm pattern. Plenty of unison, easy brass range...

Arranger Roy Phillippe has nailed the gospel rock style with this Neal Hefti classic. Roy recognized that Hefti originally wrote this for trumpeter Harry James, so Roy appropriately starts off with a...

Arranger Roy Phillippe has nailed the gospel rock style with this Neal Hefti classic. Roy recognized that Hefti originally wrote this for trumpeter Harry James, so Roy appropriately starts off with a...

Arranger Roy Phillippe has nailed the gospel rock style with this Neal Hefti classic. Roy recognized that Hefti originally wrote this for trumpeter Harry James, so Roy appropriately starts off with a...

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction from the First Year Charts for Jazz Ensemble series is designed for first year jazz ensembles. Full instrumentation includes 5 saxophones, 6 brass, and 4 rhythm parts. Re...