Big Band Noten für Anfänger

Tchaikovsky's holiday classic made very accessible for young players. Easy success with this wonderful swing chart played around 148 BPM that includes a written tenor sax solo, well-notated rhythm sec...

This easy-to-play shuffle swings at around 144 BPM. This is a well-known melody scored for young players that features accessible ranges, brief written-out solos for tenor, alto, trumpet, and trombone...

Here's a joyous and happy Latin chart for any concert setting. The calypso groove is easy to play, the brass ranges are very accessible, the tempo is around 142 BPM, written solos are provided for alt...

A Latin cha-cha groove for your young band! Easy to rehearse and perform successfully, with an auxiliary percussion part, no solos, and very easy brass ranges. Optional parts included for two clarinet...

A swinger on a great jazz standard. Played around 160 BPM, this chart is packed with solis for all sections, especially saxes. Lead trumpet range is to written G on top of the staff. Then, add suggest...

Oh yeah, it's time for another 'chicken' flavored chart! This one is definitely funky and more accessible than previous 'chicken' charts. Lead trumpet range is only to written G on top of the staff, a...

An upbeat New Orleans second-line groove for your young jazz band. Tempo is around 160 BPM, but it is very accessible. Written melodic solos for trumpet 1 (or section) and trombone 1 (or section) with...

This moderately slow swing tribute is ideal for a young band. A melodic chart with the articulation well-notated, rhythm section parts written out, written melody solos for trumpet and piano. Trumpet...

You'll love this very catchy treatment of a traditional Chanukah song done here with a Bo Diddley groove. Very accessible for a young band with brief written-out solo statements for tenor 1, alto 1, t...

You'll love this very catchy treatment of a traditional Chanukah song done here with a Bo Diddley groove. Very accessible for a young band with brief written-out solo statements for tenor 1, alto 1, t...

This Duke Ellington classic is now in a very easy and playable arrangement by young band specialist Paul Cook. Paul has a way of making these easy level charts sound so right, yet be so easy to play....

Jazz up your holiday concerts with this swingin' medley for your younger ensemble. Includes 'Up on the Housetop,' 'Jolly Old St. Nicholas' and 'Jingle Bells.' Very Easy (2:12)

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...

Based on 'Joy to the World,' this jazzed-up waltz chart is perfect for the holiday concert. Because Mike Story writes so well for the younger players, this chart will be a big hit. Easy ranges, a simp...

Based on 'Joy to the World,' this jazzed-up waltz chart is perfect for the holiday concert. Because Mike Story writes so well for the younger players, this chart will be a big hit. Easy ranges, a simp...

There's nothing else like this chart! With a haunting melody, Victor López's 'Polar Vortex' will capture your imagination - guaranteed. The even eighth-note tempo is 126 BPM with a written alto solo a...

Check out the 'red chicken!' 'Pollo Rojo' is a Latin cha-cha performed at 146 BPM that includes easy brass ranges, a written-out alto sax solo, section solis, and a cool melody. (2:59)

'Tango for Jam Jam' by Zachary Smith is a captivating tango sure to be a hit at any concert. The tempo is 120 BPM and the chart has a written alto sax solo, along with lots of built-in energy and most...

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 Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue' arranged by Victor López is a beautiful ballad, and very playable by a young jazz group. The tempo is around 82 BPM with a straight-eighth ballad feel, smooth...

You thought you'd never hear the well-known 'I Love Lucy' theme in a big band chart? Check out this hip hop version arranged by Paul Baker right now! It is loaded with wonderful writing, great develop...

A medium tempo Latin with a bit of swing feel, played around 150 BPM. The opening statement is played by tenor 1 and trumpet 1 with written-out suggested solos for each. Trumpet 1 range is to written...

A swingin' jazz classic played around 156 BPM. Written-out suggested solos are provided for alto 1 and trumpet 2 with cues for piano and trumpet 1. The sax section soli, drum fills, a few familiar quo...

A very clever chart for a younger band featuring a few sound effects. An easy swing played around 132 BPM with written solos cued for all saxes and trumpets. Trumpet 1 range is to written E-flat top s...

The familiar Jamaican folk song in a Calypso groove is very accessible for young bands. No individual solos and easy trumpet 1 range to written D fourth line. Reduced instrumentation and flexible opti...