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Samba (1/2 note = 120). Dedicated to Sonny Rollins. Solo feature for alto, trumpet or trombone using nothing more than I, IV, & V chords in F major and relative minor. One full chorus for the soloist...

One of Tito Puente's most popular compositions, taken from the album 'Party with Puente' and extended for full 18 piece big band.WOW! Key G.

An unusual 12 bar blues, solo space for trumpet & tenor sax w/ backgrounds.

Funky, hard bop style, medium up-tempo blues interesting changes.

Jazz Ensemble Signature Series. Features Chord Changes And Scales For Improvisation During All Solo Passages; Chord Changes And Notated Voicings In The Piano Part; Chord Changes And Notated Lines In T...

This hauntingly beautiful piano feature reflects the dark and brooding nature of Charles Mingus' autobiography Beneath the Dog.

Using two grooves to back the melody, this samba is sure to inspire your ensemble.

This 12/8 minor blues was inspired by Duke Ellington's film score for Anatomy of a Murderer.

First-rate ensemble writing makes this funk shuffle an ideal choice for any concert program.

This is a beautiful chart, with a unique feel. Chart opens with a warm chorale melody, then evolves into an ethereal, straight-eighth (mm=140) ECM-ish feel. Solo changes are included for tenor and tru...

Here's a medium-up tempo modal chart that your band (and audience) will really enjoy. A contemporary head sits on top of an ostinato in open fifths, while the drummer keeps things energized with Elvin...

A great opener: a hard-driving minor blues shuffle always gets the crowd in the right mood. Your tenor player has a short bluesy cadenza at the top and again at the end, and is also featured on the so...

The 'spicy burrito' returns with a vengeance in this Latin chart that sounds much harder than it plays. An ominous opening leads into a 12/8 feel that alternates with a driving Afro-Cuban groove. You'...

Otono (commissioned by Curtis Gaesser for the Folsom Jazz Festival) is a moody, medium-tempo Latin chart, based on the changes of another well-known tune about fall foliage. It's an ideal 'middle-of-t...

Fresh-sounding orchestration of a traditional Hebrew melody. Interesting and varied use of drums, solo space for tenor and trumpet. Optional vibes part, as well.

Modern straight 8th note feel. Terrific contrast piece. Lyrical melody; pedal point with shifting harmonies; solos for flugel, trombone, and flute (alto 1). Terrific piece for high school, college, an...

Terry Riley meets the contemporary jazz orchestra: minimalist groove with shifting harmonic colors. Bass tacets entire chart. Some jazz in soprano sax 1. This is a one-of-a-kind big band tune. On Vall...

The second and more difficult of the two 'Sassy's'. This one mirrors Thad's original in form and style. Slightly richer voicings than SCM-001 but not an overly high lead trumpet part.

Constructed to highlight the tenor sax solo, Thad has once again created a masterpiece from the time honored blues in F major.