Ensembles

Up-tempo swing for easy-medium level. Trpt range to A, Trbn Gb.

Moderately up-tempo 5/4 swing (180-190 bpm) with rock section. John says'The key is getting the rhythm section to feel 5/4 swing so it's not just 3+2. Billy Kilson, drummer for Dave Holland, is an exc...

5 sax, 4tpt., 4 tbn., piano, bass, drums, vibes/opt. guitar. Fast modern swing, backbeat rock. Tempo: mm=136. Tpt range: G (top of staff). Soloists: alto 1, tenor 1, drums. This piece has many intrica...

5 sax, 4 tpt., 4 tbn., guitar piano, bass, drums. Medium tempo swing feel. Tempo: mm=110. Tpt range: high F#, tbn high Bb. This multi-faceted composition makes for a great swing groove, suggesting 12/...

Great swing chart. Front line baritone sax & flute unison with nice ensemble writing. Dbls.

Swing chart featuring trombone solo.

Medium swing chart featuring trumpet & tenor solos.

Medium swing chart featuring trumpet and bass solos on this Lionel Hampton-Ruby Fisher chart.

Medium swing chart featuring trumpet solo.

Easy melody, easy groove, Ensemble feature, medium swinger.

Lots of deft Anderson touches in this hard-swinging Lionel Hamilton-Ruby Fisher tune featuring extended tenor and trombone solos, brief piano solo.

Medium tempo, contemporary sounding original featuring lead tenor throughout. Alternates between broken swing and straight 8th note sections. Overall the chart relies on the (advanced) soloist however...

An exciting modern 3/4 (broken swing) written in tribute to Kenny Wheeler. Explores unusual harmonic progressions and features the ensemble (solo section for guitar and/or piano). 10 brass. Alto 1 dou...

This is a wonderful medium up swing minor blues composition which employs a few interesting metric modulations ( i.e. tempo changes). The sax soli is very interesting, the solo changes are straight fo...

This is a wonderful medium tempo composition that alternates between 3/4 swing and 9/8 afro-Cuban. Arranged by Canadian composer/arranger Dean McNeill this piece features either a solo guitarist or so...

Nice easy swing. Exciting shout chorus in brass. 10 brass.

Slow 12/8 blues in the style of 'After Hours'. Attractive mixture of laid back 12/8 feel & an aggressive 3/4 swing. A virtuoso shout chorus in the saxes.

A festive, hard swinging blues with lots of blowing space. No solo, then guitar, then all instruments in a collective improv.

A hard-swinging shuffle. Great shout chorus with virtuosic sax writing. No dbls. 8 brass (no tuba). Solos for Alto & Trpt.

Under the Influence is an up-tempo 'burning' swing tune and was originally commissioned by the TCU Jazz Band under the direction (and 'influence') of Curtis Wilson. The opening main theme features the...

Piano sets the groove for this straight ahead med swing chart. A flowing contrapuntal sax & muted Trpt live leads to the solo sections for Alto & Trbn. 'Basie' inspired riff sets up the screaming shou...

Smokin' from the start w/a bright rock feel, the soloists & a small ens over a grooving swing are featured. Saxes follow w/a challenging dbl. x soli. Another in the continuing episodes of the Furry Fr...

Here is a moderately slow swinger that has lots of ensemble including a long sax soli. Alto sax solo. No dbls.

Here is an angular, bluesy medium swing chart featuring tenor sax, drums, bass, and optional trombone jazz that was written in the 80's. It opens with a drum solo with band hits, and has some tricky t...

This contemporary swing chart begins with a powerful statement from the entire ensemble, and then pulls back to more intimate instrumentation with soprano, trumpet and trombone stating the melody.Solo...