Ensembles

Sensational ballad feature for solo trombone or tenor sax. It begins simply in a minor key and keeps building to the key change (in major) and a huge, powerful finish. Rhythm section and solo parts ar...

Few jazz ballads have been performed as consistently as this Thelonious Monk gem. Mike's version is a solo vehicle for alto sax and includes a double time feel that alternates with the traditional bal...

This wonderful tune from the early '60s has become a standard recorded by countless artists over the years, most notably Nat King Cole. Mark's setting as a solo feature for alto sax is in a smooth and...

Victor Lopez hat Chuck Mangiones' Bellavia gekonnt arrangiert und es für Highschool-Ensembles leicht spielbar gemacht. Diese Karte ist eine schöne Ballade mit einem Mambo-Soloteil. Die höchste Note fü...

David Samuel hat mit diesem neuen Jazz-Arrangement von Dvoraks Thema Goin' Home ein Juwel geschaffen. Wunderschöne Harmonien begleiten die lyrische Melodie, während die Textur von transparent zu voll...

Hier ist ein wunderschönes Posaunen-Solo-Feature für Jazz-Ensemble mit optionalem Streichorchester. Die Streicherstimmen können leicht ersetzt oder durch den mitgelieferten Synthesizer-Part ergänzt we...

This is one of Sammy Nestico's best! It features a trombone solo (which was written for Bill Watrous) that goes up to high B-flat and requires a strong performer, but in the right hands, it's dynamite...

Jazz pianist Errol Garner wrote this classic ballad. Everyone will recognize this unforgettable melody as you show off your lead alto sax and first trumpet in the solo spotlight. Designed for younger...

This beautiful ballad features the ensemble and is truly a gem at this level. Lush harmony abounds and all the colors of the contemporary jazz ensemble are utilized. There is a short written Piano sol...

Written in memory of the legendary Blue Mitchel, recorded by Louie Bellson, and available from Doug Beach some years ago through another distributor, we're issuing this wistful ballad as new because t...

Recorded by Miles Davis on his iconicalbum Miles Ahead (Columbia) and arranged by the great Gil Evans, this moody ballad featuring trumpet throughout is not a technical showpiece, but rather requirese...

When you're lucky enough to find the perfect ballad to feature your star trombonist, it's often a highlight of your concert. Los Angeles film orchestrator Bill Liston has penned the ideal vehicle to s...

Tadd Dameron's ballad 'If You Could See Me Now' receives sensitive and thoughtful treatment in this arrangement by the great Bill Holman. Trumpet (or flugelhorn) is featured throughout. The ballad (wi...

Jazz Classics for the Young Ensemble - Grade 3 This standard blues tune really swings in the expert hands of Mark Taylor. The trumpets are featured off the top, followed by the saxes and a solo sectio...

Here is a fresh take on the bebop blues classic by Charlie Parker. The chart starts out in a funk style and then alternates with swing sections. Soloists have a chance to improvise in both styles.

Here's the sultry jazz hit made famous by Peggy Lee in an outstanding setting for beginning bands. This bluesy chart in a medium tempo is sure to be an enjoyable one for young players.

Basie's Blues is a rousing medium tempo big band chart which also functions as a Basie-style piano feature. Arranger Russell Schmidt has crafted a unique three-horn harmonization (+ optional flute and...

A medium-tempo minor blues composed and arranged by Mike Kamuf. Written out solos for tenor sax and trumpet, lead trumpet highest note is written G on top of the staff. A well written chart that will...

Mit 'Sticks' lieferte Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley 1966 eine weitere Blues-Nummer zum Album 'Mercy, Mercy Mercy. Live at 'The Club' seines eigenen Jazz-Quintetts. Im Arrangement von Mike Kamuf im schn...

Stay in Your Lane von Gordon Goodwin ist ein knallharter Shuffle-Groove mit etwa 135 BPM. Ein vorgeschlagenes, ausgeschriebenes Solo für C-, B-, Es- und Posaune ist vorhanden. Ein schöner swingender S...

Ein swingender Blues, aber mit einem lustigen Dreh, einem 13-Takt-Blues im flotten Tempo mit Soli für Tenorsaxophon, Trompete, Posaune und einigen kurzen Schlagzeug-Fills sowie coolen Plunger-Mute-Abs...

Straight ahead big band blues at its best! The chart will work at a variety of tempos and it features a cool soft ensemble section before the solos. There is a chorus of Saxophone soli before the spar...

All the elements of a great opener or closer are packed into this medium-easy blues-- strong melody, unison band line, open solo section, and a shout chorus that starts soft and builds to a roar. Thou...

As recorded by the Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band on the album Tales Of A Courtesan. Duration 6:15.

This moderate shuffle recalls the energetic hand-clapping tradition of a church camp meeting, and the energy level stays strong throughout. This 8 bar blues in the key of Db, is playable by advanced l...