Martin Schneider

Originally done by the great Basie band, 'Teddy' is a mellow chart that will give the young band an intimate sound played at an easy swing tempo. Not difficult, yet very effective with written solos f...

The melody has a cool, minor-mode sound, similar to the 'Odd Couple' theme. Because there are no improv sections this is a great chance to focus on ensemble playing and swinging.- The Instrumentalist

Coral Reef is a level 1 piece from the First Year Charts for Jazz Ensemble series designed for first year jazz ensembles. Full instrumentation includes 5 saxophones, 6 brass and 4 rhythm parts. The pi...

Hundreds of tunes are written over the chord progression to 'I Got Rhythm,' better known to jazzers as ''Rhythm' changes.' Roy Phillippe takes these rhythm changes from the Gershwin classic and create...