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Groove Walk' is a great rock chart with character! Goes together easily with a minimum of rehearsal time, and sounds like a million bucks. Open solo section gives everyone a chance to step forward. Pe...

A moderate tempo funk/rock groove with plenty of unison and ensemble parts. Solos are based on two chords in the friendly key of Bb. A unison 'call & response' section follows the solos, then it's bac...

A Rock Ballad featuring short melodic solis for the saxophone section and trombone section and written melody solos for piano, tenor sax and trumpet.

Andy Farber is a master at composing beautiful ballads. Your Alto Sax soloist is supported by tasty brass backgrounds and lush soli sections. It's a great feature for the whole band and a wonderful ch...

A nice medium tempo blues in Bb with the shout chorus in Eb . This composition captures some of the 'cool school' style that was popular on the West & East coasts in the 50's. Written solos, piano voi...

Great medium tempo blues in Bb that captures the small group feel of the Blue Note recordings from the 1950's & 60's for the full jazz ensemble. Medium tempo Bb blues.

This Medium/Fast blues in Fm provides a solid big band ensemble study for your students. The writing contains plenty of call and response between sections and has ample room for solos. Moderate brass...

Check out this unique chart! This shuffle/blues is fun to play, as it switches from a shuffle feel to straight swing for the shout chorus. Lots of room for solos. Oo-Bop!

This straight ahead swinging blues is just what the doctor ordered! Reasonable ranges for the brass, with plenty of call-and-response between sax section and brass. A great set of out choruses brings...

Relaxed cool jazz feel.

Slow Funk - Part of Thad's 'Suite For Pops'

Another winner to follow the success of Mike's 'Barbeque Wings' and 'Barbeque Sauce.' Based on slightly altered blues changes, a funky intro sets up this great chart but strays occasionally with some...

Bob and Weave' has a distinctive hip-hop groove that will be a great change-of-pace selection for your band! As the title says, there is a lot of interplay between sections making this lots of fun to...

Sin Palabras' (Without Words) was written for Rich's 'Bad Little Big Band'. Relaxed Latin style. All high notes on the recording are optional and all solos are written out.

This bossa Nova/Swing is easy to play and sounds great.

This hip samba is exciting to play with an eight measure solo section using tonic & dominant chords in C minor. Easy ranges with optional higher notes provided. (Works with 4-3-2-3).

Simple Latin based tune written in mostly unision, octaves, counterpoint and block harmonies. Written solos for tenor and trumpet.

This chart captures that island feel of the Caribbean. The simple unison melody is based on the A section of Gershwin's 'I've Got Rhythm'. Calypso feel.

This very hip Latin piece is a bit more challenging than our other titles but many high schools and Colleges will find this a great addition to their library.

'Hot' is the best way to describe this terrific Latin chart. All parts are orchestrated with the authentic Latin based big band sound. Written solos are supplied for Alto Sax, Trumpet and Trombone wit...