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A super-fun and super-funky groove sets up a hip melody for tenor sax, alto sax, trumpet, and guitar. Plenty of solo space is available for tenor and trumpet, and the brass section can really shine during

More accessible than most Gordon Goodwin charts, this one is a killer funk tune that is unbelievably exciting! Your jazz band players and audiences will dig the poppin' rhythmic figures, the funky

Here's a medium-tempo funk tune that any band and audience will want to get up and dance to! This chart draws on a strong and funky rhythm section to provide the "Tower of Power-like" 16th-note

Everyone knows this Henry Mancini favorite, but not like this! Mike Tomaro has gleefully twisted the well-known melody into a New Orleans-style second line groove for jazz ensemble! The signature bass line

Los Angeles-based jazz composer Jeff Jarvis composed this tuneful funk chart entitled Backdraft. This medium-level chart has all the characteristics of Jarvis' best-selling funk charts such as

This exciting funk chart is an excellent showcase for jazz ensembles. The groove is there right from the first bar and the stop-time middle section will amaze! The rhythm section parts are fully

Big Band Rap is a unique funk chart with some interesting colors and time changes. The bass instruments introduce the melody, actually a heavy funk bass line, with some occasional Breckerish

From the landmark album "Aja," recorded by Steely Dan in 1977, here is an outstanding version for big band set in a moderate funk style. The chart opens with a duet for tenor and trombone, followed by

Here's a hot, medium-tempo funk chart that contrasts funky, swing 16th rhythmic figures with smooth legato brass lines. The solo space is open with the ensemble cookin' and poppin' behind the

This funky blues is designed to showcase your tenor saxophonists! It's got a unique angular melody with a modern sound, a soli that will challenge your entire sax section, and a final shout chorus that will

Warning: this tune is extremely catchy and may not leave you alone! Clambake is built upon a classic Bo Diddley groove, and written in B-flat for accessible improvisation. It's scored for three

This funk classic from Jaco Pastorius naturally features a prominent role for the bass player. Skillfully arranged for full jazz ensemble, the back-and-forth riffs are traded between smaller groups within

Funky, with a very hip piano intro, this small group chart is for tenor sax, trumpet, trombone, piano, bass, guitar, and drums. This chart includes solo space for all players.

Originally recorded by Cannonball Adderley on his album Domination, Cyclops is one of those infectious charts that will make your audiences bob their heads, tap their feet, and snap their fingers!

This exciting chart has a driving 12/8 funk feel that is sure to engage your jazz ensemble and its audiences with its relentless intensity, but without excessive brass ranges with the trumpets going to

Bob James of TV's Taxi fame delivers this inventive tale on Georges Bizet's Farandole, here adapted for big band. The contemporary funk style is captivating - an exciting trip for the