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This up-tempo swing chart is the perfect way to start any concert with a bang. The brass and saxes have some really exciting ensemble choruses between the written or improvised solo sections featuring

Here's an original funk/rock tune that delivers some serious attitude! With a kickin' bass line doubled in the bass trombone and bari sax, this gets funky at the top and just never stops. The solo

This chart features an inventive Latin take on Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, second movement. The chart opens with eloquent sax and brass chorales stating Beethoven's original themes before starting the

Dallas Burke's treatment of the Kenny Dorham standard sizzles from top to bottom and is sure to be a hit with more experienced ensembles. The familiar melody is featured as a trumpet solo then repeated

This uptempo blues in F swings hard from start to finish! With lots of big ensemble hits, a firey sax soli, and lots of space for ad-lib solos, this chart is a burner! The lead trumpet plays to a high

Looking for an opener?  Blues from Around the Corner works great as an opener, or any time you want to program a quality swing chart! This up-tempo chart includes a well-crafted melodic line,

This original, easy going, Basie style swinger cooks with some great ensemble big band writing sandwiched around plenty of opportunities for your soloists to showcase their chops on the blues in F.

James Brown had many great hits, and this one translates into a funky jazz band chart that's sure to be a favorite. Set at around 116 bpm, it exudes all the soul and funk of the Godfather of Soul

Made famous by Gloria Estefan and The Miami Sound Machine, this Latin work is sure to be an exciting highlight of any performance. After a short introduction by the saxes and rhythm section the rhythm

Combining three Christmas classics - Dashing Through the Snow; Jingle Bells, and Good King Wenceslas - with a tropical groove, this Christmas parade medley is playable, easy to work

Featuring a laid back groove, this half-time rock chart starts with a burn in the rhythm section and then gives the band a chance to build the excitement. After an authoritative bridge, the energy drops

Bobby Timmons' swinging, bluesy jazz waltz has become a staple at jam sessions and remains a tune that all players should learn. The big ensemble sections in this chart feature sectional solis