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Patriotic music for jazz bands is always welcome! This setting begins appropriately at a reverently slow tempo around 60 bpm, with the trumpets carrying the melody followed by a piano interlude. The

This highly functional and accessible arrangement of six Christmas favorites may be performed as a medley, or a shortened version, or as individual tunes. The selections are presented in contrasting styles

This Ellington-style ballad is what big band music is all about. It features a wide array of potential solos with featured solo parts included for alto sax, tenor sax, flugelhorn, bass trombone, and guitar.

Charlie Hill's original swinger at around 126 bpm is a straight-ahead blues chart with a catchy melody in the saxes that stays with you. There are no solos, just swinging sectionals and ensemble

This straight-ahead swing chart, played at 155-170 bpm, drives from its opening bar. The features include a sax section soli, full ensemble passages highlighting the strengths of developing bands, and

Cruisin' is a cool, laid-back swinger set at about 120 bpm that opens with a rhythm section introduction and then features a written or ad-lib alto sax solo. Designed

Here's a  Basie-style swinger that opens with a laid-back piano introduction followed by a sax soli at a moderate tempo. The saxes continue joined by the brass with effective punches and backgrounds.

While the title's a play on "nooks and crannies," there is a strong and original swing chart here. This laid-back and relaxed chart is in a minor key, giving it a vampy feel and style at a

Here's a moderate Miles Davis-style chart played at a 100 bpm groove. A small group of trumpet, alto sax, and tenor sax establishes the melody off the top with written or improvised solo

Opening with the trumpets in cup mutes accompanied by the saxes and trombones, this effective swinger evolves with every section of the ensemble getting their chance at the melody. Suggested or improvised

For Lillian is a fresh, lyrical and flowing ballad featuring the trumpet section on optional flugelhorns. It's very playable, yet richly musical, and gives the melody to every section at some

For the Love! is a trumpet solo feature with jazz ensemble written as a moderate Latin/rock ballad and includes a host of Latin percussion instruments. The accessible trumpet solo

Bossa nova originated in Brazil as a combination of jazz and samba and has clearly become a mainstay in today's jazz culture. This original captures all that Latin culture and adds some extraordinary

It Ain't Easy Goin' Green is a delightful trombone solo feature that honors the amazing talent of the great trombonist Urbie Green. This chart is an easygoing bossa nova with accessible parts for

It's the Gospel is a driving gospel-style swing chart that is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Played at around 160 bpm, it includes ad-lib solos for tenor sax, trumpet and trombone and features

Bob Carleton's Ja-Da is one of America's great jazz standards. Here, Jim Mahaffey has set it in a moderate Basie groove at about 76-90 bpm with optional flugelhorn sections that provide a

Here's a smooth and laid-back samba that's played with the half-note equaling 96 bpm. In addition to ensemble tutti and sectional soli sections it features an ad lib alto saxophone solo. Along

Here's an exceptional Caribe/Latin chart that brings together a host of musical cultures. The groove is infectious; this chart will add some excitement at an accessible level. The open solo section provides

Nelson Mandela was known to those closest to him as "Madiba" which was his African tribal name. Mandela (Madiba) helped people come together for the good of mankind. This jazz/rock original chart seems

This chart is right in the pocket with its easy going bossa nova style and a duet feature throughout for tenor sax 1 and trumpet 2/flugelhorn. The duet parts are written except for a chorus of improvisation

This moderate swinger set in a minor key opens with trombones and then features a small group of alto, tenor, trumpet and trombone before opening up to the full ensemble. With the tempo set at around

As the title implies, this 12-bar blues is strictly old school and is a great chart to introduce your players to the blues. The features include a cool melody, nice ensemble and sectional writing, suggested

Pretty Cool Hat is a fresh, "Brubeckish" jazz waltz that's got some great licks throughout and opens up for some strong solos. The features include improvisational solo space, an alto and trumpet

Here's a laid-back "phunk" chart that will be a real crowd pleaser for your jazz ensemble no matter their level of accomplishment. From developing ensembles to the best jazz bands, Punk Phunk