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Bringin' Down the House Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Bringin' Down the House Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Bringin' Down the House Bringin' Down the House
Larry Neeck - C L Barnhouse Company
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The title says it all! This bright, accessible swinger features hip unison riffs, cool sax solis and powerhouse ensemble sections. Built on the blues form, this is a great chart for teaching the swing

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$48.00
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Static Line Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Static Line Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Static Line Static Line
Tim Fisher - Jalen Publishing

Here's a laid-back swing chart featuring great writing for younger jazz groups that sounds as hip as a much more advanced chart. Featuring lots of flexibility and optional parts, this chart

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$50.00
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Brother Benjamin Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Brother Benjamin Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Brother Benjamin Brother Benjamin
Doug Beach & George Shutack - Kendor Music Publishing
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Feature any melodic instrument with this Doug Beach and George Shutack swing composition at the very easy grade level. The infectious melody and the gospel-flavored harmonies combine to create a chart

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The Five Note Blues Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover The Five Note Blues Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
The Five Note Blues The Five Note Blues
Doug Beach & George Shutack - Kendor Music Publishing
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The blues form is essential to jazz, and this very easy swing chart is a perfect way to introduce developing players to this form. The melody consists of just five notes that may also be used as the

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Monk Lives Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Monk Lives Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Monk Lives Monk Lives
Doug Beach & George Shutack - Kendor Music Publishing
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This tribute to Thelonious Monk is a wonderful way to expose young players to one of the icons of jazz history. Blues-based changes and a swing style help to make this chart accessible to young

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Squares Be Gone Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Squares Be Gone Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Squares Be Gone Squares Be Gone
Les Sabina - Kendor Music Publishing

Squares Be Gone is a well-crafted original for developing jazz bands. This bright swing chart employs a tuneful melody and is playable by as few as 9 players and expandable to full big band

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EEasy
$48.00
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Catchin' the 'Trane Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Catchin' the 'Trane Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Catchin' the 'Trane Catchin' the 'Trane
Nicholas Fernandez - Magnolia Music Publications, LLC

This bluesy swing chart is fairly accessible and sounds great. It has been rearranged for big band from the small group flexible instrumentation chart by the same name. Chord symbols are written into all

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MEMedium Easy
$50.00
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South Street Shuffle Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover South Street Shuffle Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
South Street Shuffle South Street Shuffle (Flexible Instrumentation)
Bob Turner - Magnolia Music Publications, LLC
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This cool shuffle chart has many typical shuffle features including the high hat pattern for drums, the 1-6-5-6 pattern for bass, and the four measure lead-in to the solo section. It's also a great way to

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MEMedium Easy
$50.00
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Just Plain Cool Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Just Plain Cool Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Just Plain Cool Just Plain Cool (Flexible Instrumentation)
Bob Turner - Magnolia Music Publications, LLC
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There's nothing cooler than the cool jazz sound from the '50s, and this low-key, easygoing chart gives it to you! It features tenor sax with subtone solos a la Stan Getz written in each solo section.

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MEMedium Easy
$50.00
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Hotsy Totsy Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Hotsy Totsy Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Hotsy Totsy Hotsy Totsy (Flexible Instrumentation)
Bob Turner - Magnolia Music Publications, LLC
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"Hot Jazz" from the 30's! With a retro swing feel, this chart sounds like Benny Goodman has returned for another shot. You can almost hear Gene Krupa playing the drum part in the middle section. The solo

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MEMedium Easy
$50.00
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Knock Knock Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Knock Knock Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Knock Knock Knock Knock (Flexible Instrumentation)
Bob Turner - Magnolia Music Publications, LLC

Here's a hot swing chart that is relatively easy to play when considering the limited brass ranges. There are one or two "pecks" in the brass that can easily be played down an octave with younger

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MEMedium Easy
$50.00
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Swing Thing Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Swing Thing Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Swing Thing Swing Thing
Mike Story - Alfred Publishing Belwin Division
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This easy swinger by Mike Story is set at about 120 bpm. Everything is written out, including a tenor sax solo and a very cool shout chorus. The trumpet 1 range is to written D fourth line, and

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EEasy
$42.00
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Shout, Stomp, and Swing! Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Shout, Stomp, and Swing! Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Shout, Stomp, and Swing! Shout, Stomp, and Swing!
Les Sabina - Alfred Publishing Belwin Division
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Check out this swing chart played at around 160 bpm. The melody is handled initially by alto sax and trumpet 1, the solos for alto sax and trumpet are written, and the trumpet 1 range is to written E-flat

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EEasy
$42.00
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One for Daddy-O Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover One for Daddy-O Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
One for Daddy-O One for Daddy-O
Nat Adderley/arr. Vince Gassi - Alfred Publishing Belwin Division
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This great Nat Adderley composition is a swingin' chart at around 148 bpm with a sassy melody line, a written tenor sax solo, and easy brass ranges... all good! It sounds mature, yet it's easy to play

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EEasy
$42.00
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The Wayfaring Stranger Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover The Wayfaring Stranger Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
The Wayfaring Stranger The Wayfaring Stranger
arr. Mike Collins-Dowden - Alfred Publishing Belwin Division
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Here is a modern spin on this timeless tune with written solos for trombone 1 and alto sax 1, and a trumpet 1 range to written E top space. Set in a reggae-swing feel at 110 bpm, it

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$7.00
Fever Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Fever Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Fever Fever
Eddie Cooley/arr. Paul Murtha - Hal Leonard Corporation
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Recorded by Peggy Lee in 1958, this sultry swing tune went on to become her signature song and has remained a popular standard. Paul Murtha's version for young players definitely retains the "cool" factor

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Hip Monk Shuffle Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Hip Monk Shuffle Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Hip Monk Shuffle Hip Monk Shuffle
Doug Beach & George Shutack - Kendor Music Publishing
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The Hip Monk returns to spread the good word about all that conveys the essence of being hip. This time the news is delivered in the form of a catchy rock shuffle that's perfect for young musicians at the

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VEVery Easy
$45.00
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Blues in Hoss' Flat Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Blues in Hoss' Flat Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Blues in Hoss' Flat Blues in Hoss' Flat (Blues in Frankie's Flat)
Foster & Basie/arr. Rick Stitzel - Hal Leonard Corporation
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Here's a great way to introduce the music of Count Basie to your young players. Carefully scored for young groups, this medium swing chart composed by Frank Foster and Count Basie trades the melody between

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Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?
arr. John Berry - Hal Leonard Corporation

Here's a great vehicle for teaching your younger jazz ensemble how to swing. Originally a blues tune from 1919, this familiar song has become an often recorded jazz standard. John Berry's updated version

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Caldonia Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Caldonia Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Caldonia Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head So Hard?)
Fleecie Moore/arr. Rick Stitzel - Hal Leonard Corporation
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Made famous by Woody Herman's Thundering Herd, here is a fun chart from the early swing era. The saxes do most of the heavy lifting, supported by punches and backgrounds in the brass. Also featured are

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Rutabaga Ramble Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Rutabaga Ramble Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Rutabaga Ramble Rutabaga Ramble
Michael Sweeney - Hal Leonard Corporation
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From the opening finger snaps, bass groove, sultry sax line, and brass punches, your young jazz ensemble is in for a treat with Rutabaga Ramble! A silky smooth middle section provides contrast before... view details
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It's Only a Paper Moon Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover It's Only a Paper Moon Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
It's Only a Paper Moon It's Only a Paper Moon
Harold Arlen/arr. Michael Sweeney - Hal Leonard Corporation
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Featuring a relaxed swing style and solid scoring throughout, here's a terrific chart for young players. Trombones (finally) get the spotlight and the harmonies are not dumbed down! Short, written or... view details
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Feeling Good Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Feeling Good Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Feeling Good Feeling Good
Bricusse & Newley/arr. Rick Stitzel - Hal Leonard Corporation
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Rebounding in popularity after a recording by Michael Buble, this hit was originally from the Broadway musical "The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd." This bluesy arrangement requires no

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Full Swing Ahead! Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover Full Swing Ahead! Jazz Ensemble sheet music cover
Full Swing Ahead! Full Swing Ahead!
Larry Neeck - C L Barnhouse Company
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This hip, retro-swing chart cooks right from the start! Every section gets a chance at the spotlight in this great chart for teaching and performing the swing style. There's an optional open section for the... view details
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