Very young players will enjoy this collection of charts with easy rhythms and limited ranges designed especially for beginning jazzers. Including a variety of styles and tempos, this collection features varied instrumentation options from as few as 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, and piano, bass and drums, on up to full jazz band instrumentation of 5 saxes, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones and 4 rhythm. Other features include unison drills for warm-ups and preparatory training, and written solos with chord symbols for the entire section for solos, improvisation, or unison section features. The piano parts include complete chord symbols for harmonic analysis. A professionally recorded CD with full-version recordings of all 15 charts comes with the conductor score. Contents: And All That Jazz; Ballad for BJ; Billy Boy; Blues for BJ; Carli; Dimples; Greensleeves; Home Cookin'; Indigo Blue; Jazz Cat; Jazz Chaconne; Santa's Housetop Caper; Sneaky Pete; Swingle All the Way and Won't You Come Home, Bill Basie.

At a total of 468 pages, this set features 14 transcribed octet charts of west coast, "cool jazz" classics! It contains eight separate books, in one big binder, for Piano, Bass, Drums, Trombone, Trumpet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, and Baritone Sax transposed to their keys. The included tunes represent a glossary of iconic "cool school" favorites that every jazz player and audience will enjoy! Contents: Bernie's Tune (Supersax style arrangement of a classic Chet Baker/Gerry Mulligan recording); Boplicity (transcribed from the classic Miles Davis recording "Birth of the Cool"); Dance for Daddy (a wonderful Marty Paich arrangement as recorded by the Dave Pell Octet); Ellingtonesque (a gorgeous tribute to Duke from the pen of Lennie Niehaus); Java Junction (a quintessential cool jazz chart as recorded by the Dave Pell Octet); Mike's Peak (a swinging Shorty Rogers favorite from the Dave Pell Octet library); Rocker (transcribed from Miles' "Birth of the Cool"); Walkin' Shoes (one of Gerry Mulligan's most famous tunes); Westwood Walk (another happy, swinging Gerry Mulligan original); You're My Everything (Marty Paich's ebullient arrangement of the Harry Warren standard) and more! At a price that translates to $11.00 per chart, this set is perfect for better high school, university and professional groups!

These combo books provide a comprehensive method for starting a jazz ensemble in a variety of small group settings. Three-part arrangements in a variety of jazz styles with soli and solo sections create the feel of playing in a full jazz ensemble. First, second and third part books are available for an assortment of wind instruments, so all you have to do is make sure you have all three parts covered. Each book includes two CDs designed specifically for wind or rhythm section instruments: one for demonstration and one for practice and accompaniment for each instrument. Improvisation suggestions and playable chord changes make soloing possible for students having basic instrumental skills with the wind instrument books containing optional written solos that may also be used as improvisational studies. The rhythm section books focus on teaching players to interpret and perform jazz styles using lead sheets and lead sheet type arrangements. Complete guidelines in the rhythm books include skills necessary for players to function effectively in a rhythm section. This method/collection "sets the stage" for establishing and developing a jazz program. The eight tunes and the instruction provided prepare students for ensemble playing and improvisation, establishing a foundation in the fundamentals of both combo and jazz ensemble settings. Highly recommended!

Singin' with the Jazz Combo offers a variety of ten great standards for solo vocalist with a nine or ten piece combo, ideal for the vocalist who needs arrangements for a small ensemble. The combo instrumentation is trumpet, alto sax, tenor sax, trombone, guitar, bass, drum set, and piano, with conductor cues for the horns. An optional baritone sax part adds additional color and texture. Superbly arranged by Dave Wolpe, the songs are in a variety of styles and tempos to provide flexibility in all musical settings. Songs include: At Last; Falling in Love with Love; A Foggy Day; Just in Time; Mack the Knife; Polka Dots and Moonbeams; Santa Claus is Coming to Town; Straighten Up and Fly Right; S'Wonderful and When I Fall in Love.

Basic Library
As part of the Standard of Excellence series, you can rely on this fine collection of jazz combo charts to be educationally sound as well as musically rewarding! Throughout its history, jazz has been performed and recorded more often in a combo setting than in any other, and this collection gives any instrumental student the opportunity to participate in this exciting performance situation. There's even a CD included in each student book to help them nail the style. It's a valuable tool in taking the fear out of exposed playing and improvisation!

Here is an indispensable collection of authentic-sounding arrangements of the greatest swing tunes ever written. A host of talented arrangers including Mark Taylor, Sammy Nestico, Paul Lavender, and Dave Barduhn have carefully adapted these selections for younger groups. Titles include: American Patrol; April In Paris; Blue Skies; Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy; I'm Beginning To See The Light; In The Mood; It Don't Mean A Thing; Ja-Da; Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody; Leap Frog; Little Brown Jug; Satin Doll; Stompin' At The Savoy and Woodchopper's Ball.

This is a great set of combo books containing 10 "jump" and "swing" tunes that are perfect for almost any situation. Playable with any combination of horns plus rhythm section, these arrangements also work well with jazz ensembles that have instrumentation problems. The CD recording includes both full performance and play-along versions. These charts are easy enough to be performed by younger players but hot enough for advanced groups, especially when extended solos are added in. Songs include Swing Shot; Designated Swinger!; Bandland Boogie; Piano Power; Royal Garden Blues; Baby Drives A Fast Car; When The Saints Come Swingin' In; Johnson Rag; Buffle Off To Shuffalo and Put 'Em Up!

Twelve outstanding arrangements for the young jazz ensemble, including two brand new charts never before available, make this collection a real bargain. A variety of styles and tempos are represented, including swing, ballad, Latin, holiday, rock and the classic Take Five in 5/4 time. This collection of charts is written for full instrumentation of five saxophones, four trumpets, four trombones and four rhythm, but is designed to sound full and complete with reduced instrumentation of just twelve players: four saxes, five brass, piano, bass and drums. Optional parts are available for flute, clarinet, horn, baritone horn TC and tuba. Guitar chord frames are included to assist young guitarists. Solos are written out for improvised sections, and there is plenty of full-sounding ensemble playing. The conductor's book includes full-length CD recordings. Titles include: Take Five (Mike Lewis); Summertime (Calvin Custer); On Green Dolphin Street (Victor Lopez); Misty (Mike Lewis); Blues In the Night (Calvin Custer); Tastes Like Chicken (Kris Berg); Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Victor Lopez); Sax to the Max (Mike Lewis); Jumpin' at the Woodside (Paul Cook); Jungle Boogie (Victor Lopez); Burritos to Go (Victor Lopez) and Night and Day (David Pugh).