Jazz Charts with Expanded Instrumentation

This swinging chart is a great vehicle for a tenor sax soloist with jazz band. The solo part ranges from written melody to a written jazz solo, all very accessible, and it especially swings when the

Copper Bell Memories is a moving solo feature for tenor saxophone. The contemporary harmonies provide a contrast to the rest of any program. The orchestration builds to a soaring, breathtaking

Alan Baylock has created a sonic landscape for the full ensemble and a tenor saxophone soloist from one of Charles Mingus' most lovely and soulful ballads. The tenor gets the spotlight with an elongated

Here's a very clever arrangement of this holiday gem! It's a drum set on brushes feature at around 172 bpm in the style of Hefti's Cute with a written or ad lib trumpet 2 solo. There's

Fast, lively and exciting, this original is truly reminiscent of Louie Prima's classic Sing, Sing, Sing made famous by Benny Goodman and the great Gene Krupa. It roars right out of the gate

Heavy metal for big band! Guitar is the featured solo instrument in this very cool chart, so if you, the band and your drummer dig a rock vehicle to wake everyone up, this is it. The lead trumpet range is

This medium swing trumpet solo feature contains tons of jazz substance! Arranger Dave Rivello captures the distinctive Miles Davis-Harmon Mute sound in this outstanding chart that features both the band and