Jazz Charts with Expanded Instrumentation

Written in the style of the classic film noir crime dramas of the '40s and '50s, this incredibly hip original chart is an excellent and fresh addition to the jazz ensemble repertoire. A cool, swinging

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

Here's a Benny Golson jazz standard played by all the greats. This swing chart is ideal for every young jazz band as played around 132 bpm. All the ingredients are here for young jazz success: easy

Neal Hefti penned this wonderful chart for the great Count Basie Band, and Roy Phillippe has made it accessible for younger players without losing the verve of the original.  This little swing chart

This Peter Blair chart on the Neal Hefti/Count Basie classic is a wonderful adaptation for younger jazz groups. It does its Basie thing with a light and cool swing feel, includes nice changes in

If you're looking for a great-sounding medium swing tune for younger players that features tutti rhythms, this is the perfect chart for you! Even though there are brief written or ad lib solos for

Follow the Leader is intended as a fun, up-tempo swing chart that introduces young musicians to stylistic elements echoing classic big band tunes such as Little Brown Jug (in the melodic

This straight-ahead blues has it all! From an easy swinging melody that gives way to cool counterpoint, it leads to solos that are open for all. All players have an opportunity to improvise on a

The Game Is Afoot is a straight-ahead swinger that will provide young jazz musicians with the experience of playing a composition built around modal music. Basic swing figures further enhance the

Game of Bones  is a driving jazz waltz played around 158 bpm with a haunting melody that stays with you. Expressly written for young jazzers, it includes a written tenor sax solo,

This catchy TV theme is a surefire winner at the easy grade level. It's a very accessible swing chart played at 120 bpm with no solos. The Trumpet 1 range is to written E-flat top space. Simple,

Many of Count Basie's greatest charts started with him playing the melody with his rhythm section. This wonderful George Shutack composition provides your pianist with that experience. Then the saxes take

Based on the chord changes to Milt Jackson's jazz standard Bags' Groove, this swinging blues original for beginning groups features fun, infectious rhythmic figures and dynamics which grow from a

This laid-back swing chart for young jazz bands is based on the chord changes to Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise, made famous by clarinetist/big band leader Artie Shaw. The solo section is

This bright swing original by veteran composer/arranger Carl Strommen is perfect for developing jazz groups. Appropriate for concert or festival performances, it features adequate rests for brass

Based on the chord changes to Bye, Bye Blackbird, this swinging chart is a workout for the entire ensemble. Written for young groups, it's a great chart to introduce swing figures with the

Here is a bright swing chart for young groups based on the chord changes to George Shearing's Lullaby of Birdland. The open solo section is written or improvised to feature any soloist,

Check out Mike Story's adaptation of this swingin' Big Phat Band hit! It's still hip, it still has all the Gordon Goodwin ingredients, yet it's very accessible. Suggested solos are included for alto, tenor,

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