The exciting and fun introduction moves to a big band swing with a roaring finish that will have your developing group sounding like pros! The open solo section (written or ad lib) can be played by any
Here's a swingin' jazz classic played around 156 bpm with written suggested solos provided for alto sax 1 and trumpet 2 with cues for piano and trumpet 1. The sax soli, drum fills, a few familiar quotes,
Remember this tune? Originally recorded by the group America, it's a simple, swing-feel chart that has a very memorable melody. Victor Lopez has done a super job arranging it for beginning jazz band. It has
Creatively set in the style of a New Orleans street beat, here is a new take on an old favorite! It's a perfect example of an early jazz tune that has stood the test of time and will add the element of fun
With great dynamics, sax solis, and a sweet shout chorus, this chart swings all by itself, and you'll really like the voicings! Set in a medium swing style at around 114 bpm, written
This big band standard made famous by Tommy Dorsey gets an updated treatment with a funky groove alternating with a swing feel at around 170 bpm. This is a clever and effective treatment of this
Here's a medium swinger on this iconic Cole Porter standard with an easygoing feel at about 132 bpm. Featuring great ensemble passages as well as written or improvised solos for tenor sax,
Written in the same form as Sinatra's Fly Me to the Moon, this one is a real toe-tapper with a classic swing feel! Instrumentation is for two trumpets, trombone, and three saxes plus guitar, bass,
Brimming with optimism, this chart pulls from gospel tradition in a bright and cheerful full-band setting. After a straight-eighth-note introduction builds to a huge plagal cadence, the band emerges in
A standard performed by all the jazz greats. This light swing chart arranged by Erik Morales has a mysterious yet exciting character as it changes grooves from swing to Afro-Cuban, then a faster swing.
You may think this very clever chart is all swing, but it begins as Latin then alternates with a swing feel. The tempo is bright at around 190-200 bpm with suggested solos for trumpet and tenor sax, a
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
This early jazz standard receives a unique treatment with its inclusion of a small Dixieland group within the ensemble: soprano sax or clarinet, trumpet, and trombone along with the rhythm
This Charlie Hill original is patterned after Bennie Moten's Moten Swing, which became a standard part of the Basie Band's book. It is also featured as the opening chart in Dick Dunscomb's jazz