Jazz Ensemble with Tenor Sax Solo

Want a great chart to feature an accomplished tenor sax soloist?  Native Sons opens with extended tenor sax cadenzas, then the rhythm section sets the straight-eighth groove, as the

Bill Holman, well known for his solo features, originally arranged this iconic tenor saxophone feature, Out of Nowhere, for Bill Perkins and the Stan Kenton Orchestra in the mid 50s. Set as an

A lush jazz ballad solo feature for alto sax, tenor sax or trumpet/flugelhorn, Radiant Morning features a full-ensemble introduction leading into the beautiful and melodic solo. The sax

This Hoagy Carmichael standard from has remained a staple for jazz musicians for almost a century. With its haunting melody and lush chord progression, this ballad treatment of the tune features your tenor

The Sun Will Shine Today is a flexible solo feature at around 180 bpm with standard instrumentation plus optional horn in F parts. Originally scored for clarinet, it includes feature

A soulful, slow, bluesy, New Orleans-inspired swing chart, Sweet Magnolias features a solo tenor saxophonist. One of the more accessible charts from the Jeff Coffin catalog, it's great for a

This Jeff Coffin chart features a traditional blues form with a couple of odd time bars thrown in for good measure. It has a New Orleans second-line groove and can feature tenor saxophone or any number of

Tomorrow Is Always a Good Day is a sensational ballad feature for solo trombone or tenor saxophone. This lovely composition begins in a minor key, keeps building to a modulation to major, then

You can't help but smile when you play and hear Tonight, We Tango. At around 112 bpm, this tongue-in-cheek chart is tons of fun and has a melody that just won't go away, plus the groove is one that

A Gordon Goodwin vocal chart! In addition to the vocal part, there are optional solo feature parts for alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet or trombone for added flexibility. Gordon has conceived this with the solo

This chart kicks! It's a shuffle at around 166 bpm and is a feature for two tenor saxes. This is not a duel, but a vehicle to showcase both tenor players. Sample tenor solos are provided, the

This chart gets its title from the "Weebles wobble, but they don't fall down" toys from the '70s. The rhythm section is in one time signature while the horns are in another, and they all come together in a