Cookie's Blues Kitchen

This medium up-tempo, straight-ahead swing chart is just right for intermediate-level ensembles. Saxes carry the melody most of the way, with punctuation from the brass. There are written or improvised solos for drums, tenor sax, and trombone, and a big ensemble section with plenty of room for drum fills. A "quiet" shout chorus then leads into a recap of the melody before it swings hard to the end.