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Young and developing jazz musicians can now study, learn, and perform with these flexible-instrumentation Christmas and holiday charts for small jazz groups arranged in various styles. At the easy to medium-easy grade levels, all arrangements are set in three-part scoring with flexible instrumentation provided for all three parts in each wind book. Alternate parts in every combination of transpositions and clefs let you build your ensemble from any combination of instruments. The solo sections are provided with changes, as are mini-clinics for each song with breakdowns of the spelled-out chord progressions and suggested scales to use throughout each solo. Twelve transcribed solos match the recordings note for note, and 12 suggested solos give younger players a starting point with themes taken from the recorded solos. The 49 downloadable play-along tracks provide every instrument an opportunity to sit in with the recorded band. Not only does this collection provide outstanding performance repertoire for small jazz groups, it's a wonderful teaching tool for playing jazz and creating solos! Titles: Deck the Halls; Good King Wenceslas; The Holly and the Ivy; Jingle Bells; Up on the Housetop and Auld Lang Syne. Very highly recommended!

Charting the Course Christmas Collection

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Alfred Music Publishing

What a great value! Twelve outstanding charts for beginning jazz ensemble by leading arrangers! A variety of styles are included from swing to rock. There's even a nice warm-up to get your students off to a great start. For flexibility, the charts are written for full band instrumentation, but work just fine with only nine players. Optional parts are available for flute, tuba, French horn and baritone T.C. Suggested solos are offered as well, and the conductor's book contains a full length recording of all the titles. Titles include: Loosen Up; One O'clock Jump; Li'l Darlin; El Gato Gordo; Pink Panther; Over the Rainbow; Rock This Town; Chattanooga Choo Choo; James Bond; Jazzy Merry Christmas; Peter Gunn and The Judge.

First Year Charts Collection for Jazz Ensemble

Alto Sax 1

Neil A. Kjos Music Company

This jazz ensemble collection includes ten very easy jazz charts in rock, Latin and swing styles, and when used with the optional parts is playable in a concert band setting. The flexible scoring will sound full, even with reduced instrumentation. Minimum instrumentation requirements are: alto saxophone 1 and 2; tenor saxophone; trumpet 1 and 2; trombone 1; piano; bass and drum set 1. Other highlights include: rhythm studies; unison solos requiring no improvisation; reproducible improvisation starters for those students ready to improvise; two drum set parts (traditional and simplified); two guitar parts (melody and chords), and the director score (includes a CD). Student Books include free downloads of full-length recordings of each chart; rhythm and solo study accompaniment grooves; and improvisation starter sheets. This highly versatile and flexible collection will encourage and support students in their first explorations of jazz style and performance, whether in a jazz ensemble or a concert band setting!

First Jazz Performance

Alto Sax 1/2 Edition

Hal Leonard Corporation

A super collection of 15 great charts from the widely used Easy Jazz Ensemble Series. All songs are arranged at the Easy level and include: All The Things You Are; Caravan; Chameleon; Fly Me To The Moon; The Girl From Ipanema; In The Mood; Milestones; A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square; Route 66; St. Louis Blues and more!

Easy Jazz Favorites

Here's a collection of 15 of the best arrangements and originals from the popular Discovery Jazz Series. Not only is this set a great value, but these are all top-notch charts at the very easy level. Perfect for young jazz groups! Contents include: At The Hop; Beauty And The Beast; Brain Sprain; Breezin'; Discover The Blues; Frosty The Snow Man; Gimme Some Lovin'; Hound Dog; Killer Joe; Kiss The Girl; Malaguena; Spinning Wheel; Tin Roof Blues; The Twist and Twist And Shout.

Discovery Jazz Favorites

Here is an indispensable collection of authentic-sounding arrangements of the greatest swing tunes ever written. A host of talented arrangers including Mark Taylor, Sammy Nestico, Paul Lavender, and Dave Barduhn have carefully adapted these selections for developing jazz groups. Titles include: American Patrol; April In Paris; Blue Skies; Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy; I'm Beginning To See The Light; In The Mood; It Don't Mean A Thing; Ja-Da; Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody; Leap Frog; Little Brown Jug; Satin Doll; Stompin' At The Savoy and Woodchopper's Ball.

Swing Classics for Jazz Ensemble

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From the acclaimed Essential Elements series for jazz ensemble, this is an economical collection of 15 complete arrangements in a variety of styles at the very easy and easy grade levels. As a bonus feature, each arrangement includes exercises for melody, rhythm and improvisation. Arranged for full jazz ensemble, these charts will sound full and complete with a minimum instrumentation of 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone and 3 rhythm. Books are also available for nontraditional jazz instruments. A valuable teaching tool in addition to filling your programming needs! Includes: All of Me; Ballad for a Blue Horn; Basin Street Blues; Blues for a New Day; Bubbert Goes Retro; Bubbert's Groove; Ja-Da; Mister Cool; On Broadway; Perfidia; Satin Doll; So What; Song for San Miguel; Sunday Afternoon and Take the "A" Train.

The Best of Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble

A tremendous value! Fifteen of the best arrangements from the popular Easy Jazz Ensemble Series are now available in a single collection, at an incredible price! Included in the collection are: Birdland; Born To Be Wild; Eli's Comin'; Here, There And Everywhere; How High The Moon; Malaguena; A Night In Tunisia; Peanut Vendor; Shake, Rattle And Roll; Stompin' At The Savoy; A String Of Pearls; Summertime; Take The "A" Train; Watch What Happens and Yardbird Suite.

Easy Jazz Classics

Twelve outstanding arrangements for the young jazz ensemble, including two brand new charts never before available, make this collection a real bargain. A variety of styles and tempos are represented, including swing, ballad, Latin, holiday, rock and the classic Take Five in 5/4 time. This collection of charts is written for full instrumentation of five saxophones, four trumpets, four trombones and four rhythm, but is designed to sound full and complete with reduced instrumentation of just twelve players: four saxes, five brass, piano, bass and drums. Optional parts are available for flute, clarinet, horn, baritone horn TC and tuba. Guitar chord frames are included to assist young guitarists. Solos are written out for improvised sections, and there is plenty of full-sounding ensemble playing. The conductor's book includes full-length CD recordings. Titles include: Take Five (Mike Lewis); Summertime (Calvin Custer); On Green Dolphin Street (Victor Lopez); Misty (Mike Lewis); Blues In the Night (Calvin Custer); Tastes Like Chicken (Kris Berg); Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Victor Lopez); Sax to the Max (Mike Lewis); Jumpin' at the Woodside (Paul Cook); Jungle Boogie (Victor Lopez); Burritos to Go (Victor Lopez) and Night and Day (David Pugh).

Young Jazz Ensemble Collection

Here is a marvelous collection of 15 outstanding arrangements at the easy grade level. From well-known jazz standards to rock classics, this is quality and variety at a great value! Perfect for young jazz  groups, the titles included are: All Blues; All of Me; Beyond the Sea; Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy; Freddie Freeloader; Green Onions; Hey Jude; In a Sentimental Mood; Kansas City; Respect; Saxes with Attitude; Sesame Street Theme; Sidewinder; Tuxedo Junction and 25 or 6 to 4.

The Best of Easy Jazz

Here is an economical collection of 15 complete arrangements in a variety of styles. Perfect for quickly building a library of great-sounding charts. Includes Ain't No Mountain High Enough; Baby, It's Cold Outside; Blue 'n' Moody; Blue Train; Come Fly with Me; Final Countdown; Green Onions; Hawaii Five-0 Theme; Livin' on a Prayer; Puttin' on the Ritz; Sesame Street Theme; Sway (Quien Sera); 25 or 6 to 4; What'd I Say and You've Got a Friend in Me.

Discovery Jazz Collection, Vol. 2

Fifteen proven winners from the acclaimed Discovery Jazz Series wrapped up in one collection! It's a terrific budget-stretcher and an economical source for varied, quality programming. Titles inlcude April in Paris; Blues Machine; Georgia on My Mind; Harlem Nocturne; I Heard It Through the Grapevine; It Don't Mean a Thing; Mission: Impossible Theme; Mood Indigo; Moten Swing; On Broadway; Rock Around the Clock; A String of Pearls; T.W.A. (Trumpets with Attitude); Tangerine and Tequila.

The Best of Discovery Jazz

Jazz Combo Plus is an innovative, performance-ready collection featuring six original charts for small jazz groups. Additional features include flexible instrumentation with three parts in each wind book, free online play-along tracks for every part, improvisation clinics, and transcribed solos. The demonstration solos are provided by amazing guest musicians and are transcribed in actual note-for-note versions as well as easier versions. Additional instructional content is provided in each book. This collection does more than provide interesting and solid performance repertoire for intermediate groups in a variety of styles, it also gives students and directors clear and substantial resources for learning and teaching all aspects of the jazz genre.

Jazz Combo Plus

Alfred Publishing Belwin Division

Singin' with the Jazz Combo offers a variety of ten great standards for solo vocalist with a nine or ten piece combo, ideal for the vocalist who needs arrangements for a small ensemble. The combo instrumentation is trumpet, alto sax, tenor sax, trombone, guitar, bass, drum set, and piano, with conductor cues for the horns. An optional baritone sax part adds additional color and texture. Superbly arranged by Dave Wolpe, the songs are in a variety of styles and tempos to provide flexibility in all musical settings. Songs include: At Last; Falling in Love with Love; A Foggy Day; Just in Time; Mack the Knife; Polka Dots and Moonbeams; Santa Claus is Coming to Town; Straighten Up and Fly Right; S'Wonderful and When I Fall in Love.

Singing with the Jazz Combo

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Over the years, jazz educators have come to recognize that Sammy Nestico not only arranges some of the best jazz charts around, but that his arrangements at the younger level are some of the most educationally sound charts you can find! This "top-drawer" collection contains 12 hot arrangements and originals at both the Easy and Medium-Easy levels, and will provide you with music for your ensemble for years to come. Songs include: First Wish; Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me; Good News!; Martinique; Satin Doll; 88 Basie Street; A Little Blues, Please; Just In Time; Odyssey; On the Sunny Side of the Street; St. Louis Blues; and Sugar Valley.

The Best of Sammy Nestico

Here are ten great jazz standards arranged for solo vocalist with a nine or ten piece combo accompaniment! These classics are superbly arranged by one of the finest writers in the business and they are ideal for a vocalist needing a smaller ensemble with four or five horns and rhythm section. There is an optional baritone sax part that adds additional color to the texture. The piano/conductor part also includes cues for the horns. The titles include: How High the Moon; I Get a Kick Out of You; I've Got You Under My Skin; Just Friends; My Funny Valentine; Night and Day; Something's Gotta Give; Summer Wind; They Can't Take That Away From Me and Too Close For Comfort. This collection belongs in every jazz library!

Jazz Standards for Vocalists with Combo Accompaniment

Here is an outstanding collection of jazz charts written by experienced educational arrangers and composers for the young jazz ensemble. The collection features a variety of styles and is arranged for full jazz band instrumentation, but will sound full and complete with a minimum instrumentation of four saxes, two trumpets, one trombone and three rhythm. In addition, optional parts are available for flute, clarinet, F horn, baritone T.C. and tuba. The conductor's book includes full-length CD recordings of all titles. Composed and arranged by some of the top writers in the field, this great collection includes: Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home; Birth of the Blues; Embraceable You; First Time Around; Gospel; Hot Chocolate; Jasmine Tea; Jingle Bell Rock; Poco Loco; Splanky; Sunday Morning and TMI.

Best of Belwin Jazz: First Year Charts Collection for Jazz Ensemble

Here is a stellar collection of 12 outstanding jazz ensemble arrangements for developing groups. Each chart is written by experienced educational jazz arrangers and composers in a variety of styles and tempos including swing, ballad, holiday, rock, pop and Latin. You do not want to be without this invaluable collection in your jazz library! The arrangements in this collection are written for full jazz ensemble instrumentation of five saxes, four trumpets, four trombones and four rhythm. It will also sound full and complete with reduced instrumentation of four saxes, three trumpets, two trombones and three rhythm. Optional additional parts are available for flute, clarinet, horn in F, baritone horn T.C./tenor sax, and tuba. The rhythm section parts offer suggestions for rhythms, piano chord voicings, and guitar chord frames. All arrangements include suggested solos. The conductor's book includes full-length CD recordings of all titles. Titles include: Cantaloupe Island; Sing, Sing, Sing; Moondance; My Funny Valentine; Count Bubba's Revenge; Sambaeando; Stompin' at the Savoy; Big Band Holiday; Grooved Pavement; Now What; Drummin' Man and Swingin' Shanty.

Best of Belwin Jazz: Young Jazz Ensemble Collection

As part of the Standard of Excellence series, you can rely on this fine collection of jazz combo charts to be educationally sound as well as musically rewarding! Throughout its history, jazz has been performed and recorded more often in a combo setting than in any other, and this collection gives any instrumental student the opportunity to participate in this exciting performance situation. Online audio access is available from the publisher's website. It's a valuable tool in taking the fear out of exposed playing and improvisation!

The Standard of Excellence Jazz Combo Session Alto and Baritone Sax Book with Online Audio

Flute Book & Online Media

Ten great standards are included in this flexible collection that will prove to be invaluable for combo gigs or students wanting to play for fun! A great feature of this collection is that it's scored for three or four horns plus rhythm section with the saxophone part playable by tenor or alto, or both. There's no problem if you don't have two saxes! Dave Wolpe's usual stellar arrangements will be most satisfying to players, dancers and audiences. Buy the Complete Set and save some money if you need all the parts! Songs include: Lulu's Back in Town; How High the Moon; Skylark; Prelude to a Kiss; Stompin' at the Savoy; Too Close for Comfort; You Stepped Out of a Dream; Stars Fell on Alabama; You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To and Alexander's Ragtime Band.

Belwin Jazz Combo Collection

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