Blues and Swing Jazz Ensemble Charts

This medium tempo standard by bebop composer Tadd Dameron is one of the most recorded tunes by jazz artists. With a 16-bar form and scored here for a 4-horn combo, this is a great addition to your

There are some jazz standards that just never seem to go out of style. Here's an exceptional arrangement for vocal soloist in a medium swing style. The chart features inventive accompaniment figures from

Using a comfortable moderate swing style, this masterful setting opens with the full ensemble, then gives way to solo space for tenor sax. A key change announces the entrance of the vocalist who takes us

Designed as a flashy showpiece that features every section of the band, this uptempo burner is the perfect opener! After the attention-getting intro the rhythm section starts things off then passes the

Originally recorded by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in 1960, this Wayne Shorter classic was written in honor of Lester Young and swings hard from beginning to end. This exciting chart opens with the

Not only was the late Ronnie Cuber an acclaimed saxophonist, he was also a skilled arranger. Here is his swingin' take on this Gerry Mulligan standard.

Add this great medium-swing classic from the Ellington catalog of standards to your file of standards! What a perfect addition to any combo library.

A true bebop classic from the 1940s, this Dizzy Gillespie standard has long been a favorite with artists of every era. Your jazz combo will have fun with this one!

Here's a great tune from the creative mind of Wayne Shorter, recorded in 1962 by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Arranged in a medium swing style, this chart features a nice variety of textures plus

This appealing jazz standard is a great way to feature your vocal soloist and liven up a concert. The style is medium swing, the key is F, and every section of the band gets a chance to shine.

This clever tune by George Gershwin has long been a favorite with jazz musicians. This upbeat swing setting is a true showcase for the entire ensemble, with inventive tutti ensemble passages interspersed

Using a sensuously slow Basie style, here is a distinctive setting of this Gershwin standard that features the entire ensemble. Lush brass scoring on the "A" theme is contrasted with the saxes on the

Although this was a pop hit back in the late 1960s, this familiar ballad lends itself nicely for jazz ensemble treated here as a jazz waltz. Scored to feature a solo trombone, alternate solo parts are

From his early "cool" period, this Miles Davis standard is arranged here in a contemporary setting featuring alto sax and flugelhorn on the melody. Solo space is provided for each, and a full-band soli

This John Lewis standard is flexibly arranged for four horns and rhythm section in this small-group chart. Set in a medium swing style, the chart includes background figures behind the soloists and ensemble

Based on Miles Davis' own recording of this up-tempo swinger, this arrangement features fun lines flexibly scored for four horns and rhythm section. With plenty of rich content for the horns, this is much

Scored for four horns with flexible instrumentation, plus rhythm section, here's the moderately paced swing classic from jazz master Wayne Shorter in a brilliantly inspired setting. More than just a head

Written by bebop composer Tadd Dameron as a tribute to Billy Holiday, this jazz standard belongs in every jazz musician's repertoire. With a short 16-bar form this tune is a great introduction into the

Here's a great-sounding chart for featuring a tenor sax and guitar duet, or just tenor sax. Utilizing a medium shuffle groove, this smooth chart features a dialog between a small group and the full

More than just a head chart, this classic jazz standard from the Duke Ellington Orchestra is flexibly scored here for four horns and rhythm section. It includes background figures behind the soloists and

Arranged here in a funky New Orleans style, the full ensemble takes the first statement after the piano introduction. The spotlight then moves between the saxes and the brass before a feature solo spot for

Featuring a churning swing style and a catchy riff-based melody, this well-crafted chart spins its way through every section of the ensemble. In the solo section, written samples are provided for tenor,

Although composed by Frank Loesser for the musical "Guys and Dolls," this tune became a jazz standard largely thanks to the recording by Miles Davis. Sammy Nestico shows that he's still the master of big

Featuring the magical Nestico touch, this medium swing arrangement of an iconic standard evolves from a relaxed 2-beat in the beginning, to a jazz waltz in the middle, and finally straight-ahead swing