This Oliver Nelson chart features alto saxophone and trumpet playing the melody. Lengthy solo sections with exciting backgrounds are featured for both those players. The band also has their turn to

Here's an up-tempo and intense Latin/swing chart to challenge your ensemble. Includes a tenor sax feature and an open solo section, a rhythm section interlude, a slower swing section near the end, and a

Piece for a small jazz band that tries to simulate the atmosphere of police films from the 70s and 80s. The title (free translation: "[call] 190, urgently!") refers to the emergency telephone number of the

Relaxed medium tempo jazz waltz. Features trumpet and tenor on the melody and solos along with plenty of swinging ensemble work.

One of the later and lesser-known entries in Thad Jones' expansive catalog, 61st & Rich' it was written as a tribute to the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra's original bassist, Richard Davis. It

Although it was originally intended to be a vehicle for trombonist Al Grey with the Count Basie Orchestra, the Hank Jones composition/Thad Jones arrangement of 'A-That's Freedom' (the "A" is pronounced

Here's the title tune from the incredible Gordon Goodwin album. This chart has a funky, sassy and contemporary groove, just like the title suggests! The solo space is for alto, tenor and bari sax and the

Ad Lib on Nippon was composed by Ellington and tenor sax/clarinetist Jimmy Hamilton after the band's 1964 visit to Japan. This movement consists of four sections: Fugi; Igoo; Nagoya and

This creative chart is a wild trek through multiple styles and energy levels. Part of the Metroplexity Big Band series, it's reminiscent of modern wind ensemble overtures. Adventures includes a

Afro-Bossa is a wonderfully strange and important piece of Ellingtonia because it is a great example of Ellington integrating the blues into his writing, as he did so often. The moods seamlessly

Afro-Dance is an improvisational chart with a modal bass groove. Conceptually difficult, it's scored for Bb, Eb, C and Bass Clef parts with Piano, Bass, and Drums.