You know this great Mancini standard, but check out how the chart goes back and forth from F to A-flat. The swing feel is around 148 bpm, the solos are written for trumpet 2 and alto, the lead trumpet hits
Featuring a laid back groove, this half-time rock chart starts with a burn in the rhythm section and then gives the band a chance to build the excitement. After an authoritative bridge, the energy drops
Gordon Goodwin wrote this funky chart at the medium grade level to showcase trumpet 1 and trombone 1. Everything is written out, including the melody duet, the solos, and the featured trades. The
Dynamo is pure excitement right off the top! Utilizing a half-time rock feel throughout with a Latin flavor at times, the melody is carried by a trumpet/trombone duo, then by the trumpet section.
This laid-back, down-home swing chart in 6/4 time is a tribute to the great Wes Montgomery. Instead of a solo section, it features a very cool soli by the entire sax section. In order, it features the
This classic George Gershwin song from the Great American Songbook has been recorded by many great artists from Fred and Adelle Astaire in 1926 to Tony Bennett and Diana Krall in 2018. This
With a distinct flavor of the group Weather Report, writer Kris Berg continues his successful string of chicken-related jazz ensemble titles with Feather Report. This one is definitely a superb
Written in the style of the classic film noir crime dramas of the '40s and '50s, this incredibly hip original chart is an excellent and fresh addition to the jazz ensemble repertoire. A cool, swinging
With the rhythm section laying down the groove, this soulful hit from the group Kool and the Gang oozes funky goodness! This chart stays true to the original, featuring tasty rhythm section parts mixed in
This chart is exciting jazz-rock...pure and simple! From the jazz-rock group Chase, it features the trumpet section and has written solos for tenor sax, trumpet and trombone. The lead trumpet
A creative and outstanding chart by Alan Baylock on the traditional spiritual. Beginning with claps and foot stomps, it builds throughout and features a written alto solo and a lead trumpet range to written
Alan Baylock has created a sonic landscape for the full ensemble and a tenor saxophone soloist from one of Charles Mingus' most lovely and soulful ballads. The tenor gets the spotlight with an elongated
This original swing chart is a solid, straight-ahead blues tune that swings from beginning to end! Got Swing is energetic, has an open solo section for some improvisation, and utilizes
Here's something you don't often find! If you want to play Gordon Goodwin charts but find they are a little too challenging, check this out! Composed and arranged by Gordon Goodwin specifically for middle