Blues and Swing Jazz Ensemble Charts

As written for and recorded by the Buddy Rich Band, here's a medium-up swing chart that provides plenty of solo space for alto sax (a la Ernie Watts) and trumpet (a la Bobby Shew). It also

Buddy Rich's band recorded this Beatles tune, and it is one of Holman's best-known charts. Treated as a jazz waltz, full of excitement and energy, it features solos for alto sax and trombone. Lots of raw

This monster chart takes its cues from Sing Sing Sing and goes right over the top! Not many tunes can match the energy of that big band classic, but this one sure does. You'll know it from Gordon

This is probably Charles Mingus' best-known composition. Sy Johnson's updated chart is the authentic version from the CD by the Mingus Big Band "Blues and Politics."

Alfred Publishing is proud to present this important new series, Jazz at Lincoln Center Library. Each selection was selected by the Center's musical director, Wynton Marsalis, for Essentially Ellington: The

This is an awesome Mingus double-time swing chart in the original version as recorded on the Mingus Big Band 93 CD.  It kicks off with a hot bari sax intro, features some really tight licks, an

This is the authentic Nestico arrangement as recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra! Duke Ellington's famous chart just swings like crazy in any arrangement, but this one sets the standard. Featuring

As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on their Basie Big Band album, this easy swing excursion for proficient players has all the ingredients you'd expect from a classic Basie chart, tasteful piano

If you have the horses, let 'em run with this churnin', burnin' swing monster from Maynard's big band album Big Bop Nouveau. The chart really burns, but will sound just as hot with the tempo turned down a