A playful chart in a Basie swing style, Aardvark Stomp is easy and fun to play and a great way to assist young jazz musicians in developing ensemble and sectional playing skills. There's

Alexander's Ragtime Band is one of Irving Berlin's earliest creations; it has stood the test of time and can still be heard in music venues throughout the world. Peter Blair has created a

Here's a very useful arrangement that will fill the need when your jazz band is requested to play something patriotic. Featuring a variety of tempos and styles, this chart includes five American

This tune is written in the classic Basie swing style with a focus on staying easy for developing groups. Despite limited ranges and limited orchestration, this chart still brings a catchy melody to hook

This chart is a strong addition to the young jazz ensemble repertoire and includes a solo improvisation guide that will help beginning improvisers develop their creative skills and build an

Charlie Hill's original swinger at around 126 bpm is a straight-ahead blues chart with a catchy melody in the saxes that stays with you. There are no solos, just swinging sectionals and ensemble

This straight-ahead swing chart, played at 155-170 bpm, drives from its opening bar. The features include a sax section soli, full ensemble passages highlighting the strengths of developing bands, and

Cruisin' is a cool, laid-back swinger set at about 120 bpm that opens with a rhythm section introduction and then features a written or ad-lib alto sax solo. Designed

With an easy swing feel, this straight-ahead swing chart actively features both the trumpet and trombone sections with the saxes providing support over a steady rhythmic groove. The trumpets have the melody

Here's a  Basie-style swinger that opens with a laid-back piano introduction followed by a sax soli at a moderate tempo. The saxes continue joined by the brass with effective punches and backgrounds.

While the title's a play on "nooks and crannies," there is a strong and original swing chart here. This laid-back and relaxed chart is in a minor key, giving it a vampy feel and style at a

Here's a moderate Miles Davis-style chart played at a 100 bpm groove. A small group of trumpet, alto sax, and tenor sax establishes the melody off the top with written or improvised solo

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

Opening with the trumpets in cup mutes accompanied by the saxes and trombones, this effective swinger evolves with every section of the ensemble getting their chance at the melody. Suggested or improvised

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

This chart brings a straight-ahead half-time swing feel that has the perfect groove throughout! The middle section is perfect for solo opportunities through the ensemble.

If you're looking for a funky "in-your-face" shuffle, this chart fits the bill! Based on a 16-bar blues variation, it features a down 'n dirty loose shuffle feel, active ensemble passages and an open solo

It's the Gospel is a driving gospel-style swing chart that is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Played at around 160 bpm, it includes ad-lib solos for tenor sax, trumpet and trombone and features

Bob Carleton's Ja-Da is one of America's great jazz standards. Here, Jim Mahaffey has set it in a moderate Basie groove at about 76-90 bpm with optional flugelhorn sections that provide a

This early jazz standard receives a unique treatment with its inclusion of a small Dixieland group within the ensemble: soprano sax or clarinet, trumpet, and trombone along with the rhythm

This Charlie Hill original is patterned after Bennie Moten's Moten Swing, which became a standard part of the Basie Band's book. It is also featured as the opening chart in Dick Dunscomb's jazz

Last Train to Paradise is a hard-driving swing chart that features the full sax section throughout, with a written or improvised trumpet solo in its midst followed by an ad lib solo by tenor sax. A

Very accessible, this laid-back jazz waltz played at around 120 bpm includes solos for trumpet and tenor sax, nicely syncopated rhythmic figures, and satisfying melodic lines. For expanded

This moderate swinger set in a minor key opens with trombones and then features a small group of alto, tenor, trumpet and trombone before opening up to the full ensemble. With the tempo set at around