Jazz Charts with Expanded Instrumentation

A standard that really hits the mark! It begins with a bass solo and a trio of winds takes the head. The lead trumpet range to written B above the staff, and there is solo space for tenor with a sample solo

A real jazz classic, this chart kicks! The features include a medium swing style, a written or improvised solo for tenor sax, meaningful ensemble passages, exceptional soli lines, superb phrases, and 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

As the title suggests, this is a swinger with hints of classic Gene Krupa drum patterns. The tempo is around 200 bpm, there's lots of action for the trombones, written or ad lib solos for

This swinging chart is a great vehicle for a tenor sax soloist with jazz band. The solo part ranges from written melody to a written jazz solo, all very accessible, and it especially swings when the

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

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

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

Here's a swingin' jazz classic played around 156 bpm with written suggested solos provided for alto sax 1 and trumpet 2 with cues for piano and trumpet 1. The sax soli, drum fills, a few familiar quotes,

With great dynamics, sax solis, and a sweet shout chorus, this chart swings all by itself, and you'll really like the voicings! Set in a medium swing style at around 114 bpm, written

Here's a medium swinger on this iconic Cole Porter standard with an easygoing feel at about 132 bpm. Featuring great ensemble passages as well as written or improvised solos for tenor sax,

You may think this very clever chart is all swing, but it begins as Latin then alternates with a swing feel. The tempo is bright at around 190-200 bpm with suggested solos for trumpet and tenor sax, 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

If you know the music of the brilliant composer Billy Strayhorn, you will love this chart! It's an outstanding arrangement with a clever melody that seriously swings all the way. There are written

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