Jazz Combo Charts

This breezy, up-tempo bossa nova or laid-back samba flows with great sax parts throughout. There is some great interplay between the melody and a slick countermelody and a solo for the alto sax. Then some

This is a great introduction to the inner workings of the jazz idiom. A simple melodic line is developed throughout this combo chart, allowing soloists to communicate with each other and their audience.

A long-stemmed rose may well come in handy for this cheeky tune. Warning: We Tango Tonight, with its sinewy melody, will stick with you long after you play it, and your audiences may request an

This small-group chart is based on the big-band chart Mambo over the Mountain, also by Rick Hirsch. The inspiration for this one is based on the great mambos of Spanish Harlem and includes a catchy

As recorded by Cannonball Musical Instruments, this is a brilliant Gordon Goodwin chart written for five saxes (SATTB), plus four rhythm instruments and percussion! This brisk samba at around

An exciting samba at around 200 bpm, Samba Cya is for small group instrumentation of tenor sax, trumpet, trombone, piano, bass, guitar, and drums, and the chart includes solo space for

As performed by Gordon Goodwin's Little Phat Band, the instrumentation is tenor sax, trumpet, trombone, piano, guitar, electric bass, and drums. A Latin groove with montuno patterns by the rhythm section,