Jazz Ensemble
Grade 1 &
1.5
Easy Rider - Carl Strommen. (Warner Bros.) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) This title is a swing chart in the key of F. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 120 beats per minute. There are some repeated sections. The trumpet has a written solo with no chord changes given. This chart is written for full instrumentation, but is playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone and 3 rhythms. Optional flute, tuba, horn and treble clef baritone parts are provided.
Right Back At ‘Ya - Tom Davis. (Warner Bros.) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) Right Back At ‘Ya is a medium swing in the key of B-flat. It is written in common time. The alto saxophone has an extended written solo, but also has chord changes. There are some repeated sections and a D.S. al Coda. This chart is written for full instrumentation, but is playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone and 3 rhythm. Optional parts for flute, tuba, horn and treble clef baritone are provided.
Silent Night - Arr. Charles Sayre. (Warner Bros.) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) This is arranged in bossa nova style in the key of B-flat. The key does change to E-flat, but returns to B-flat. There are some accidentals. The meter is 4/4. This chart is written for full instrumentation, but is playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, and 3 rhythm. Optional flute, tuba, horn and treble clef baritone parts are provided.
Swing Street - Carl Strommen. (Warner Bros.) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) This chart opens with a piano solo in the key of F. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 132 beats per minute. The trumpet also has a 14 measure written solo which may also be improvised with the chord changes given. There are some repeated sections. This title comes with complete instrumentation, but is playable with 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone and 3 rhythm. Optional flute, tuba, horn, and treble clef baritone parts are provided.
Grade 2 & 2.5
Flying Fish - Gregory Yasinitsky. (Kendor Music) ($40.00) (Grade 2.5) (Time 3:55) Flying Fish is a Latin chart in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 144 beats per minute. There is no key signature. The accidentals are written throughout this chart. There are some repeated sections. The second trumpet has a 16 measure written solo which may be play "ad lib" with the chord changes provided. This chart is scored for 5 saxes, 8 brass and rhythm, but is playable with as little as 3 saxes, 3 brass and rhythm.
Additional parts for flute, horn (substitute for 1st trombone), treble clef baritone (substitute for 1st trombone), and tuba are provided.
Rock The World - Victor Lopez. (Warner Bros.) ($35.00) (Grade 2) Rock The World is written for full jazz band instrumentation with optional flute, tuba, horn and treble clef baritone parts. It is also playable with a reduced instrumentation of 3 saxes, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone and 3 rhythm. It is in the key of B-flat in 4/4 meter. It is a rock chart with the quarter note equal to 132 beats. The also saxophone has a written solo, or it can be improvised with only chord changes given. This solo is cued in the flute and trumpet parts. There is also a trumpet solo which is cued in the alto saxophone part.
Somebody Loves Me - Music by George Gershwin, words by B.G. DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald / Mike Carubia. (Warner Bros.) ($50.00) (Grade 2) Somebody Loves Me is a vocal quartet, (SATB), optional (SSAA) or optional vocal solo with jazz band accompaniment. It is in the key of E-flat in 4/4 meter. There are some accidentals and some repeated sections. The vocal range is from B-flat below the staff to fourth line D-flat.
Star Wars (Main Title) - John Williams / Carl Strommen. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 2) This chart opens in the key of E-flat in 4/4 meter. The key changes to F. The quarter note is equal to 144 beats per minute. The piano opens with two measures of "comping". The tenor saxophone has a written solo with chord changes also given. The trumpet range is to a G at the top of the staff. This chart is written with full instrumentation, but is playable with 4 saxes, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones and 3 rhythm. Optional flute, tuba, horn and treble clef baritone parts are provided.
Summertime - Words and music by George and Ira Gershwin, Du Bose, and Dorothy Heyward / Calvin Custer. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 2.5) Summertime is from "Porgy and Bess". It is a moderate swing in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 100 beats. It is in the key of F, and there are some accidentals. The tenor saxophone has a 17 measure written solo with chord changes provided for improvisation. Optional flute, horn in F, tuba and treble clef baritone parts are provided. This chart is playable with 4 saxes, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones and 3 rhythm. The trumpet part may also be doubled with clarinets.
Sweet Georgia Brown - Words and music by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey / Charles Sayre. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 2.5) This arrangement is in the key of F in common time. There are some accidentals throughout. The quarter note is equal to 160 to 176 beats per minute. There are two written piano solos with chord changes given. This title is written with full instrumentation, but is playable with 4 saxes, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, and 3 rhythm. Optional flute, tuba, horn and treble clef baritone parts are provided.
Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me) - Lyrics by Johnny Mercer, music by Harold Arlen / Al Yankee. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 3.5) Blues In The Night is in the key of B-flat. The key changes to E-flat. The meter signature is 4/4. There are many triplet patterns throughout. The tenor saxophone has a solo with only chord changes given.
Bossa De Kool - Willie Thomas. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 3) Bossa De Kool is correlated to Jazz Anyone...? Method Series. It is in the key of B-flat in 4/4 meter. There are repeated sections and a D.S. al Coda. An open solo section with only chord changes given is also provided. Included with this chart are study sheets for C, B-flat, E-flat and Bass Clef instruments. These study sheets will help students develop improvisational skills by studying scales and riffs in the key of the chart.
Cappuccino Freeway - Matt Harris. (Kendor) ($52.00) (Grade 3.5) (Time 5:00) Cappuccino Freeway is a samba in the key of E-flat. It is in cut-time with the half note equal to 104 to 108 beats per minute. It opens with a 4 bar repeated drum introduction. There is an open solo section with scales and chord changes given. This chart is in the Konvertible Series from Kendor. It is scored for 5 saxes, 8 brass and rhythm, but is playable with 3 saxes, 3 brass and rhythm.
Change The World - Words and music by Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy and Wayne Kirkpatrick / Al Yankee. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 3) Change The World starts in the key of F in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 76 to 84 beats per minute. It is an "easy Latin feel". There are some accidentals and some repeated sections. Rhythmically, there are many dotted eighth/sixteenth note patterns as well as some four sixteenth note runs in the saxes and the trumpets. The key changes to E-flat. There are optional parts for flute, 2 horn parts, tuba and treble clef baritone provided. The trumpet part also doubles a clarinet part. This chart is playable with 4 saxes, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones and 3 rhythm.
Children of Sanchez - Chuck Mangione / Dave Wolpe. (Warner Bros.) ($45.00) (Grade 3.5) Children of Sanchez is in the key of F in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 108 beats per minute. The alto and tenor saxophones play in unison often. The first two trumpet and third and fourth trumpet parts also are in unison often. The trumpet range is to a B above the staff. The trombones likewise are in unison often. The second trumpet has an improvised solo with only chord changes given. There are optional parts for flute, horn in F and treble clef baritone provided.
Cool Joe, Mean Joe (Killer Joe) - Quincy Jones and Benny Golson / Jack Cooper. (Warner Bros.) ($45.00) (Grade 3) This is a shuffle in the key of A-flat. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 110 to 125 beats per minute. Solos are written for the first tenor saxophone and the second trumpet. These solos may also be improvised using the chord changes given. There are many accidentals throughout. Rhythmically, there are many eighth note triplets as well as quarter note triplet patterns. This chart has optional flute, horn in F and treble clef baritone parts included.
Cute - Neal Hefti / Calvin Custer. (Warner Bros.) ($45.00) (Grade 3) Cute is a drum feature in common time in the key of C. The quarter note is equal to 192 beats per minute in a "fast swing". There are many accidentals throughout. The first tenor saxophone has a written solo or it may be improvised with the chord changes provided. There are some repeated sections as well as a D.S. al coda. Optional flute, horn in F and treble clef baritone parts are provided.
Days Of Wine And Roses - Lyrics by Johnny Mercer, music by Henry Mancini / Mike Lewis. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 3.5) Days Of Wine And Roses is a swing chart in common time in the key of F. The quarter note is equal to 140 beats per minute. The tenor saxophone has an "ad lib" solo with only chord changes given. The key changes to A-flat and then to G. There is much unison within the trumpet and trombone sections. The range for the trumpet is to a D above the staff. The trombone range is the a C an octave above middle C.
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore - Music by Duke Ellington, lyrics by Bob Russell / Dave Wolpe. (Warner Bros.) ($45.00) (Grade 3.5) This arrangement is a vocal solo with an optional tenor saxophone solo as a substitute for the vocal solo. This title is in the key of F. The meter signature is common time and the quarter note is equal to 112 beats per minute. The vocal range is from an F below the staff to third space C. The first tenor saxophone has a short "ad lib" solo. The trumpet range is to an E-flat an octave above the staff, but the part is divisi with a high C-sharp.
Just You, Just Me - Music by Jesse Greer, lyrics by Raymond Klages / Tom Davis. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 3.5) Just You, Just Me is in the key of E-flat. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 186 beats per minute. The first alto and first tenor saxophones have "ad lib" solos with only chord changes given. There are some repeated sections. The trumpet range is to a high C above the staff.
Last Call - Doug Beach and George Shutack. (Kendor) ($47.00) (Grade 3.5) (Time 4:45) Last Call is a Latin swing. It is in the key of A-flat in cut-time with the half note equal to 116 beats per minute. There is much unison in the saxes and in the trumpets. An open section is provided for solos with only chord changes given. The style for the solos changes to a swing style. After the solo break, the style changes to Latin once again.
Moondance - Music and words by Van Morrison / Roy Phillippe. (Warner Bros.) ($45.00) (Grade 3.5) Moondance is in the key of C. The meter signature is common time with the quarter note equal to 126 beats per minute. The 4th trumpet, 1st trombone, and 1st alto saxophone have written solos with the option to improvise using the given chord changes. The trumpet range is to a high C above the staff.
A Rare Connection - Bill Cunliffe. (Kendor) ($32.00) (Grade 3) (4:35) This chart is a ballad in 4/4 meter in the key of E-flat. The quarter note is equal to 60 beats per minute. The trumpet is featured, suggesting that a flugelhorn be used. Although the background is not too difficult, the solo line is more challenging. The trumpet range is to a high C above the staff. The solos are written, but also may be improvised with chord changes given.
Rock Bottom - Willie Thomas. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 3) Rock Bottom is correlated to Jazz Anyone...? Method Series. It is in the key of F in 4/4 meter. There are repeated sections. There are opportunities for solos though open solo sections with only chord changes given. Included with this chart are study sheets for C, B-flat, E-flat and Bass Clef instruments. These study sheets will help students develop improvisational skills by studying scales and riffs in the key of the chart.
Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town - Words by J. Fred Coots and music by Haven Gillespie / Calvin Custer. (Warner Bros.) ($45.00) (Grade 3) This chart is in "rock" style in the key of E-flat. The meter signature is common time with the quarter note equal to 144 beats per minute. There are some repeated sections. The first alto saxophone and the first tenor saxophone have written solos which may also be improvised with the chords changes given. There are many accidentals throughout. This chart has optional flute, horn in F and treble clef baritone parts included.
Splanky - Neal Hefty / Calvin Custer. (Warner Bros.) ($45.00) (Grade 3) Splanky is an "easy swing" in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 112 to 116 beats per minute. It is in the key of C, but there are many accidentals throughout. The first tenor saxophone and the first trombone have written solos with chord changes provided for improvised solos. The piano also has a 14 measure solo. There are some repeated sections. The trumpet range is to a G at the top of the staff. Optional parts for flute, horn in F and treble clef baritone have been provided.
Stompin’ At The Savoy - Music by Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson, lyrics by Andy Razaf / Arr. Roy Phillippe. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 3) Stompin’ At The Savoy is a swing chart in the key of F. The key changes to B-flat. The meter signature is cut-time with the quarter note equal to 144 beats per minute. The first alto saxophone and the second trumpet have written solos, but they may be improvised with the chord changes given. The trumpet range is to an A above the staff.
Struttin’ On Down - Willie Thomas. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 3) Struttin’ On Down is correlated to Jazz Anyone...? Method Series. It is a blues march in 4/4 meter in the key of F. There are some repeated sections and also open solo sections with only chord changes. Included with this chart are study sheets for C, B-flat, E-flat and Bass Clef instruments. These study sheets will help students develop improvisational skills by studying scales and riffs in the key of the chart.
Take Five - Paul Desmond / Mike Lewis. (Warner Bros.) ($35.00) (Grade 3) Take Five is in 5/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 154 beats per minute. This chart opens in the key of E-flat but changes to F with many accidentals throughout. There are many dotted eighth/sixteenth note patterns as well as some three sixteenth note triplets followed by an eighth note. The first tenor saxophone has a written solo which may be improvised with the chord changes given. Optional first and second horn in F, flute, tuba, and treble clef baritone parts are provided. This chart is playable with 4 saxes, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones and 3 rhythm.
Traces - Words and music by Buddy Duie, James Cobb, and Emory Gordy / Dave Wolpe. (Warner Bros.) ($45.00) (Grade 3.5) Traces is a trombone feature. It starts in the key of G with the meter signature of 4/4. The quarter note is equal to 96 beats per minute. The trombone range is to a C an octave above middle C, but the part is divisi. There is a 16 measure written solo which may be improvised using the chord changes given. The key changes to A-flat. This chart has optional flute, horn in F and treble clef baritone parts included.
Your Mama Don’t Dance - Words and music by Jim Messina and Kenny Loggins / Dave Wolpe. (Warner Bros.) ($45.00) (Grade 3) Your Mama Don’t Dance is a medium shuffle in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 132 beats per minute. The key is F. There are many dotted eighth/sixteenth note patters. The saxophones are unison much of the time. The first tenor saxophone has a written solo with chord changes given. The trumpet range is to an A above the staff, but it is divisi. Optional flute, horn in F and treble clef baritone parts are provided.
Jazz Combo
The Agin’ Cajun - Frank Mantooth. (Kendor) ($18.00) (Grade 4.5) The Agin’ Cajun is a samba. It is in the key of C in 4/4 meter but the half note is equal to 104 beats per minute. There is an open section for solos with only chord symbols given.
When The Saints Go Marching In - Arr. Dave Wolpe. (Warner Bros.) ($25.00) (Grade 3) This arrangement is in the key of F in cut-time. The quarter note is equal to 152 beats per minute. The following alternate parts are provided: a trumpet part II is provided for the alto saxophone, a trombone III is a substitute for the tenor saxophone and a tenor saxophone IV is a substitute for the trombone. An optional baritone saxophone part V is also provided.
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