SKU: CL.031-0321-01
Here’s a light-hearted and relaxed laid-back swing chart that will quickly become one of your favorites. Solid ensemble lines with a short written piano solo.
SKU: CL.031-2708-00
A tasty little swing tune for younger bands! Includes a written piano solo and separate soli sections for saxes, trumpets, and trombones. An excellent chart to teach your students classic swing style figures and concepts. Ken Harris is a master at writing easy charts that sound great and this one is one of his nicest! A real winner!
SKU: CL.031-0397-00
A tasty little swing tune for younger bands! Includes a written piano solo and separate soli sections for saxes, trumpets, and trombones. An excellent chart to teach your students classic swing style figures and concepts.
SKU: HL.7014171
UPC: 196288174424. 9.0x12.0x0.257 inches.
This standard by Horace Silver features a distinctive bass line groove and a laid back Latin style. Expertly adapted for this easy level, here is a great way to introduce the music of this jazz master to your students.
SKU: AP.50896S
ISBN 9781470668525. UPC: 038081587394. English.
The concert band can venture into the jazz idiom with Jazz Venture by Steve Hodges. This energetic, fun piece has a solid bass line and well-defined articulations that enhance the jazz experience. Featured soloists have the opportunity to showcase their creativity. An excellent jazz addition to the concert band library! (2:30) The PerformancePlus+ series is an innovative addition to the ever-expanding MakeMusic Cloud interactive library. These engaging selections are presented with educational resources designed to enrich the rehearsal process and create outstanding performances. Including:
Available in print and digital formats.
SKU: AP.50896
ISBN 9781470668518. UPC: 038081587387. English.
SKU: LO.60-1026H
UPC: 000308055115.
WOW! Clever interplay between sections of the band, quartal harmony and dramatic contrasts make this chart a breath of fish air at this grade level Included are two solo sections that provide opportunities for any player. The distinctive solo changes will make it easier for your students to improvise with confidence, and they'll be sure to come back for more. Zach Attack was written for the great jazz ensemble at Northport (NY) Middle School where Chris Zacher is the director.
SKU: LO.60-1145H
UPC: 000308065657.
The Jamey Aebersold Jazz Ensemble Collection (Volume 1) is a set of eight full arrangements that correlate with selected tracks from Jamey's play along Volumes #1 (Learning To Play Jazz), #2 (Nothin' But Blues) and #88 (Millennium Blues), Peter Blair has done all the arrangements and retained the exact form and solo structure as Jamey's recordings, so your students will be able to practice all the solos from these charts using Jamey's play along tracks! The eight pieces in the collection are in contrasting styles including modal blues, Latin grooves, 3/4 minor blues and more! The Conductor's Score includes a CD with full recordings of all the charts and the rhythm section parts are fully notated.
SKU: LO.60-1076H
UPC: 000308059205.
Fred has a knack for creating interesting music that sounds totally fresh and is easy to play. This unique bossa nova uses inverted pedal point to provide the ideal tuning pitches for each section of the band...including bass and guitar! The beauty of the chart is that your group will be playing ôcool sounding music while they're tuning. Perfect Pitch is also an ideal concert opener for a young jazz group-they'll be able to play with confidence from the first measure.
SKU: LO.60-1140H
UPC: 000308065572.
The Jamey Aebersold Jazz Ensemble Collection (Volume 1) is a set of eight full arrangements that correlate with selected tracks from Jamey's play along Volumes #1 (Learning To Play Jazz),#2 (Nothin' But Blues) and #88 (Millennium Blues). Peter Blair has done all the arrangements and retained the exact form and solo structure as Jamey's recordings, so your students will be able to practice all the solos from these charts using Jamey' play along tracks! The eight pieces in the collection are in contrasting styles, including modal blues, Latin grooves, 3/4 minor blues and more! The Conductor's Score includes a CD with full recordings of all the charts and the rhythm section parts are fully notated.
SKU: LO.J1048
UPC: 000308094756.
A fun arrangement of this Sonny Rollins swing tune! There are no solos, just a lot of great ensemble playing.
SKU: LO.J1067S
UPC: 000308095036.
SKU: LO.J1087S
UPC: 000308095425.
SKU: LO.J1082
UPC: 000308095319.
A fun, well-written shuffle tune that your band can groove on.
SKU: LO.J1083
UPC: 000308095333.
This is a hot salsa original that cooks the whole way through!
SKU: LO.60-1128H
UPC: 000308066579.
Here's a straight-ahead chart reminiscent of Miles Davis' modal playing and writing during the late 1950s. It takes the typical AABA form and compresses it, so the band won't be stranded on one chord for 16 to 24 measures. This, along with the focus on ensemble playing and the excellent suggestions in the IDEAS FOR IMPROV section of the score, makes Play It Cool an excellent vehicle to introduce this important style to your young ensemble. By the way, it does sound cool too!
SKU: LO.60-1074H
UPC: 000308059199.
This exquisite composition is an ideal choice if you need a soft, yet intense down tune. Using interweaving lines and some dissonant harmony, Russ Michaels has crafted a piece that will really set your band apart. Beyond the Shadows requires no improvisation, but there is an optional section that you could open up to feature a soloist.
SKU: LO.60-1025H
UPC: 000308076424.
Here's a well-crafted latin-rock composition that has received high marks from the middle school jazz ensembles that have performed the manuscriptö version. Lots of ensemble writing, an ostinato bass line and straightforward rhythms help make this chart easy to put together with a minimum of rehearsal time. Designed for concert or festival use, this is an excellent complement to a blues/swing chart or a ballad.
SKU: LO.60-1290H
UPC: 000308104752.
Your band will love the jazz-rock groove of this new piece! As jazz spread north in the '30s and '40s from New Orleans, Kansas City became a major jazz hub, and this composition reflects the high energy and excitement of those times in a contemporary style. Driving rhythms and punchy ensemble riffs will make this one an audience favorite! The suggested minimum required instrumentation for the music in this series is 2 alto saxophones, 1 tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, piano, bass and drums. Parts are included for standard instrumentation (5/4/4/4) and all charts include a CD with a full version and a solo practice track.
SKU: LO.60-1291H
UPC: 000308104769.
SKU: LO.60-1346H
ISBN 9780893287917.
Yes, it's time for our friends from Hogwarts and all the regular people to get together again! This new chart from Robert Woods is filled with fun licks, neat chords and a swinging groove. The focus is on the ensemble throughout and includes a clever chorus of the winds at mezzo piano for some nice dynamic contrast. There is a 12-measure solo written for trumpet that may be expanded for more solos.
SKU: LO.60-1196H
UPC: 000308071900.
Your band will love the gritty harmony and pulsating rhythms in this driving rock chart. The ostinato bass line and rock-solid drum part will help your rhythm section play with confidence. This one will raise the roof!
SKU: LO.60-1194H
UPC: 000308071887.
A beautiful jazz chorale sets the stage for this straight-ahead chart. As you might guess from the title, the main part of this tune and the solo section are based on the two minor chords that Coltrane used in his classic modal composition Impressions. The 32-bar AABA structure of the original has been compressed to 16 bars to make it easier for younger players.
SKU: LO.60-1211H
UPC: 000308091564.
The joyous theme of this composition is a traditional chant of the Bambuti tribe from the Ituri rainforest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The unique 3/4 groove of this piece coupled with the call and response exchanged between the drums and the rest of the band is sure to captivate your students and the rest of the band is sure to captivate your students.(Includes an optional vibes part).
SKU: LO.60-1075H
UPC: 000308076677.
SKU: LO.60-1247H
UPC: 000308093582.
Here's a fresh and interesting treatment of a Dixieland favorite. It's melodic enough to be a great crowd-pleaser at a home concert yet hip enough to use for a festival performance.
SKU: LO.60-1144H
UPC: 000308065619.
The Jamey Aebersold Jazz Ensemble Collection (Volume 1) is a set of eight full arrangements that correlate with selected tracks from Jamey's play along Volumes #1 (Learning To Play Jazz), #2 (Nothin' But Blues) and #88 (Millennium Blues). Peter Blair has done all the arrangements and retained the exact form and solo structure as Jamey's recordings, so your students will be able to practice all the solos from these charts using Jamey's play along tracks! The eight pieces in the collection are in contrasting styles, including modal blues, Latin grooves, 3/4 minor blues and more! The Conductor's Score includes a CD with full recordings of all the charts and the rhythm section parts are fully notated.
SKU: LO.60-1141H
UPC: 000308065589.
The Jamey Aebersold Jazz Ensemble Collection (Volume 1) is a set of eight full arrangements that correlate with selected tracks for Jamey's play along Volumes #1 (Learning To Play Jazz), #2 (Nothin' But Blues) and #88 (Millennium Blues). Peter Blair has done all the arrangements and retained the exact form and solo structure as Jamey's recordings, so your students will be able to practice all the solos from these charts using Jamey' play along tracks! The eight pieces in the collection are in contrasting styles, including modal blues, Latin grooves, 3/4 minor blues and more! The Conductor's Score includes a CD with full recordings of all the charts and the rhythm section parts are fully notated.
SKU: LO.J1003
UPC: 000308094237.
A retro-latin-pop tune that is very hip! Contains a written alto solo with changes.
SKU: LO.60-1126H
UPC: 000308066586.
Believe it or not, wicked is in, while keen, boss, and even groovy are out! Call it whatever you want, but this solid chart starts swingin' from bar one and never looks back. It's got all the ingredients you'll need to create a real showstopper: a great shout chorus, modulations galore and plenty of well-crafted ensemble writing. All this and it's easy too!
