New Editors' Choice Selections for Jazz Band

Written for the Air Force bands, this shout-out to a famous Bay-area funk band includes all the requisite idioms and features of the funk genre including snappy, staccato horns and a funky bass line doubled

This Latin chart is absolute fire! With an infectious melody, danceable groove, and wonderful orchestrations, it's fun to play and very accessible. This will be a favorite! 

A rock chart with a driving beat and hip melody that features the tenor sax in the solo section – and anyone at the end of the solo section can take a turn.

This funky version of the traditional Christmas carol is just what your bass player is looking for. It features the alto sax in the solo section, which is also open for other players to take a turn. A

This superb swing chart is hip, accessible, well scored, and a wonderful addition to your folio for developing bands. Pick your soloists to take turns soloing, trading fours, trading twos, or everyone

Arranged for combo, this funky version of the traditional Christmas carol is just what your bass player is looking for. It features the alto sax in the solo section, which is also open for other players to

Here's a combo arrangement of this rock chart with a driving beat and hip melody that features the tenor sax in the solo section – and anyone at the end of the solo section can take a turn.

An incredibly hip swing chart steeped in the language of the hard bop era. Tempo is a very manageable 165 bpm, but the language is more advanced than a typical swing-era chart. Trumpet and tenor sax state

As the title suggests, this chart prominently features the trombone section, both on the melody and a soli section. Based on the chord changes of the classic jazz standard Doxy, it features written

A raucous 12-bar blues in the key of B-flat with opportunities for everyone to solo. Background riffs are provided for each section, and the band is encouraged to come up with their own. After the melody is

There's a funky groove with some powerful dynamic contrasts throughout this original. Played at 142 bpm, a suggested tenor 1 solo is provided, followed by an interlude that builds right into the finale.

Yes, it's hip! A clever, swinging treatment of a catchy tune played around 150 bpm. Lead trumpet range is to written B above the staff, the solo section includes suggested solos written for C, B-flat,

This very hip, funky rock chart has a driving groove played around 92 bpm. Solos are provided for trombone 1 and alto 1. Lead trumpet range is to written G on top of the staff. This chart will really work

A very clever treatment of this well-known traditional spiritual, the opening statement is a slow chorale moving into an easy shuffle played around 138 bpm. The melody bounces between sections, then into a

A very soulful alto sax 1 feature with a relaxed rock-flavored groove played around 86 bpm. Everything is written out for the alto including a suggested ad-lib solo section. Trumpet 1 range is to written G

Oh yeah, check out this happy second line groove played around 174 bpm. Every section gets some action, plus there's a huge ensemble sound for the shout chorus. Lead trumpet range is to written A-flat above

Yes, it's the Michael Jackson pop hit arranged for your young jazz band. It's played around 114 bpm with modest ranges, nice voicings, and a written-out bass solo cued for trombone or bari sax. This is an

Here's a funky rock groove on a classic jazz tune played around 112 bpm. Suggested solos provided for trumpet 1 and alto 1, with trumpet 1 range to written top line F. It's an excellent blues chart, fun to

You've probably never heard The Pink Panther Theme as a mambo, especially like this. Very playable for the young band, with optional solos for alto 1 and trumpet 1 and lead trumpet range to

A superb vocal chart with big band on a great jazz standard. The cut-time tempo is around 92 BPM. The vocal range is from G below middle C to third space C, plus there's some unison scat with the saxes,

This hip funk chart channels the atmosphere of the American backlands through a straight-eighth compositional style suggestive of Pat Metheny's Here to Stay and Red Sky, with a unique folk

Your rhythm section will enjoy driving this spy-thriller-inspired rock chart. The intriguing minor main melody in the saxes and trumpets gives way to an exhilarating major bridge with full horns. Thoughtful