Jazz Ensemble with Tenor Sax Solo

Here's an up-tempo and intense Latin/swing chart to challenge your ensemble. Includes a tenor sax feature and an open solo section, a rhythm section interlude, a slower swing section near the end, and a

Transparent and gentle textures permeate this treatment of Jeff Coffin's lyrical South African-inspired jazz waltz. Commissioned by Jeff for the 2011 Massachusetts All-State Jazz Band, Bob Washut's

You simply cannot go wrong with this Matt Harris chart on this great jazz ballad ideally set as a tenor sax solo feature! The tempo is about 98 bpm with the tenor solo written and improvised.

A tricky mixed-meter extravaganza! Twisting and turning like a Moebius strip, this chart was arranged by trumpeter Tyler Mire of the U.S. Navy Band Commodores and offers some exciting melodic and rhythmic

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

Copper Bell Memories is a moving solo feature for tenor saxophone. The contemporary harmonies provide a contrast to the rest of any program. The orchestration builds to a soaring, breathtaking

Featuring a tenor saxophone soloist, Curveball is in the style of the Ray Charles big band. It opens with huge ensemble brass and bluesy sax lines that switch in and out of a double-time swing

This is a fresh take on a Renaissance era French Christmas carol for jazz ensemble with featured tenor saxophone solo. In the style of Gil Evans, it incorporates some fresh, contemporary elements to allow

Here's a great-sounding chart for featuring a tenor sax and guitar duet, or just tenor sax. Utilizing a medium shuffle groove, this smooth chart features a dialog between a small group and the full

Espoo You is a medium swing chart that can be opened up to feature a tenor soloist or any member of the jazz ensemble. It has a challenging saxophone soli to feature the sax section and is written

One of Carlos Santana's more memorable compositions is this instrumental hit from 1976. Along with Santana's own recording, the version by saxophonist Gato Barbieri also became a hit that same year. This

Alan Baylock has created a sonic landscape for the full ensemble and a tenor saxophone soloist from one of Charles Mingus' most lovely and soulful ballads. The tenor gets the spotlight with an elongated

Kris Berg has composed a beautiful, sensitive and mature solo feature for B-flat, E-flat instruments or trombone. The ensemble is equally important in this setting at around 74 bpm that transitions

Here is a wonderfully sensitive jazz ballad that features a tenor sax soloist throughout. This stunningly beautiful work features optional woodwind doubles and lush harmonies with muted brass textures.

Want a great chart to feature an accomplished tenor sax soloist?  Native Sons opens with extended tenor sax cadenzas, then the rhythm section sets the straight-eighth groove, as the

This wonderful and classic ballad recorded by Stevie Wonder is set here as a solo feature for tenor saxophone. Beautifully accompanied by piano only in the beginning, a mellow accompaniment follows with

Composed in 1970, A Song for You has over the years become one of Leon Russell's most popular songs, recorded by countless artists including Peggy Lee, Michael Buble, Ray Charles, Whitney Houston,

The Sun Will Shine Today is a flexible solo feature at around 180 bpm with standard instrumentation plus optional horn in F parts. Originally scored for clarinet, it includes feature