Blues and Swing Jazz Ensemble Charts

This Broadway classic from "Show Boat" is among the most revered show tunes. This hip swing version will add a touch of class to any jazz program. Written solo for tenor sax; lead trumpet plays a high

This tune is written in the classic Basie swing style with a focus on staying easy for developing groups. Despite limited ranges and limited orchestration, this chart still brings a catchy melody to hook

An open-ended dance song dating from at least the 19th century in the antebellum South, this arrangement maintains the traditional call-and-response format and provides the opportunity for the entire

This classic George Gershwin song from the Great American Songbook has been recorded by many great artists from Fred and Adelle Astaire in 1926 to  Tony Bennett and Diana Krall in 2018. This

Originally performed in 1923 as part of Irving Berlin's stage production "Music Box Revue," the most popular recording of What'll I Do? was created by Frank Sinatra in 1962. It's regarded as one of

Fast, lively and exciting, this original is truly reminiscent of Louie Prima's classic Sing, Sing, Sing made famous by Benny Goodman and the great Gene Krupa. It roars right out of the gate

This Charlie Hill original is patterned after Bennie Moten's Moten Swing, which became a standard part of the Basie Band's book. It is also featured as the opening chart in Dick Dunscomb's jazz

As the title implies, this 12-bar blues is strictly old school and is a great chart to introduce your players to the blues. The features include a cool melody, nice ensemble and sectional writing, suggested

It's the Gospel is a driving gospel-style swing chart that is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Played at around 160 bpm, it includes ad-lib solos for tenor sax, trumpet and trombone and features

Bob Carleton's Ja-Da is one of America's great jazz standards. Here, Jim Mahaffey has set it in a moderate Basie groove at about 76-90 bpm with optional flugelhorn sections that provide a

Cruisin' is a cool, laid-back swinger set at about 120 bpm that opens with a rhythm section introduction and then features a written or ad-lib alto sax solo. Designed

This 5/4 swing chart was created as a nod to the great jazz legends Paul Desmond and Dave Brubeck, who introduced us all to 5/4 decades ago. Set in a tempo around 120 bpm, the features include

This early jazz standard receives a unique treatment with its inclusion of a small Dixieland group within the ensemble: soprano sax or clarinet, trumpet, and trombone along with the rhythm

This moderate swinger set in a minor key opens with trombones and then features a small group of alto, tenor, trumpet and trombone before opening up to the full ensemble. With the tempo set at around

Relaxin' is the perfect title for this slow, laid-back swing chart set at about 88 bpm. There's nice sectional scoring included throughout along with effective full-ensemble passages. Check

Here's a moderate Miles Davis-style chart played at a 100 bpm groove. A small group of trumpet, alto sax, and tenor sax establishes the melody off the top with written or improvised solo

Last Train to Paradise is a hard-driving swing chart that features the full sax section throughout, with a written or improvised trumpet solo in its midst followed by an ad lib solo by tenor sax. A

A playful chart in a Basie swing style, Aardvark Stomp is easy and fun to play and a great way to assist young jazz musicians in developing ensemble and sectional playing skills. There's

This chart is a strong addition to the young jazz ensemble repertoire and includes a solo improvisation guide that will help beginning improvisers develop their creative skills and build an

With an easy swing feel, this straight-ahead swing chart actively features both the trumpet and trombone sections with the saxes providing support over a steady rhythmic groove. The trumpets have the melody

While the title's a play on "nooks and crannies," there is a strong and original swing chart here. This laid-back and relaxed chart is in a minor key, giving it a vampy feel and style at a

Here's a very useful arrangement that will fill the need when your jazz band is requested to play something patriotic. Featuring a variety of tempos and styles, this chart includes five American

Charlie Hill's original swinger at around 126 bpm is a straight-ahead blues chart with a catchy melody in the saxes that stays with you. There are no solos, just swinging sectionals and ensemble

Swing, Swung, Swung is a rollicking swing original that captures the feel of those swing hits from The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and others. Developing groups will enjoy the