Big Band Standards

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

Here's an energetic big band treatment of one of jazz legend Charlie Parker's best-known tunes. This wonderfully crafted medium up-tempo swing chart features an interplay between the sax and brass sections

This swingin' standard has been covered by all the titans of jazz! Here's an up-tempo, high-energy treatment of the tune that swings hard from top to bottom. With epic shout sections, a driving sax soli,

This jazz standard will bring that Mardi Gras feel to your next concert! The chart features a New Orleans-style second-line groove that younger bands will really dig! Trombones get a chance to tailgate

These five arrangements are the perfect highlight for any special occasion. The chart includes short, extremely playable versions of Happy Birthday; For He's a Jolly Good Fellow; The

This superb chart covers all the bases! Played around 148 bpm with a suggested written tenor solo and lead trumpet range to written G on top of the staff. A swinging intro gives way to a circus-like oom-pah

This is an extraordinary ballad feature for your lead alto. Beautiful, sensitive, and truly captivating, the chart features a suggested written solo section, lead trumpet range to written A above the staff

A groovy straight-eighth feel on this jazz standard with amazing parts for all and an intro that is nothing but fire. The tempo is around 154 bpm, and the lead trumpet range is to written B-flat above the

A classic jazz standard, this well-crafted chart bounces between samba and swing grooves. The lead trumpet range is to written B-flat above the staff, and there are suggested solos for alto sax, tenor sax,

Arranged for the easier level of the Little Big Band Series, this familiar standard is set in a slow and sultry swing style with the melody traded between the saxes and trumpets. A great choice for younger

Although this tuneful standard has been recorded by a number of jazz artists through the years, Beverly Kenney's 1957 version caught everyone's attention thanks to a television commercial. This chart is

This sophisticated and enduring jazz standard was most notably recorded by pianist Bill Evans. This well-crafted chart for big band retains the medium swing style of the original, including the meter

Here's a classic Cole Porter tune at a very accessible level for young performers. Written with a focus on achievable ranges and learning the bossa nova style, this chart is great for musicians starting out

Feature your trumpet 2 player on this superb ballad arrangement. Opening with a lush rubato section and then shifting into a double-time section, this piece will show off the strengths of your group. This

Recorded in 1932 by Bennie Moten's own Kansas City Orchestra, this jazz classic was notably stylized by Count Basie in 1940. This easy version is true to the Basie style, featuring tutti ensemble scoring

The well-known 1940s standard has been revived in this grooving new shuffle funk version. Featuring tenor sax and trumpet solo sections, this arrangement slows things down and lets your jazz ensemble come

Here is a swinging chart for your advanced ensemble to bring a smile to everyone! Feature a shining vocalist by cooking up this hot Charley Harrison tune in the style of the classic Quincy Jones

Billy Strayhorn's iconic jazz standard, recorded by Duke Ellington, is skillfully adapted in this easy version. From the trademark introduction, saxes on the main theme, and short written or ad lib. solos,

Although it was originally intended to be a vehicle for trombonist Al Grey with the Count Basie Orchestra, the Hank Jones composition/Thad Jones arrangement of 'A-That's Freedom' (the "A" is pronounced

Yes! This is a hot swinger played in double time around 110 bpm that alternates with a samba groove. A terrific jazz standard that is full of energy, it features solo work for tenor sax (sample solo