This familiar tune works great for young jazz ensembles! You can't beat a classic tune set in a straight-ahead, upbeat swing style! This one will come together quite easily, since the lines fit together so naturally. Each of the horn sections get a chance on the melody, making it a fine showcase for the entire ensemble! Highly recommended!

5.4 on the Richter Scale is an upbeat modern-sounding swing chart that really cooks! Hip 5/4 blues sections are contrasted with a straight-ahead swingin' 4/4 blues, which gives this chart its unique appeal. There are plenty of opportunities for your soloists to improvise on 4/4 blues changes, or with the written suggested solos included. It will sound great with full or reduced instrumentation. Tired of the same old blues? 5.4 on the Richter Scale is a really fresh chart for your next concert!

This magic of this slinky swinger will put your audience under a spell! The lead wind players start things out on the head, but before long the full band is jamming along. It's an "in your face" chart that's all about attitude!

For years, Lennie Niehaus has composed and arranged great music for jazz ensembles at all ability levels, and this work for advancing groups is no exception! Interesting chord changes and backgrounds combine with the ever-popular "Charleston" beat to create this memorable swing chart. You'll find great ensemble writing, a sax soli, and a swinging shout chorus in this appealing chart. The solo section offers options to the conductor to assign improvised or "as is" solos to several instrumental configurations. Don't miss this outstanding chart!

This slow shuffle chart really gets down at an easier grade level! Everyone gets to play as it's mostly full ensemble writing and all your players can concentrate on style. The bluesy sound emphasizes the groove, there's a written or ad lib solo for lead alto, and it's playable with as few as nine players including rhythm section. Absolutely!

With an almost hypnotic 3/4 rhythmic pattern, here is an effective yet easy version of this standard made famous by John Coltrane. The saxes are featured on the first chorus then the brass get a chorus of their own. The simple solo section (using a single scale) makes this a great training piece for improvisation (sample solos are provided for all keys). A marvelously unique offering at the easy level!

The Maynard Ferguson Band performed many of Abene's charts over the years. This one is an excellent example of his very musical approach to a great jazz standard. The ranges are reasonable throughout and it features solos for tenor sax, trumpet and trombone. Printed as originally scored for 4 saxes, 4 trumpets, two trombones and three rhythm, but includes extra parts for standard 5-4-4-4 instrumentation. This one burns!

Arranged here in a slow Basie style swing setting, this well-crafted chart is loaded with style! The band can really cut loose on the shout chorus! A solid choice for festival or concert.

Here is a slow, swinging, lovely, warm, relaxed chart in the style of that famous Neal Hefti swing ballad! The arrangement is subtle and easy to play, and there are not a lot of pieces by Pat Metheny that swing in this way. The arrangement suggests flugelhorns throughout, although trumpets would work just fine. There is solo space for alto saxophone and trumpet/flugel. Very nice!

John Lewis (composer, pianist, and founder of the acclaimed Modern Jazz Quartet) penned Afternoon in Paris in the 1950s and it has remained a jazz standard ever since. This nicely crafted version for developing jazz ensembles opens with a small group on the head and drums on brushes. Solos for trumpet and tenor follow with suggested solos and scale/chord sheets provided, along with dynamic full ensemble statements. Highly recommended!