Jazz Ensemble Best Sellers
About this collection
Jazz Ensemble Best Sellers
This collection gathers the best-selling jazz ensemble arrangements that directors and players keep coming back to. You'll find accessible medium-difficulty charts from Herbie Hancock, Gordon Goodwin, and other prolific jazz composers, plus holiday and seasonal options for adding variety to your program.
Who it's for
- Jazz ensemble directors building core repertoire
- Music teachers balancing accessibility with sophistication
- Jazz bands at the intermediate level (Grades 2-3.5)
What's inside
- Conductor scores and parts in printed and PDF formats
- Mix of jazz standards, funk, Latin, and seasonal charts
- Grades from easy (1) through advanced (5), with most falling in the medium-easy to medium-difficult range
Things to consider
Most of these bestsellers sit in Grades 2 through 3.5, making them solid choices for developing ensembles that aren't quite ready for the most demanding literature. If your group is newer to jazz, start with Grade 1 or 2 titles; if you're looking to challenge a mature band, the Grade 4 and 5 arrangements from Gordon Goodwin and Hank Levy will stretch them. Grab both conductor score and parts; you'll need the parts to hand out to your section leaders and soloists.