Literature(for(Beginning(Jazz(Band(

Swing/Blues!
Autumn!Leaves!by!Kosma,!arr.!Berry!
Blue!n!Moody!by!Sweeney!
Blue!Train!by!Coltrane,!arr.!Murtha!
Blues!Machine!by!Sweeney!
CBJam!Blues!by!Ellington,!arr.!Stitzel!
Milestones!by!Davis,!arr.!Murtha!
Groovin!High!arr.!Yasinitsky!!
St.!Louis!Blues!by!Handy!
Wont!You!Come!Home!Bill!Basie!by!Edmondson!
All!Blues!by!Davis,!arr.!Sweeney!
American!Patrol!arr.!Lewis!
The!Blues!Walk!by!Brown,!arr.!Murtha!
Dont!Get!Around!Much!Anymore!by!Ellington,!arr.!Sweeney!
Freddie!Feeeloader!by!Davis,!arr.!Holmes!
Bonebusters!by!Taylor!
In!The!Mood!by!Garland,!arr.!Sweeney!
A!Night!in!Tunisia!by!Gillespie,!arr.!Sweeney!
String!of!Pearls!by!Gray,!arr.!Lewis!
Take!the!A!Train!by!Strayhorn,!arr.!Gassi!
All!of!Me!by!Marks!&!Simons,!arr.!Sweeney!
Swing!State!by!Beach!&!Shutack!
Blues!in!Hoss!Flat!by!Foster!&!Basie,!arr.!Stitzel!
Blues!Train!by!Beach!&!Shutack!
The!Five!Note!Blues!by!Beach!&!Shutack!
Off!the!Record!by!Beach!&!Shutack!
Jumpin!at!the!Woodside!by!Basie,!arr.!Cook!
Bye,!Bye!Blackbird!by!Henerson,!arr.!Taylor!
Cute!by!Hefti,!arr.!Story!
Coral!Reef!by!Hefti,!arr.!Phillipe!
April!in!Paris!by!Duke,!arr.!Stitzel!
Flight!of!the!Foo!Birds!by!Hefti,!arr.!Phillipe!
Jive!at!Five!by!Basie!&!Edmondson,!arr.!Phillipe!
Watch!It!Now!by!Stitzel!
Take!It!To!The!Top!by!Beach!&!Shutack!
Until!I!Met!You!by!Green,!arr.!Sweeney!
Moten!Swing,!arr.!Sweeney!
Teddy!the!Toad!by!Hefti,!arr.!Phillipe!
You!Made!Me!Love!You!arr.!Taylor!
All!About!The!Blues!by!Blair!
Night!Train!arr.!Blair!
Groovin!Hard!by!Menza,!arr.!Blair!
Blue!Midnight!by!Neeck!
Bens!Blues!by!Strommen!

Blues!March!by!Strommen!
A!Little!Blues,!Please!by!Nestico!
Reachin!for!a!Rainbow!by!Nestico!
This!Is!the!Moment!by!Nestico!
Easin!Along!by!Nestico!
Bashful!Albert!by!Nestico!
Footloose!by!Nestico!
Good!News!by!Nestico!
Loose!Change!by!Nestico!
Peppermint!Tree!by!Nestico!
Sugar!Valley!by!Nestico!
Sweets!by!Nestico!
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Latin!
Larrys!Latin!Lunch!by!Berg!
Rice!and!Beans!by!Lopez!
Smooth!arr.!Helms!
Brazil!by!Russel!&!Barroso,!arr.!Nowak!
As!Aguas!Da!Mola!by!Blair!
Bossa!Bonito!by!Phelps!
Caravan!by!Ellington,!arr.!Berry!
One!Sixty!Blue!by!Beach!&!Shutack!
Manteca!by!Gillespie,!arr.!Sweeney!
Oye!Como!Va!by!Puente,!arr.!Murtha!
Tiger!of!San!Pedro!by!LaBarbera,!arr.!Lavender!
Poco!Loco!by!Strommen!
El!Baile!by!Strommen!
Hazel!Takes!a!Stroll!by!Sorenson!
Jazz!Hero!by!Vincent!
Kool!Bean!by!Vincent!
Listen!Here!by!Harris,!arr.!Lopez!
Orangatango!by!Stitzel!
Power!to!the!Chili!Pepper!by!Beach!&!Shutack!
Rumba!Latina!by!Lopez!
Whats!Cookin!by!Lopez!
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Funk/Rock!
Rockin!Robin!arr.!Pagh!
Drama!For!Your!Mama!by!Lopez!
In!The!Zone!by!Stitzel!
Inspector!C.!by!Beach!&!Shutack!
James!Bond!Theme!by!Norman,!arr.!Story!
Low!Rider!arr.!Berry!

Maximum!Velocity!by!Michaels!
Over!The!Edge!by!Barton!
Autumn!Mist!by!Neeck!
Back!In!The!Day!by!Neeck!
As!If!To!Say!Goodbye!by!Neeck!
Fat!Burger!by!Vincent!
25!or!6!to!4!by!Lamm,!arr.!Murtha!
First!Ride!by!Sorensen!
Hey!Taxi!!by!Lopez!
It!Is!What!It!Is!by!Lopez!
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Holiday!Music!
Baby,!Its!Cold!Outside!by!Loesser,!arr.!Stitzel!
Feliz!Navidad!by!Feliciano,!arr.!Lopez!
Frosty!the!Snowman!arr.!Sweeney!
Jingle!Bell!Rock!arr.!Cook!
White!Christmas!by!Berlin,!arr.!Sweeney!
Auld!Lang!Syne!arr.!Woolworth!
A!Christmas!Fantasy!for!Jazz!Band!by!Clark!
A!Charlie!Brown!Christmas!arr.!Murtha!
Dashing!Through!the!Snow!!By!Clark!
Christmas!Tree!Ride!arr.!Lopez!
Deck!the!Halls!arr.!CollinsBDowden!
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Collections!
Our!First!Jazz!Concert!by!Lowden,!Clark,!Aldrich,!&!Harris!
The!Best!of!Essential!Elements!for!Jazz!Ensemble!by!Steinel!&!Sweeney!
First!Jazz!Performance!(SOE)!by!Sorensen!
Easy!Jazz!Classics!by!Various!Composers!
Easy!Jazz!Favorites!by!Various!Composers!
The!Best!of!Sammy!Nestico!by!Nestico!
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Online!Resources!
www.increasemusic.com!
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Method!Books!
Standard!of!Excellence!Jazz!Ensemble!Method!by!Sorensen!&!Pearson!
Standard!of!Excellence!Advanced!Jazz!Ensemble!Method!by!Sorensen!&!Pearson!
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