
Originally written for the 2004 Region 18-5A All-Region Jazz Band II, this is about as straight ahead as it gets - 12 bar blues, medium Basie-style swing, key of Eb. Originally written to provide solo opportunities for all who wanted to play; we ended up with…
Style: Jazz Ensemble
Composer: Paul Baker
Publisher: Baker's Jazz And More

Inspired by the latin rock style of Carlos Santana, this chart leans heavily on the guitar and rhythm section and is an excellent opportunity to feature the guitarist, and pianist, and bassist, and drummer, in your ensemble. Written solos are provided for…
Style: Jazz Ensemble
Composer: Paul Baker
Publisher: Baker's Jazz And More

Based on the chord progression of the standard tune All The Things You Are, this chart turns it upside down with a challenging salsa treatment. Notable in the chart is the trumpet soli - yes, you read that correctly. Make the folks on the back row work for a…
Style: Jazz Ensemble
Composer: Paul Baker
Publisher: Baker's Jazz And More

This is a seriously funky chart - a party on staff paper. A funky Prince-like guitar riff sets the groove and the brass section ushers in the melody. There is a lot of back and forth interplay in the ensemble and some fun bari sax/bass trombone licks as well…
Style: Jazz Ensemble
Composer: Robert Skiles, Paul Baker
Publisher: Baker's Jazz And More

Reminiscent of the Bill Holman tune "Told You So", this medium swing tune features some fun interplay between the brass and saxes as well as the occasional stop-time figure. Plenty of attitude going on here. Solo for tenor sax and a shout section for the…
Style: Jazz Ensemble
Composer: Paul Baker
Publisher: Baker's Jazz And More

A swangin' 12 bar blues in the modern swing style of 2024 New York City. This is the Real Deal, with complex harmonies derived from Thad Jones and John Fedchock. This chart features a lot of section work and interplay, call and response, and plentiful solo…
Style: Jazz Ensemble
Composer: Mike Sailors
Publisher: Baker's Jazz And More

Commissioned by the band director son of a Top Gun Flight School Instructor in memory of his father, this high powered swing chart starts with a vertical take-off and settles into a hard swinging tune. The saxes play the tune while the brass answer and…
Style: Jazz Ensemble
Composer: Paul Baker
Publisher: Baker's Jazz And More

A raucous 12 bar blues in the key of Bb with opportunities for everyone to solo. Background riffs are provided for each section and the band is encouraged to come up with their own. After the melody is stated, the sax section gets two choruses of section soli…
Style: Jazz Ensemble
Composer: Paul Baker
Publisher: Baker's Jazz And More

A little bit more. That's what this chart offers and delivers. Opening with a definitive brass statement, Un Poco Mas settles into a smooth latin groove before switching things up with a half-time feel on the bridge. Returning to the latin groove, the form…
Style: Jazz Ensemble
Composer: Paul Baker
Publisher: Baker's Jazz And More

This is a great contest/festival chart! A high energy shuffle swing tune that shows off every section of the ensemble, this programmatic tour de force depicts scenes from an imaginary trip to Las Vegas, from the swinging Strip to the wiseguy street hustler to…
Style: Jazz Ensemble
Composer: Paul Baker
Publisher: Baker's Jazz And More