12 outstanding arrangements for the beginning jazz ensemble written by experienced educational arrangers and composers. A variety of styles and tempos are included: swing, ballads, rock, pop, holiday, Latin and a great warm-up chart titled "Loosen Up."
This collection of charts is written for full instrumentation of 5 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, and 4 rhythm, but designed to sound full and complete with reduced instrumentation of just nine players - 2 Alto Saxes, Tenor Sax, 2 Trumpets, Trombone, Piano, Bass and Drums. Optional parts are available for C Flute, Tuba (doubles Bass part), Horn in F (doubles 1st Trombone), and Baritone Horn T.C. (doubles 1st Trombone). Rhythm section parts offer suggestions for voicings and rhythms and guitar chord frames are included to assist young guitarists. Solos are written out for improvised sections and there is plenty of full sounding ensemble. Conductor's book includes a full length CD recording.
| Title | Composer |
| Chattanooga Choo Choo | Harry Warren (composer); Mack Gordon (lyricist) |
| El Gato Gordo (The Fat Cat) | Roy Phillippe (composer) |
| James Bond Theme | Monty Norman (composer) |
| Jazzy Merry Christmas | Jack Bullock (contributor) |
| The Judge | Jack Bullock (contributor) |
| Li'l Darlin' | Neal Hefti (composer) |
| Loosen Up | Mike Lewis (contributor) |
| One O'Clock Jump | Count Basie (composer) |
| Peter Gunn (from "Peter Gunn") | Henry Mancini (composer) |
| Rock This Town | Brian Setzer (contributor) |
| The Pink Panther (from "The Pink Panther") | Henry Mancini (composer) |
| Over the Rainbow (from "The Wizard of Oz") | Harold Arlen (composer); E. Y. Harburg (lyricist) |