The Hal Leonard Jazz Combo Paks are a versatile and inexpensive way to put four fantastic charts in front of your high school or college combo. The flexible instrumentation provides many options for covering the parts; the arrangements are absolutely top notch; and you will never find a better value.Instrumentation:Line 1 (lead or harmony): Alto Sax Trumpet Soprano Sax Clarinet Flute VibesLine 2 (lead or harmony): Alto Sax Bari Sax Trumpet Soprano Sax Clarinet TromboneLine 3: Bari Sax Tenor Sax Trumpet TrombonePak #1 includes: On Green Dolphin Street; Killer Joe; My FunnyValentine; Bernie's Tune. (Note: This pak does not include a CD.)

This clever chart is unlike anything out there and really grooves! Based on Beethoven?s ever-popular für Elise this jazz waltz is based on a C minor blues progression with a shout chorus in 4/4. Optional vibraphone is included to give a little color to the typical jazz instrumentation. Don?t be one of the few that miss out on this one once you hear it you?ll be hooked!

A gentle bossa beat drives this medium-easy jazz samba throughout. The lead alto is featured both on written solo and jazz. Flugelhorns or trumpets in stands give this piece a smooth texture and excellent variety from the hard swingers on your concert program.

This slow ballad will bring back memories of the great Neal Hefti classic Li'l Darlin. Destined to become a mainstay in your jazz library for students to play every year. Great ensemble writing plus all the piano fills are written out.

This latin jazz piece in Bb starts with unison sax and bone licks and quickly opens up to the full ensemble. The head features alto tenor and trumpet who also share the changes in the solo section. Optional timbale shaker and cowbell parts are included.

What a great chart! The Sermon seamlessly integrates gospel rock jazz and Dixieland. The sax section is featured prominently throughout and the rest of the ensemble gets plenty of exciting material as well. The melody is a strong hook and is naturally developed throughout the chart including a short Dixieland section that includes an optional clarinet for a really authentic sound. This one is destined to become a bestseller!

Reminiscent of a patriotic Kenton arrangement this chart is great to use for your spring concert. Also ideal to change the pace of your standard jazz repertoire. Great sounds!

Soundless Coast-Costa Muda (Soundless Coast) was commissioned by the Casa da Música Foundation. First performed on the 26th February 2013 at the Sala Suggia/CdM by the Matosinhos Jazz Orchestra conducted by Pedro Guedes to accompany the projection of the film ?O Naufrágio do Veronese? (Invicta Filme Portugal January 1913.5'30'; for ensemble2 Alto Sax (1st = Soprano Sax; 2nd = Flute) 2 Tenor Saxophones (1st = Bass Clar) 1 Baritone Sax (= Bass Clar)4 Trumpets in Bb (1st = Flugelhorn) 3 Trombones 1 Bass Trombone Guitar Piano Double Bass Drums

Bring back the Maynard Ferguson sound with this fast jazz/rock Pendowski original. Mike has provided an optional additional trumpet part to feature a guest soloist or to use with your own resident screamer. A great chart for festival or contest!

This piece was inspired by a photograph of jazz clubs on New York’s 52nd Street in the late 1940s. It has the sound and feel of some of the great standards of that era and incorporates elements of the classic big band style with bebop. Tenor sax has a written solo and changes. Along with the performance applications there are plenty of teaching opportunities in this one. (2:15)

Written to feature your drummer or percussionists this driving latin jazz chart can easily be expanded to showcase the set player the optional conga or any other latin instruments you might like to add. Strongly consider this chart for your festival or contest program.

Click score above for a larger image For your developing group here's a very easy bossa nova chart to fit any group's playing level. No solos are needed to play this one and rhythmic reading consists of mostly whole notes and half notes. Harry Miedema's great changes flow over the Brazilian bossa beat in the rhythm section. An excellent change-of-pace tune for your beginning jazzers.

This screamin’ arrangement features a blending of an eight-to-the-bar boogie woogie and Rumba in a classic big band setting. The saxes take the melody with some gritty plunger work in the brass to really give this chart some character. A hot tenor sax solo is followed by a swingin’ shout chorus that is sure to bring down the house! The showtime-style ending makes this the perfect chart to close your holiday concert. This one is hot!