AAJE Recommended Jazz Ensemble Literature (2006)

Last Updated (4/13/06)


The tunes are presented alphabetically by grade level. AAJE and its members are thankful to Paul Brewer (President 2005-2007) for his exhaustive efforts in compiling this list. It is offered to AAJE members and the Arizona Music Education Community as a resource for choosing new literature for school jazz libraries.

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 (A-K) Grade 4 (A-F) Grade 5 (A-D)
    Grade 3 (L-Z) Grade 4 (G-Q) Grade 5 (E-N)
      Grade 4 (R-Z) Grade 5 (O-Z)

Grade 3 (L-Z)

Title

Style

Arranger

Publisher

Other Info

Last Basket Rock/Funk Harris Kendor  
Life of the Party Shuffle Mintzer Kendor  
Line Drive Fast Swing Taylor William Allen  
Lonely Street Ballad Nestico Kendor Alto Solo
Loop 306 Shuffle Lawn Kendor  
Lovely Lady Bossa Nova Taylor Unknown Out of Print
Make My Day Rock/Funk Clark Barnhouse  
Mas Que Nada Latin Taylor Hal Leonard  
Maybe Today Ballad Clark Barnhouse  
Meetin' Time Swing Carter B. Sierra Three Tpts
Minor Bird Swing Harris Kendor  
Minor Mystery Swing Rowe Sierra Mel Minor Blues
Miss Priss Swing Carter Walrus Flute Double for Alto
Motor Mouth Fast Samba Sabina Kendor  
My Funny Valentine Ballad Nestico Hal Leonard Tpt or Flugel Solo
(A) Nasty Bit of Blues Swing Beach Kendor  
Nice and Easy Blues Swing Mintzer Kendor  
On Green Dolphin Street Latin Mantooth Warner Bros.  
One More Song Ballad Gingery William Allen Tenor or Trb Solo
Panic Button Rock/Funk Larry Burton Barnhouse  
Playing Catch Up Swing Niehaus Kendor  
Reachin' Out Swing Nestico Kendor  
Read 'em and Weep Swing Carter Walrus  
Red Tape Blues Swing Keezer Sierra  
Riverscape Straight 8ths Sturm Kendor Contemporary
Round Midnight Ballad Lopez Warner Bros. Tpt or Flugel Solo
Sambita Latin Chattaway William Allen  
Senorita Fajita Latin Neeck Barnhouse  
Shuffle Shack Shuffle Carter Walrus  
Smooth Talk Swing Schneider Kendor  
Snooze You Lose Blues Swing harris Kendor  
Some Like it Blues Swing Niehaus Barnhouse  
Spontaneous Combustion Rock/Funk Andy Clark Barnhouse  
St. Thomas Latin Taylor Hal Leonard  
Start to Love Again Ballad Goodwin UNC  
Stolen Moments Swing Blah Unknown Out of Print - Playable
Stomper Rock/Funk Clark Barnhouse  
Straight No Chaser Swing Taylor Hal Leonard  
Sugar Swing Taylor Hal Leonard  
Sweet Dreams Ballad Lopez Warner Bros. Bari Solo
Swing Shift Swing Chattaway William Allen  
That Warm Feeling Ballad Nestico Kendor  
Tranquillo Latin Beach/Shutack Kendor Alto or Tpt/Flugel Solo
Vamoose Your Caboose Swing Washut Barnhouse  
What Might Have Been Ballad Beach Kendor Tpt Solo
Who are the Captains Here? Swing Beach Kjos  
Without a Trace Ballad Beach Kendor Alto, Tpt or Trb Solo
Work Song Swing Keezer Sierra  
You Too Swing Taylor J. William Allen  
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To Swing Wolpe Warner Bros.  

 


To suggest a tune to add, or report an error (out of print, different publisher) please e-mail Jack Bannon or Paul Brewer