Twelve outstanding arrangements for the young jazz ensemble written by experienced educational arrangers and composers. A variety of styles and tempos is included: swing, ballad, Latin, holiday, rock, and the classic "Take Five" with a 5/4 time signature.

This collection of charts is written for full instrumentation: five saxophones, four trumpets, four trombones and four rhythm, but designed to sound full and complete with reduced instrumentation of just twelve players: four saxes, five bra...