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Junior/Middle/Elementary Instrumental Jazz Suggested Lists 2020-2021 Junior/Middle/Elementary Instrumental Jazz Suggested Lists Table of Contents Click on the links below to jump to that list Instrumental Jazz Ensembles String Jazz Ensembles Group I Groups I - IV Group II Group III Group IV INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ 2020‐2021 ISSMA SUGGESTED LIST JUNIOR / MIDDLE / ELEMENTARY * = New additions or changes this year OOP = Out of Print Group I: Instrumental Jazz Ensemble (Suggested List for Comparison / Reference) 5.4 On The Richter Scale (Swing) Larry Neeck C.L. Barnhouse * 702 Shuffle (Shuffle) Bret Zvacek Kendor Abracadabra! (Swing) Larry Barton C.L. Barnhouse Aftershock (Rock) Larry Barton C.L. Barnhouse Along Came Betty (Swing) Benny Golson / Alan Baylock Alfred Angel Eyes (Ballad) Arr. Carl Strommen Alfred Another Story (Straight Eighths) Mike Tomaro Kendor Area 51 (Rock) Larry Barton C.L. Barnhouse Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes (Swing) John Debello / Ralph Ford Alfred Attitude Adjustment (Swing) Larry Barton Barnhouse * Back to the Basement (Shuffle) Bret Zvacek Kendor Backburner (Shuffle) Carl Strommen Heritage Be Cool (Rock) Mike Tomaro Kendor Big Swing Face (Swing) Bill Potts / Rich Sigler Alfred Bim‐Bom (Bossa) Joao Gilberto / Roger Holmes Kendor Black Coffee (Slow Swing) Paul Murtha Hal Leonard Blue Note Special (Swing) Mike Tomaro Kendor Blues Mode (Swing) Rich Sigler Alfred Bossa Nueva (Bossa) Jeff Jarvis Kendor * Bull Ring, The (Latin) George Shutack Kendor * Calle Ocho (Latin) Jeff Jarvis Kendor Caribbean Dance (Latin) Victor Lopez Alfred Child Is Born, A (Ballad) Thad Jones / Paul Jennings Hal Leonard Children Of Sanchez (Latin) Chuck Mangione / Dave Wolpe Alfred Count Bubba (Swing) Gordon Goodwin / Paul Murtha Hal Leonard Cousin Mary (Swing) John Coltrane / Paul Murtha Hal Leonard * Cut to the Chase (Rock) Larry Barton C.L. Barnhouse Danny Boy (Ballad) Paul Clark C.L. Barnhouse * Downtown Tango (Latin) Rick Hirsch Alfred Doxy (Swing) Sonny Rollins / Mark Taylor Hal Leonard Fancy Pants (Swing) Sammy Nestico Kendor * Final Approach (Shuffle) Larry Barton C.L. Barnhouse Fly Me To The Moon (Swing) Mark Taylor Hal Leonard Foot Pattin' Time (Swing) Lou Donaldson / Terry White Alfred Four (Swing) Miles Davis / Mark Taylor Hal Leonard Gentle Rain (Bossa Nova) Bonfa / Despain Alfred Get It On (Rock) Bill Chase / Paul Jennings Hal Leonard Gibraltar (Samba) Freddie Hubbard / Mike Kamuf Alfred Granada Smoothie (Latin) Mark Taylor Hal Leonard Gringo (Latin) Jay Chattaway William Allen Groove Merchant (Swing) Jerome Richardson / Dave Barduhn Hal Leonard * Groovemaker (Swing) Jeff Taylor William Allen Music Groovin' Hard (Swing) Don Menza / Dave Barduhn Hal Leonard Half Tone, Whole Tone (Swing) Lennie Niehaus Kendor Hard Right (Swing) Bret Zvacek Kendor Harlem Nocturne (Ballad) Earle Hagen / John Berry Hal Leonard * Hat Trick (Swing) Carl Strommen Kendor Head Over Heels (Ballad) Rob Vuono C.L. Barnhouse Heat's On, The (Swing) Sammy Nestico Kendor Heidi (Edited) (Ballad) Oliver Nelson / Bob Curnow Sierra Music © 2020 Page 2 JME Instr. Jazz Suggested List INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ 2020‐2021 ISSMA SUGGESTED LIST JUNIOR / MIDDLE / ELEMENTARY Hogwart Stomp (Swing) Robert Woods Heritage I Remember Clifford (Ballad) Benny Golson / Mike Vax Hal Leonard I'm Beginning To See The Light (Swing) Don George / Paul Baker Alfred Jazz Police, The (Rock) Gordon Goodwin / Mike Lewis Alfred * Jericho (Swing) Arr. Chris Sharp FJH Jim Bim Bop Shuffle (Shuffle) Doug Beach Kendor Katie (Ballad) Sammy Nestico Kendor Keep The Motor Running (Shuffle) Paul Clark C.L. Barnhouse La Almeja Peguena (Samba) Gordon Goodwin / Peter Baker Alfred La Noche Del Burrito Picante (Latin) Mike Dana Matrix Late In The Quarter (Street Beat) Mike Dana Kendor Lester Leaps In (Swing) Lester Young / Mark Taylor Hal Leonard Lost Star (Ballad) Sammy Nestico Hal Leonard * Mambo Hot (Latin) Victor Lopez Alfred Mambo Jambo (Latin) Chris Sharp FJH Mixed Bag (Latin) Victor Lopez Alfred Moanin' (Swing) Bobby Timmons / Mark Taylor Hal Leonard Mudbug Strut, The (Street Beat) Paul Baker Baker's Jazz And More Nicole (Ballad) Sammy Nestico Kendor Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square, A (Ballad) Maschwitz / Sherwin / Holmes Hal Leonard * Nostalgia in Times Square (Swing) Victor Lopez Alfred On Green Dolphin Street (Latin) Kaper / Lopez Alfred Orange Sherbet (Swing) Sammy Nestico Kendor Phat Kat (Latin) Victor Lopez Warner Bros. * Puerto Del Sol (Latin) Carl Strommen Smart Chart Music * Ready Freddie (Swing) Mike Kamuf Alfred Red Sky At Night (Samba) Les Sabina Kendor Round Midnight (Ballad) Williams & Monk / Mike Smukal Alfred Running Of The Bulls (Samba) Doug Beach & George Shutack Kendor Sambadees Sandwich (Latin) Doug Beach / George Shutack Kjos Sambita (Latin) Jay Chattaway William Allen Song For My Father (Latin) Horace Silver / Mark Taylor Hal Leonard Soul Sauce (Latin) Gillespie / Gonzales / Owen Matrix St. Thomas (Latin) Sonny Rollins / Mark Taylor Hal Leonard Stinky's Revenge (Funk Rock) Dallas Burke Jalen Stolen Moments (Swing) Oliver Nelson / Paul Jennings Hal Leonard Straight No Chaser (Swing) Thelonius Monk / Mark Taylor Hal Leonard Sugar (Swing) Mark Taylor Hal Leonard Take Five (Swing) Paul Desmond / Mike Lewis Alfred Teaneck (Swing) Nat Adderly / Mike Dana Alfred Tenor Madness (Swing) Sonny Rollins / Mark Taylor Hal Leonard There's The Rub (Funk) Gordon Goodwin / Peter Blair Alfred Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Shuffle) Mercer Ellington / Rich Sigler Belwin Us (Funk Rock) Thad Jones / Mike Carubia Smartchart Music Valero (Latin) James Swearingen C.L. Barnhouse Vamoose Your Caboose (Swing) Bob Washut C.L. Barnhouse Well You Needn't (Swing) Thelonious Monk / Dave Mills Hal Leonard © 2020 Page 3 JME Instr. Jazz Suggested List INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ 2020‐2021 ISSMA SUGGESTED LIST JUNIOR / MIDDLE / ELEMENTARY Group II: Instrumental Jazz Ensemble (Suggested List for Comparison / Reference) 3am (Ballad) Paul Baker Baker's Jazz and More * Absolutely, Positively (Swing) Greg Yasinitsky Kendor Afro Blue (Latin) Santamaria / Sweeney Hal Leonard After Sunset (Ballad) Larry Neeck C.L. Barnhouse * April In Paris (Swing) Rick Stitzel Hal Leonard * Autumn Mist (Ballad) Larry Neeck C.L. Barnhouse Back Online (Shuffle) Greg Yasinitsky Kendor * Barbados (Latin/Swing) Paul Lee Smart Chart Music * Basin Street Blues (Swing) Paul Jennings Hal Leonard * Big Band Theory, The (Swing) Vince Gassi Alfred Big Cat Groove (Swing) Doug Beach Kendor Big Time Shuffle (Shuffle) Rick Stitzel Rick Stitzel Music Bill Is Back In Town (Swing) Rich Woolworth Jalen Birdhouse Blues (Swing) Terry White Jalen Black Cat, The (Swing) Doug Beach / George Shutack Kendor Blue Bossa (Latin) Kenny Dorham / Michael Sweeney Hal Leonard Blue Midnight (Ballad) Larry Neeck C.L. Barnhouse Blue Monk (Swing) Thelonious Monk / Michael Sweeney Hal Leonard Blue Note Blues (Swing) Jeff Jarvis Kendor Blue Q (Swing) Doug Beach / George Shutack Kendor Blue Soul (Swing) Allen Gray / Richard Blue Mitchell Jalen Blues For Mr. B (Swing) John Edmondon Hal Leonard * Blues In The Night (Swing) Mercer / Arlen / Despain Alfred Blues Walk, The (Swing) Clifford Brown / Paul Murtha Hal Leonard Cantaloupe Island (Latin) Herbie Hancock / Mike Kamuf Belwin / Alfred * Chameleon (Rock) Herbie Hancock / Michael Sweeney Hal Leonard Contents Under Pressure (Funk) Vince Gassi Alfred Cool Joe, Mean Joe (Killer Joe) (Swing) Golson / Despain Alfred Day In The Life Of A Fool, A (Bossa) Luiz Bonfa / Terry White Alfred Days Of Wine And Roses, The (Swing) Henry Mancini / Mike Lewis Alfred Deacon Jack's Gospel Shack (Gospel Swing) Paul Murtha Hal Leonard * Doxy (Swing) Sonny Rollins / John Berry Hal Leonard Dreamsville (Ballad) Henry Mancini / Vince Gassi Alfred East Side Drive (Swing) Larry Neeck Barnhouse El Baile (Latin) Carl Strommen Kendor El Gato (Latin) Jim Cifelli Kjos El Gato Gordo (Latin) Roy Phillippe Alfred Exit Strategy (Swing) Doug Beach Kendor Fast Lane, The (Swing) Ryan Fraley FJH Fat Cat (Swing) Doug Beach Kendor * Finding You Here (Ballad) Erik Morales FJH * First Impressions (Swing) Peter Blair Heritage Foggy Day, A (Swing) Arr. Mark Taylor Hal Leonard Front Burner (Swing) Sammy Nestico Kendor * Funk Zone (Rock) Doug Beach / George Shutack Kendor * Gospel (Swing) Carl Strommen Alfred Groove Bug (Rock) Michael Sweeney Hal Leonard Groove Merchant (Swing) Arr. Rich Sigler Alfred * Hep Cat Jive (Swing) Robert Woods Heritage Here's That Rainy Day (Ballad) Jimmy Van Heusen / John Edmondon Hal Leonard * Hog‐Squealin, Rip‐Snortin, Belly‐Achin Blues (Swing) Michael Sweeney Hal Leonard * It's Been a Long Time (Ballad) Russ Michaels Heritage © 2020 Page 4 JME Instr. Jazz Suggested List INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ 2020‐2021 ISSMA SUGGESTED LIST JUNIOR / MIDDLE / ELEMENTARY Jazzification (Swing) Paul Clark C.L. Barnhouse Kidney Stew Blues (Swing) John Berry Hal Leonard Knockout (Rock) Larry Barton C.L. Barnhouse * Last Night of the Bengal (Latin) Peter Blair Heritage Louisiana Hot Sauce (Street Beat) George Shutack Kendor Make Mine Minor (Blues) Rick Stitzel Rick Stitzel Music * Manteca (Latin) John Gillespie / Michael Sweeney Hal Leonard Mas Que Nada (Latin) Mark Taylor Hal Leonard Maximum Trajectory (Swing) Les Sabina Kendor Maximum Velocity (Rock) Russ Michaels Heritage Mi Corazon (Bossa Nova) Mike Smukal Alfred * Milestones (Swing) Miles Davis / Peter Blair Hal Leonard Minnie The Moocher (Swing) Calloway & Mills / Ralph Ford Alfred * Moten Swing (Swing) Moten / Michael Sweeney Hal Leonard My Favorite Things (Jazz Waltz) Rodgers & Hammerstein / Paul Murtha Hal Leonard Nearness Of You, The (Ballad) Arr. Mark Taylor Hal Leonard * Next
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