AAJE Recommended Charts  (2002)

 

GRADE 1
For My Dad Yasinitsky Kendor Ballad
I’ll Just Pretend Aldrich Barnhouse Ballad, alto feature
Night Owl Yasinitsky Kendor Ballad
GRADE 2
A Nasty Bit of Blues Beach Kendor Swing
After Hours Yasinitsky Kendor Swing ballad
Antigua Gingery Wm. Allen Latin ballad
Azule Steinel Kendor Rock ballad, trumpet
Back On Track Yasinitsky Kendor Blues shuffle
Back Street Blues Nestico Kendor Blues
Blue Note Special Tomaro Kendor Shuffle/swing
Blue Train Sweeney Hal Leonard Swing
Blues for Tripod Stitzel UNC Basie blues
Brillo’s Pad Stitzel UNC Basie blues
Cool Front Beach Kendor Medium swing
Down Roberto’s Way Sabina Kendor Bossa Nova
El Rey del Sol Yasinitsky Kendor Latin
El Taco Loco Shutack Kendor Samba
Ensenada Yasinitsky Kendor Latin
Fat Cat Beach Kendor Swing
Flying Fish Yasinitsky Kendor Latin
Foggy Morning in Dillard Stitzel UNC Bosa Nova
In Another Life Beach Kendor Rock ballad
Larry’s Latin Lunch Berg Kendor Latin
Milestones Blair Hal Leonard Medium swing
Minor Mystery Rowe Sierra Minor blues, melodic, limited range
Natalie’s Song Tomaro Kendor Bosa Nova
Night of the Living Chili Pepper Beach Kendor Latin
On the Prowl Sabina Kendor Medium swing
Orange Sherbet Nestico Kendor Basie basics
Philosopher’s Walk Sabina Kendor Contemporary swing
Sneakers Stitzel UNC 16 bar blues
Study in Blue Shutack Kendor Swing
Super Chief Beach Kendor Swing
That Rainy Day Feeling Aldrich Barnhouse Ballad, tenor or  tro
The Rooster Mantooth Kendor Bright bossa nova
The Stroke of Midnight Shutack Kendor Ballad, alto sax or  trp
Tortilla Flats Beach Kendor Latin
Toss and Tum Niehaus Kendor Swing, 2nd trp solo, alto
Twenty Nickels Beach Kendor Medium swing
Twice as Nice Stitzel UNC Swing ballad
Waltz for Erin Stitzel UNC Jazz waltz
Weird Blues Tom Davis EPP Swing, blues based, 2nd trp/1st alto solo space
What Might Have Been Beach Kendor Ballad, trp or a. sax
When Chili Peppers Collide Beach Kendor Latin
GRADE 3
Here that Rainy Day Barduhn Jenson  
I Remember Clifford Golson/Vax Jenson  
Without A Trace                 Beach Kendor/Doug Beach
What Might Have Been       Beach Kendor/Doug Beach
Jersey Bounce        Nestico Jenson  
Life of the Party                     Mintzer Kendor  
Fast Heat                            Beach Kendor/Doug Beach
Low Blow                                      Beach Kendor/Doug Beach
Make My Day                Pendowsky    
Matt Mexican Special              Berg Kendor  
The Chili Pepper That Got Away    Shutack Kendor  
A Blues for Dave Beach Kendor Swing
Alright, Okay, You Win Nestico Hal Leonard Swing
Anything’ll Do Taylor UNC AABA bebop
Betwixt and Between Niehaus Kendor Bright samba
Blue Basket Harris Kendor Rock funk
Blue Landscape Keezer Sierra Blues, good ensemble
Blues for Johnny Metzger Walrus Basie 12 bar blues
Blues for You Taylor UNC Basie swing
Blufoladas Taylor UNC 12 bar shuffle
Cerulean Blue Yasinitsky Kendor Ballad/tro
Chasing After Dreams Lawn UNC Ballad, t. sax
Coastline R. Neumann Walrus Ballad w/straight 8th feel
Dominga Jarvis Kendor Cha-Cha
Dragon Blues Keezer Sierra Blues, very melodic
Dreamscape Curnow Sierra Bossa ballad, flg feature
East Avenue Stroll Soreönson Kjos Swing
First Love, Last Kiss Wylie Walrus Ballad for flg
For Bill Goodwin UNC Jazz waltz
Gray Skies Stride Sierra Pensive style, la Li’l Darlin, contrast piece
I Hate Those Meeces to Pieces Goodwin UNC Blues shuffle
I’ll Be Around Nestico Kendor Ballad
Jamie Nestico Kendor Ballad
Just You, Just Me Stone UNC Easy swing
Katy Nestico Kendor Ballad
Koto for Band Wylie Walrus Ballad w/great voicings
Last Basket Harris Kendor Rock funk
Line Drive Taylor Wm. Allen Fast swing
Lonely Street Nestico Kendor Ballad/a. sax
Loop 306 Lawn Kendor Shuffle
Lovely Lady Taylor UNC Medium bossa nova
Make My Day Clark Barnhouse Rock funk
Maybe Today Clarke Barnhouse Ballad
Minor Bird Harris Kendor Medium swing
Miss Priss Carter Walrus Swing
Motor Mouth Sabina Kendor Fast samba
Mr. Basket Harris Kendor Rock funk
My Funny Valentine Taylor Jenson/Hal Leonard Ballad
One More Song Gingery Wm. Allen Ballad, tenor or tro
Playing Catch Up Niehaus Kendor Moderate swing
Reachin' Out Nestico Kendor Swing
Read'em and Weep Carter Walrus Swing
Red Tape Blues Keezeer Sierra Blues, very playable
Riverscape Sturm Kendor Straight 8th feel
Shuffle Shack Carter Walrus Blues shuffle
Smooth Talk Schneider Kendor Swing
Snooze You Lose Blues Harris Kendor Swing
Start to Love Again Goodwin UNC Ballad
Stolen Moments Nelson/Blah Hal Leonard Playable version of Oliver Nelson's original
That Warm Feeling Nestico Kendor Ballad
Wild Oats Taylor UNC Medium bossa nova
Work Song Curnow Sierra Swing
GRADE 4
Tears in Her Eyes                Tomorrow   Ballad
In Her Family                    Methany/Curnow Sierra Ballad
Letter From Home                    Methany/Curnow Sierra Ballad
Bein Green                             Barduhn Not in Print Ballad
Buckethead Shuffle Guerrero Jenson Swing
Maiden Voyage Hancock/Taylor Jenson Swing
Scissors and Glue                Beach Kendor/Doug Beach Swing
On Broadway                    Stone Not in Print Swing
Sittin Pretty                     Les Hooper   Rock/Funk
We're Outta Here            Eschelman Warner Rock/Funk
High Impact                                  Harris Kendor Rock/Funk
Hands Off            Harris Kendor Rock/Funk
Critical Mass Jarvis Kendor Rock/Funk
Forgotten Dreams Mike Tomaro Kendor/Doug Beach Rock/Funk
San Lupo                        Harris Kendor Latin
Chant                    Mintzer Kendor Latin
Baile de Los Changos Pelones    Jarvis Kendor Latin
A Little Miracle Please Finn Walrus Latin
A Minor Excursion Caffey Kendor Shuffle
A Penthouse Dawn Nelson Sierra Ballad, a. sax feature
All My Life Nestico Kendor Ballad, t. sax
Angel Eyes Fedchock Kendor Swing
Ask Me Now Yasinitsky Hal Leonard Ballad, trp/t. sax feature
Attack on the Aerobicise Goddedess Carter Walrus Latin
Bap! Berg Kendor Fast swing
Barbara Hynes UNC Jazz ballad, flg feature
Basie's Buddy B Larbara Kendor Swing
Basie-Straight Ahead Nestico Kendor Swing-Pro version
Bighorn Washut UNC Jazz samba
Blue Train Marantz UNC Minor blues, Coltrain
Boneheads Lane Walrus Swing
Boulbous Garlic Blues McIntosh Walrus Swing
Breakthrough Fedchock Kendor Swing, medium up
Central Park West Fedchock Kendor Ballad (Coltrane)
Chelsea Bridge Wilson Kendor Ballad, a. sax
Crazy He Calls Me Cunliffe UNC Ballad, slow swing, tro.
Cross Currents Rowe Sierra Bossa, piano feature
Cut and Paste Beach Kjos Swing
Deep Freeze Beach Kendor Swing
Did It Anyway Finn UNC Duet, bass/bass tro.
Dolphin Dance Mintzer Kendor Swing (Hancock)
ElvinÕs Mambo Mintzer Kendor Latin Jazz
Emily Washut UNC Tro. feature
Filthy McNasty LaBarbera Kendor Shuffle
First Love Song Brookmeyer Kendor Ballad
Forgotten Dreams Tomaro Kendor Even 8th notes
Freckle Face Nestico Kendor Swing
From the Top Stride Sierra Blues shuffle
Fun Time Nestico Kendor Swing
Goodbye Metzger Walrus 3/4 ballad
Groove City Groover Fedchock Kendor Shuffle
Hay Burner Nestico Kendor Swing
Hi, Hey, Ho Caffer Kendor Shuffle
How Do I Look in Blue Niehaus Sierra Lush Kenton ballad Can be played w/8 brass
I Remember Clifford Nestico Jenson/Leonard  Ballad
If I Could Metheny Sierra Ballad
I'm Glad There Is You Kenton Sierra Ballad, 4 tro.
Imagination Mantooth Kendor Swing/t. sax & flug
In the Silence of the Snow Clausen UNC Slow Bossa, flg solo
It's Just Talk Metheny Sierra Latin
It's Oh, So Nice Nestico Kendor Swing
Jefferson Blues Beach Kendor Slow blues
Jenna's Tune Cooper UNC Bossa nova, alto or flg
Juan of These Days Hooper Walrus Latin
Keep the Change Goodwin Barnhouse Swing
Ladybird Schneider Kendor Swing (Dameron)
Last Call Beach Kendor Latin/Swing
Lazy Leonards Blues Catingub Walrus Mediæum blues
Low and Inside Goodwin UNC Swing shuffle
Lush Life Wilson Kendor Ballad
Midge's Late Valentine Aaberg UNC 6/8 swing
Minority Ruling Horney Kendor Swing
Miss Fine Nelson Sierra Classic swing, grea tshout chorus
Missing You - Pro version Stride Sierra A. sax feature, double time section for soloing
Moose the Mouch Niehaus Barnhouse Swing
Moten Swing arr. Wilkins Sierra Swing, Basie classic
North Shore Morning Harris Kendor Rock-funk
Original Stuff McIntosh Walrus Latin
Own Your Own Ligon UNC Contemporary swing
One For the Duke Brisker Kendor Alto feat., 32 bar ABAC
Polka Dots and Moonbeams Holman Sierra Ballad, tro/Kenton sound
Poultry Guest Hooper Sierra Rock-funk
Quaker State Samba Mantooth Kendor Latin
Ratings Scuffle Shuffle Carter Walrus Shuffle
Rhythm Me This Beach Kendor Swing
Rooster Parade Hooper Sierra Rock-funk
Route 218 Cooper UNC Medium jazz waltz
Salsa Cabana Finn UNC Cha-cha
Samba De Help Me Metzer Walrus Latin
Sara's Song Curnow Sierra Ballad
Sierra Sunset Caffey UNC Samba
Slow Heat Slater Kendor Ballad, t. sax
Small Talk Nestico Kendor Swing
Soft Winds Stride Sierra Latin, t. sax feature
Something for Ernie (Nothing for Bert) Stride Sierra Swing, shout chorus, reasonable ranges
Soon It's Gonna Rain Mantooth Kendor Ballad
South 3rd Street Waltz Garcia UNC Jazz waltz
South Caroline Blue Law Ligon UNC Great blues
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most Mantooth Kendor Ballad/tro. or flg.
Starfire Golson Sierra Ballad, trp feature
Switch In Time Nestico Kendor Blues
Tad Boppin' Tomaro Kendor Swing
Takin' It To Church Berg Kendor Rock-funk
The Bari Things You Do Keezer Sierra Swing, bari feature
The Groove Wiest Kendor Swing/latin
The Lamp Is Low Wilkins Sierra Swing ala Basie
The Lope of a Dolt Aaberg UNC F blues, Bb blues + tag
The Queen Bee Nestico Kendor Swing
They Can't Take That Away From Me Stone UNC Medium swing, opener
Until I Met You Berger Jenson/Leonard Swing
Vertigo Beach Kendor Bright Swing
We'll Be Together Again Mantooth Kendor Ballad
What Did I Say Miley UNC New Orleans style groove, t sax solo
When You Go arr. Keezer Sierra Bossa/ballad flg and piano feature
You Got It Cunliffe UNC ala Basie
Grade 5
My Romance                                 Barduhn Not in Print Ballad
Looking Back                 Kubis Not in Print Ballad
Home    Carter Not in Print Ballad
Looking Back            Kubis Not in Print Ballad
Badda Bing Badda Bang Di Blasio Kendor Swing
Penny Pincher        Beach Kendor/Doug Beach Swing
Get Up and Go        Nestico Jenson Swing
Satin Doll Nestico Kendor Swing
Milestones Davis Jenson Swing
Alexander's Big Time Band Kubis Walrus Swing
Passages                    Richmond Walrus Swing
Home Again                     Tomorrow Kendor/Doug Beach Swing
Bang That Wall Harvey                  Metzger Walrus Swing
Ain’t Nuthin Nu Jones/Fedchock Kendor Swing
Lock and Load    Jarvis Jarvis Kendor Swing
Badda Bing Badda Bang    DiBlasio Kendor Swing
Thats What I Thought  McKee Kendor Swing
Who's Bob?  Carter  Walrus  shuffle
The Cheese that Time Forgot   Dan Gailey UNC shuffle
Shout Me Out  John Clayton Hal Leonard Swing
Cute Bob Mintzer WB Swing
Hey That's No Lady Allen Carter Walrus Swing
Council Grove Groove              Mantooth Not in Print Rock/Funk
Abdominal Revenge of the Aerobicize Goddess    Carter Walrus Rock/Funk
Caravan                 Barduhn Not in Print Rock/Funk
White Pontiac                         Mantooth Not in Print Rock/Funk
Los Brujos de Cisano Matt Harris Kendor Latin
Chicago Bound  Jarvis Kendor Latin
Chrisamba    Brown Kendor Latin
Samba del Gringo Gordon Goodwin Hal Leonard Latin
A Time for Love Nestico Jenson Ballad, tro feature
Ain't It Wonderful Kubis Walrus Up tempo swing
AlexanderÕs Big Time Band Kubis Walrus Up tempo swing
Always and Forever Metheny Sierra Ballad, a. sax/trp feat
Angel Eyes Fedchock Kendor Ballad
Any DudeÕll Do Holman Sierra Shuffle
Bang That Wall Harvey Metzer Walrus Shuffle
Begin the Beguine Abene UNC Brazilian-esque
Betwixt And Between Niehaus Kendor Samba
Black, Brown and Beautiful Nelson Sierra Classic jazz ballad
Blue Highways Ferguson Sierra Down home blues
Blue Units Dotas UNC Contemporary jazz
Broken Resolutions Ligon UNC Jazz waltz
Cabesa de Carne Harris Kendor Latin
Consonata Barton Sierra Medium swing,  trp solo
Delta City Blues Eshelman Kjos Brecker tenor, even 8ths
Donna Lee Lawn Kendor Bright be-bop
Double Bubble Carter Walrus Shuffle
Easy Money Clayton UNC Up tempo groove
Emily Hooper Sierra Ballad, trp feature
Fast Forward Hooper Sierra Swing
Got Rhythm? Beach Kendor Bright swing
Got the Basie Feelin' Finn Walrus Swing
Greasy Rider Metzer Walrus Swing
Hammy Dechter Lou Fischer Swing, tro/bari duo
Henchworm Miley UNC w/great ending ala Jaco
Hidden Memories Cooper UNC Bossa nova AABA
Home Again Tomaro Kendor Samba
Insider Slater Kendor Swing
(It's Just) Talk arr. Curnow Sierra Contemporary latin
Leilani's Mirror Keezer Sierra 12/8 feel, good solo sp
Lightnin' Holman Sierra Walking blues, trumpet & tenor features.
Los Gatos Jarvis Kendor Samba
Love Walked In Niehaus Sierra Swings big, Kenton standard w/8 brass
Low Down Jones Kendor Classic Thad, for Basie
Magic Flea Nestico Kendor Fast
Make Me Smile Brookmeyer Kendor Contemporary/a. sax
Modal House of Hip Hop Weist UNC Rock-funk
New Mambo Mintzer Kendor Mambo
Nighthawks Ferguson Sierra Slow/bluesy, a. sax feat
Saint Louis Blues Carter Walrus Swing
Samba Christina Hynes UNC Samba, tro solo & perc
Samba Dees Gotta Do It Kubis Walrus Latin
Shady Side Slater D. Beach Gil Evans, doubles
Slow Funk Mintzer Kendor Rock-funk
So In Love Mantooth Hal Leonard Bossa, flg feature
Someday My Prince Will Come Aaberg UNC Up tempo 4/4, sax soli
Soupbone Clayton UNC Tro solo, sax soli
Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most Mantooth Kjos Ballad, tro. feature
Squeeze This Mr. Whipple Carter Walrus Rock-funk
Still/In the Morning Smith Kendor Ballad, a. sax
Swami Ladd's KA Wontons McIntosh Walrus Rock-funk
The Chinese Samba Kubis Walrus Samba China Boy
Theme Without a Movie Kubis Walrus Ballad
Things Ain't What They Used To Be Taylor Jenson Swing
Told You So Holman Sierra Medium swing
What a Wonderful World Matteson UNC Basie down home trad.
When Your Smiling Kubis Walrus Medium swing
Where or When Stone Walrus Swing
Which Craft? Kubis Walrus Medium swing
Whisper Not Golson/Abene Sierra Jazz standard, swing
Who Can I Turn To? Kubis Walrus Classic standard
Wishbones R. Matchess E.P.P. 16 bar blues, Up swing, tro section
You Gotta Try Nestico Kendor Swing
Young Blood Mulligan Sierra Swing, classic Kenton
UNGRADED
Castles of Sand Gingery Allen Latin
Chili Peppers Got Your Tongue Beach Kjos Latin
Lost Star Nestico Kendor Ballad
Softly From My Window Nestico Kendor Ballad
Stomper Clark Barnhouse Rock-funk
Swing Shift Chattaway Allen Swing
Two Days In May Schneider Kendor Swing
Who Are the Captains Here? Beach Kjos Swing