Jazz for Three: 3 Trumpets Score & Parts

Energetic and varied. You move from the sultry sway of Sleepwalk through spy-film funk, straight-ahead blues, and infectious mambo grooves, with enough stylistic seasoning to keep rehearsals fresh and performances engaging.

Intermediate trumpet sections ready to explore jazz styles beyond single-melody charts. This works equally well for high school jazz ensembles, community groups, or church jazz bands with exactly three consistent trumpet players.

• Lock the three trumpet lines carefully in the opening statements of each tune; clean unison attacks set the groove immediately and let the harmony sit naturally underneath.
• Lean into the stylistic differences between arrangements. Sleepwalk and Mr. Cool demand a relaxed, behind-the-beat swing feel, while Mission: Secret and Rough Copy need tighter, more aggressive rhythmic precision.
• Balance the voicings so the melody pops without burying the inner parts. Funk and mambo charts especially benefit from crisp articulation throughout the section.
• If you download the optional drum set part, have your drummer listen through the entire score first to understand where they're framing the rhythm section rather than carrying it alone.

Use this as a complete jazz concert by itself, or extract individual charts to scatter throughout a season. The mambo numbers and up-tempo swing pieces work particularly well as concert closers when you want to send the audience out smiling.

• Swing eighth-note articulation and phrasing
• Funk and mambo rhythmic feels with appropriate note placement
• Three-part jazz voicing balance and blend
• Blues chord progression navigation
• Section coordination without relying on a full big band framework