Instrumental Jazz Syllabus
The Instrumental Jazz Committee has assembled a list of over 200 compositions and arrangements by Canadian writers. Ensembles are encouraged to perform at least one number by a Canadian composer or arranger.
Level 1
| Big Block Blues | Sabina, Les | Kendor | swing |
| Blues-Go-Round | Sabina, Les | Kendor | swing |
| Chilled Out | Sabina, Les | Kendor | rock |
| Daydream | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | rock ballad |
| Dean's World | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | rock |
| Dreamsville | Gassi, Vince (arr.) | Belwin | ballad |
| Follow My Lead | Sabina, Les | Kendor | swing |
| Front of the Train | Meeboer, Ryan | Eighth Note | Mambo |
| Game On! | Ballantyne, Andy | Clovertone Music | Rock |
| Ginger Jam | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | blues |
| Glazed Over | Sabina, Les | Kendor | rock |
| Hotel Mambo | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Latin |
| Jazzmin Tea | Gassi, Vince | Belwin | 3/4 swing |
| Mission: Secret | Meeboer, Ryan | Eighth Note | Rock |
| Mood Indigo | Gassi, Vince (arr.) | Belwin | swing |
| Mr. Cool | Meeboer, Ryan | Eighth Note | Swing |
| Niobe | Gassi, Vince | Belwin | latin |
| Orinoco | Gassi, Vince | Belwin | latin |
| Pacific Attitude | Gassi, Vince | Belwin | rock |
| Pete's Chune | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Reggae |
| Reboot | Gassi, Vince (arr.) | Belwin | rock |
| Red River Mud Pie | Ballantyne, Andy | Clovertone Music | blues |
| Rough Copy | Meeboer, Ryan | Eighth Note | Funk |
| Sakura Lullaby | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Ballad Waltz |
| Sing, Sing, Sing | Gassi, Vince (arr.) | Belwin | swing |
| Sleepwalk | Meeboer, Ryan | Eighth Note | Swing |
| Something Modal | Meeboer, Ryan | Eighth Note | Swing |
| Take the A Train | Strayhorn, Billy (arr. Vince Gassi) | Belwin | swing |
| Train Track | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Swing |
| Tweet | Gassi, Vince | Belwin | rock |
| Ye Merry Gents | Marlatt, David & Meeboer, Ryan (arr.) | Eighth Note | Swing (Xmas) |
| You Must Know | Meeboer, Ryan | Eighth Note | Samba |
Level 2
| A Kingdon's Last Hope Jr. | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | 12/8 |
| All Your Base | Patterson, Erik | Clovertone Music | Rock |
| At Long Last | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Latin |
| Atlantic Crossing | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Straight 8ths Modal |
| Baby | Meeboer, Ryan | Eighth Note | Ballad |
| Back Seat Confessions | Camwell, David | Dorn Publications | ballad |
| Big V | Meeboer, Ryan | Eighth Note | Rock |
| Brouhaha | Sabina, Les | Kendor | rock |
| Cathy's Army | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | ballad |
| Cheeky | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | rock |
| Cloud Song | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Rock |
| Deep Fried | Sabina, Les | Kendor | swing |
| Disco Funk | Marlatt, David (arr. Ryan Meeboer) | Eighth Note | Funk |
| Down 'N Up | Sabina, Les | Kendor | swing |
| Down and Out | Meeboer, Ryan | Eighth Note | Blues |
| Drew's Blues | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | swing |
| Electro's Next Plot (Jr.) | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Slow Shuffle |
| Finding Peace | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | rock balad |
| Formula One | Sabina, Les | Kendor | swing |
| French Toast | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | rock |
| Gentle One | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | basie ballad |
| Gig Bag | Sabina, Les | Kendor | swing |
| Glass Half Full | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | ballad |
| Grit Your Teeth | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | swing |
| Hotter Sauce | Sabina, Les | Kendor | latin |
| Hush | Thomas, Bill | Eighth Note | Ballad |
| Missing You (short version) | Stride, Fred | Sierra | ballad |
| O Canada | Gassi, Vince | Eighth Note | Traditional |
| Oh So Fine | Meeboer, Ryan | Eighth Note | Funk |
| Patent Leather Shoes | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | rock |
| Rooster Tail | Sabina, Les | Kendor | latin |
| Seismic Strut | Sabina, Les | Kendor | latin |
| Shushwap Shuffle | Ballantyne, Andy | Clovertone Music | Swing |
| Socal Samba | Sabina, Les | Kendor | latin |
| Sock Hop Be-Bop | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Groovy |
| Southern Charm | Sabina, Les | Kendor | ballad |
| Swing Happens | Sabina, Les | Kendor | swing |
| Swing Inc. | Sabina, Les | Kendor | swing |
| Swingin' Shepherd Blues | Koffman, Moe (arr. Rick Stitzel) | Hal Leonard | swing |
| Tango! | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Tango |
| That Look | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Swing Ballad |
| Vop-adooGing | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | blues |
| With Fond Remembrance | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | ballad |
Level 3
| Arcadian Autumn | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | 3/4 Swing |
| Boris and Natasha | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | rock shuffle |
| Brand New Car | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | rock |
| Breen | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | basie ballad |
| Canal Street Walk | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Swing |
| Crusher's Last Stand | Mahar, Bill | Bell Mahar Music.com | swing |
| Departures | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | 6/4 ballad |
| Detective Story | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Slow Swing |
| Fall In | McNeill, Dean | deanmcneill.com | med. straight 1/8ths |
| Femi's Flight | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Afro Beat |
| Filigree | Stride, Fred | Sierra | ballad |
| Gray Skies | Stride, Fred | Sierra | swing |
| Groanin' | Mahar, Bill | Bell Mahar Music.com | shuffle |
| Hitting Her Stride | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | rock |
| Imminent Impact | Sabina, Les | Kendor | funk |
| Into the Light | Stride, Fred | Sierra | fusion |
| Last Summer | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | ballad |
| Let Me Be The Sugar In Your Tea | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Swing |
| Lifted | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Swing |
| Little Static Cling, A | Stride, Fred | Sierra | rock |
| Lost Stories | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Straight 8ths |
| No 'Stache For Ash | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | rock |
| Playing the Field | Sabina, Les | Kendor | rock |
| Reflections | McNeill, Dean | deanmcneill.com | horn choral |
| Return of the Shuffleupagus | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | shuffle |
| Sax Accord | Stride, Fred | Sierra | ballad |
| Sea Spray | Stride, Fred | Sierra | latin |
| Soft Winds | Stride, Fred | Sierra | latin |
| Sol Fiesta | Kundakcioglu, Maria | Clovertone Music | Latin |
| Sparky's New Digs | Yorke-Slader, Neil | UNC Jazz Press | swing |
| Sundown, Sundown | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | fusion |
| Sweet Dreams | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | ballad |
| Swingin' Shepherd Blues | Koffman, Moe (arr. Mark Taylor) | Hal Leonard | swing |
| Tambadora | Kundakcioglu, Maria | Clovertone Music | Latin |
| The Dancehall Shake | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Dance Hall |
| The Dirrty Dog | Hunt, Chris | Clovertone Music | Funk |
| The Green Blues | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Swing |
| The Stride | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | latin |
| The Timothy Tree | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | rock |
| The Wiggle | Grossman, Josh | Clovertone Music | Funk |
| Yun Gia | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Salsa |
| Zhongdian | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | rock ballad |
Level 4
| A Day at Stanhope | Yorke-Slader, Neil | UNC Jazz Press | ballad |
| Air Blair | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | swing |
| Alone In A Crowded Room | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | ballad |
| Back Bacon Blues | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | swing |
| Bandar's Five Year Funk | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | funk |
| Blowtorch | Sabina, Les | Kendor | funk |
| Bunser Burner | McNeill, Dean | deanmcneill.com | swing |
| Chazz | Grossman, Josh | Clovertone Music | Latin |
| Cooke's Delight | Sabina, Les | Kendor | swing |
| Dante's Hot House | Gassi, Vince | H.M.S. Publishing | swing |
| Dark Matter | Ballantyne, Andy | Clovertone Music | Ballad |
| E & H | Sabina, Les | UNC Jazz Press | ballad |
| Evil Eye | Yorke-Slader, Neil | UNC Jazz Press | rock |
| First X Free | Hunt, Chris | Clovertone Music | Straight 8ths |
| Four More to Go | Au, Allison | Clovertone Music | Swing |
| From the Top | Stride, Fred | Sierra | swing |
| Funk Out | Kundakcioglu, Michael | Clovertone Music | Funk |
| Gossamer Wings | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | rock ballad |
| Happy Dance | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | latin |
| Have You Heard | Metheny, Pat (arr. David Camwell) | UNC Jazz Press | contemporary |
| Intersections | Buckley, Bob | Barnhouse | swing |
| Missing You (pro version) | Stride, Fred | Sierra | ballad |
| More Sheep | Yorke-Slader, Neil | Burnihla Music Publishing | latin |
| On The Ending Earth | Patterson, Erik | Clovertone Music | Ballad |
| Quizas Tenia Razon | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | 12/8 afro-cuban |
| Sol Fiesta | Kundakciouglu, Maria | Clovertone Music | Samba |
| Some Skunk Funk | Randy Brecker (arr. David Camwell) | UNC Jazz Press | funk |
| Something for Ernie (Nothing for Bert) | Stride, Fred | Sierra | swing |
| Streetmode | Mahar, Bill | Bell Mahar Music.com | swing |
| The Fifth Beatle | Ballantyne, Andy | Clovertone Music | Odd Metre Straight 8ths |
| The Path | Grossman, Josh | Clovertone Music | Gospel & Funk |
| The Phone Don't Ring Jack | Ballantyne, Andy | Clovertone Music | Shuffle |
| The Pursuit | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Swing |
| Two For Jerry | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | tbn. duet swing |
| West End Blues | Mahar, Bill | Bell Mahar Music.com | swing |
| Whirlwind | Stride, Fred | Sierra | swing |
| Wicker Chicken | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | funk |
Level 5
| 10:41 AM | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Medium Swing |
| A Kingdom's Last Hope | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | 12/8 Feel |
| Bad Dream | MacDonald, Earl | Walrus | swing |
| Bitter Tart | Runions, Greg | UNC Jazz Press | jazz waltz |
| Blues Unblue | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | swing |
| Caffeine, Anyone? | Sabina, Les | UNC Jazz Press | swing |
| Cool Ones, The | Stride, Fred | Sierra | funk |
| Countless Blues, The | Wilkins, Rick | Walrus | swing |
| Desolation Blues | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | swing |
| Drift | Argue, Darcy James | Really Good Music | 3/4 ballad |
| Electro's Next Plot | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Slow Shuffle |
| End of A Love Story | Haines, Steve | UNC Jazz Press | ballad |
| Everyday Living | McNeill, Dean | danmcneill.com | 3/4 swing |
| For Sonny | McNeill, Dean | danmcneill.com | 3/4 swing |
| Greetings - From McSlide to McValve | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | ballad/swing |
| Heading Back | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | |
| Heading Out | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | |
| Is This the Underground? | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | latin |
| Jake O'Shawnasey | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | fusion |
| Lightly Turning | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | |
| Living Lonely | Runions, Greg | UNC Jazz Press | ballad |
| Maranta | Sabina, Les | UNC Jazz Press | latin |
| Mingusian Grinder | Mahar, Bill | Bell Mahar Music.com | blues |
| Numbly | Mahar, Bill | Bell Mahar Music.com | swing |
| O.S. Blues | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | swing |
| Oh, Brother! | Runions, Greg | UNC Jazz Press | swing |
| Oprah and the Bean Harvest | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | fusion 6/4 & 7/4 |
| Santiago Sidestep | Sabina, Les | UNC Jazz Press | latin/swing |
| Sea Jay | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | jazz waltz |
| Spanish Banks | Stride, Fred | Sierra | latin |
| Sweet Adelphi | Jensen, Christine | Jenisis Music | jazz waltz |
| Sylvan Vale | Jensen, Christine | Jenisis Music | ballad |
| Tall Shadows | Jones, Andrew | andrewjonesmusic.ca | fusion 7/4 |
| The Rest... | Tynan, Paul | UNC Jazz Press | swing |
| The Split | Murley, Mike (arr. Steve Haines) | UNC Jazz Press | slow swing |
| Threads | McNeill, Dean | Walrus | swing |
| Transit | Argue, Darcy James | Really Good Music | contemporary |
| Vernal Fields | Jensen, Christine | Jenisis Music | jazz waltz/ funk |
| Vista | Ballantyne, Andy | Clovertone Music | 6/8 & 3/4 |
| Who Asked | Wilkins, Rick | Walrus | swing |
| Wood & Shadow | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Slow Straight 8ths |
Level 6
| 2 Dave K | Overton, Christian | Clovertone Music | Fast Swing |
| 4 B.C. | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | swing |
| 4,679,385th Blues in Bb, The | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | swing |
| B.B Gun | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | |
| Back Beat, The | Horace Silver (arr. Rob McConnell) | Walrus | swing |
| Blue Tag | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | swing |
| Body and Soul | Mahar, Bill | Bell Mahar Music.com | swing |
| C.K.U.A. | McNeill, Dean | Walrus | swing |
| Canada's Ocean Playground | Haines, Steve | UNC Jazz Press | swing in 3/4 & 4/4 |
| Cats Don't Have Eyebrows | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | |
| Chrysalis | Argue, Darcy James | Really Good Music | ballad |
| Clarinet is Black and Blue, The | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | swing |
| Club Sirocco | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | swing |
| Cruisin' For A Bleusin' | Ferguson, Maynard (arr. Andy Weiner) | Hal Leonard | swing |
| Days Gone By | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | ballad/swing |
| Do You Mean It??!! - $2000.00 (U.S.) | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | swing |
| Even Canadians Get the Blues | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | swing |
| Flux in a Box | Argue, Darcy James | Really Good Music | swing |
| Forward Motion | Haines, Steve | UNC Jazz Press | latin |
| Fuerte Como Toro | Chycoski, Amie (arr. Ian McDougall) | Walrus | ballad/latin |
| Get Out And Stay Out | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | swing |
| Hey! | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | swing |
| Intersection | Jensen, Christine | Jenisis Music | contemporary |
| It's Hard to Find One | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | jazz waltz |
| Just Tell Me Yes or No | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | ballad |
| Love of My Life | Kellaway, Roger (arr. Rob McConnell) | Walrus | ballad/swing |
| My Man Bill | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | swing |
| Osteology | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | |
| Place of Shoaling Waters | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | suite |
| Riffs I Have Known | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | swing |
| Runaway Hormones | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | latin |
| Seafever | Jensen, Christine | Jenisis Music | latin |
| Seven Steps to Heaven | Haines, Steve (arr.) | UNC Jazz Press | fast swing |
| Somnamblues | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | swing |
| Soul Mates | Haines, Steve | UNC Jazz Press | latin |
| Start With Mrs. Beanhart | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | swing |
| Stereo Blues | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | swing |
| Strollin' | Silver, Horace (arr. Rob McConnell) | Walrus | swing |
| T.O. Two | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | swing |
| That's Right | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | rock |
| The Eipper | Tynan, Paul | UNC Jazz Press | fast swing |
| The Heat of the Day | Metheny, Pat (arr. David Camwell) | UNC Jazz Press | contemporary |
| The New Cure | Runions, Greg | UNC Jazz Press | blues |
| Traditional Peace | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | latin |
| Tribute to Art Fern, A | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | swing |
| Tune For Jessie | Haines, Steve (arr.) | UNC Jazz Press | funk |
| Waltz I Blew For You, The | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | jazz waltz |
| Waltz You Knew Was Blue, The | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | jazz waltz |
| Wheeler Dealer | McNeill, Dean | Walrus | 3/4 swing |
| Winter In Winnipeg | McConnell, Rob | Walrus | swing |
| You Better Believe It! | McDougall, Ian | Walrus | swing |
