Chattanooga stomp – Free Jazz Lead Sheet
Bb to Eb Major – King Oliver 1923
Chattanooga stomp is a classic King Oliver tune, enjoy the various parts and key changes. The chart features the full arrangement below the score.
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Chattanooga Stomp, recorded in 1923 by King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band, is a vibrant early New Orleans-style jazz piece. This free online lead sheet emphasizes its riff-driven structure, ensemble breaks, and collective improvisation, ideal for traditional jazz groups and small combos.
View this lead sheet online to explore its rhythmic punch, melodic clarity, and classic early jazz energy.
About the composer: King Oliver
Joseph Nathan "King" Oliver (1881–1938) was an American jazz cornet player and bandleader known for his innovative use of mutes and pioneering role in early jazz. He co-led a band with Kid Ory and formed the Creole Jazz Band in Chicago, contributing to the development of Dixieland jazz and mentoring future stars like Louis Armstrong.
Musical strucutre and form
This song modulates from Bb to Eb and the chart feature a full arrangement. It follows a classic way of arranging by playing part 1 then 2 then coming back to part one before staying on part 3 for solos.