Alan Glasscock

Written and arranged in 1946 by Bill Finegan for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Pussy Willow was a really progressive chart for its time, and hints at the sort of writing style that Finegan would later e...

Transcribed from the 1940 Will Bradley / Ray McKinley arrangement, this is one of the most requested swing dance charts ever written. It is just perfect for the dance crowds. The chart features solos...

This chart has been lovingly transcribed by Alan Glasscock from the original Jerry Gray arrangement written for the Glenn Miller Orchestra. This chart is quite tricky to play, and requires good sectio...

Originally conceived as little more than a riff chart by Bennie Moten, this tune would later become a firm favourite of the Basie band. This version of Moten Swing features Piano for the opening choru...

A rare, and very challenging chart from the Glenn Miller band, written by George Williams and Jerry Gray. This chart is quick, at 240+ beats per minute, and is best played in 2. There are ad-lib solos...

We like to offer the rare and slightly obscure chart form time to time, and this is a great one from the Glenn Miller band. Written by Jerry Gray and Miller's long-time pianist, Chummy MacGregor, 'Sol...

This is Will Bradley's interpretation of Florian Hermann's melody, Valse Hommage, which set music to the old Ukranian romance 'Ochi chyornye' way back in 1884. This chart is a hard swinging one, full...

The Charts from the Glenn Miller band are always popular, and most bands have the majority of the Miller classics in their libraries. However, from time to time we like to offer something a little rar...

Here is the Glenn Miller Orchestra's take on the US Navy song 'Anchors Aweigh'. It's up-tempo and bouncy, with a driving rhythmic feel. Alto 1 doubles Clarinet (and takes the Clarinet solo). Trumpet 2...

Oh! So Good is a rarely heard up-tempo swing chart from the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Written by Jerry Gray, the chart features solos for Trumpet 2, Tenor, Trombone Piano and Drums. The initial opening...

Made famous by Clyde McCoy, this gently swinging 2-beat chart features Trumpet 2. We have included all of the plunger articulations and 'wah-wah' indications, so that your player can give an authentic...

Jerry Gray wrote A String of Pearls for the Miller band in 1941, and in 1954 he re-visited and re-worked the concept into a new chart entitled 'Re-stringing the Pearls'. Rhythmically, it contains many...

Conversation Piece is a beautifully crafted medium tempo chart written around September 1940 by Bill Finegan for the Miller band. The saxes are scored for 3 Altos and two Tenors, with Alto 2 taking a...

'Slip Horn Jive' is a bright, up-tempo, hard-driving swing chart from the Glenn Miller book. The original arrangement was by Eddie Durham and was scored for 6 brass. We have augmented our version up t...

Home for the Holidays is a seasonal vocal chart, written for a Boy / Girl duet, though equally suitable as a solo vocal feature. This classy arrangement from Alan Glasscock moves along with a punchy s...

Transcribed from Ralph Burns' original chart written for Frances Wayne / Woody Herman, Happiness is a Thing Called Joe is a lush swing ballad for female vocal. We have adapted the chart to suit a stan...

Here is Bobby Darin's famous version of this Cahn & Van Heusen classic tune, transcribed in full. It swings gently at around 120 beats per minute and is instantly recognisable. The brass ranges are mo...

Arguably the most famous chart from the Bunny Berigan band, 'I Can't Get Started' is scored as a lush ballad featuring, in equal part, your singer and Trumpet soloist. The Trumpet part is quite tricky...

First recorded by the Miller band in December 1941 and released early in 1942 on Bluebird 11401, this version was a 10 week best seller in the USA. This fine transcription from Alan Glasscock is writt...

Written by Bobby Troup (of Route 66 fame) and arranged by Sy Oliver, this tune was a hit for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and Pied Pipers. Our chart is scored for a four piece vocal group and full 5444...

Vocal Group or Solo with Group Here is another Andrews Sisters classic vocal trio chart, and our only change to the original is to augment the band parts up to a full big band line up. The chart opens...

Here is Glenn Miller's hit chart 'I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo', as originally recorded with Tex Beneke and the Modernaires. The only adjustments that we have made to the studio version is to add in an...

A classic Glenn Miller chart from the early days of the band, with vocals by Ray Eberle, and featuring the Miller trademarks of Clarinet-led reeds over brass in plungers, a great modulation to the voc...

Swing @ 210 b.p.m. 'It Happened in Sun Valley' was written for the 1941 film 'Sun Valley Serenade', featuring Sonja Henie, John Payne and the Glenn Miller Orchestra with the Modernaires. We have recre...

My Melancholy Baby is a rare chart from the Glenn Miller Orchestra, originally arranged by Bill Finegan and transcribed here by Alan Glasscock. It is 'as played' by the Miller Band, except that we hav...