Henk Ummels

'Streetlife' was a huge hit in 1979 for the singer Randy Crawford. This was her breakthrough into stardom with the R en B group the Crusaders, where this was the title track of the album. This song ha...

'Mr. Bojangles' is a popular song written and initially recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker in 1968 and covered since by many other artists. The song was inspired by an encounter with a street performer in...

This arrangement of the bigband classic is based on the song as it was originally used in the film 'Swing Time' (1936) starring Fred Astaire. 'The Way You Look Tonight' won the Academy Award that year...

This swinging composition from the popular composer Dean Jones is a tribute to the much loved 'Light Walk' from Barry Gott. This is a delightful interlude during a heavy concert, and perfect for a sum...

Land of Make Believe is a huge hit from the American flugelhorn player, composer and conductor Chuck Mangione. The performance on the live LP 'An Evening of Magic, Live at the Hollywood Bowl' is consi...

Revival songs are sung more frequently these days in Christian churches in the Netherlands. The cheerful nature of these songs come into their own with use of a good catchy melody, everyday language,...

Revival songs are sung more frequently these days in Christian churches in the Netherlands. The cheerful nature of these songs come into their own with use of a good catchy melody, everyday language,...

Henk Ummels wrote this easy and yet skilful arrangement for bands of the middle class divisions of this extremely popular classical composition by Maurice Ravel. This arrangement is very well suited t...

Now the masterful music of the most influential composer of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is also available for your student orchestra. This arrangement includes highlights from the classics 'The...

Now the masterful music of the most influential composer of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is also available for your student orchestra. This arrangement includes highlights from the classics 'The...

Lebanese-born French trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf is part of the modern jazz and blues movement. This now famous trumpeter recorded "True Sorry" for his 2013 album Illusions. This album but especially th...

The infernal and extremely rhythmical 'Samba di Janeiro' was a hit made popular by the group Bellini years ago. A driving and exotic sounding percussion introduction is followed by a most compelling t...

The infernal and extremely rhythmical 'Samba di Janeiro' was a hit made popular by the group Bellini years ago. A driving and exotic sounding percussion introduction is followed by a most compelling t...

This single from Ritchie Valens from 1958 is originally a Spanish song from Mexican folklore. Years later it was picked by Rolling Stone magazine as the only non-English song in their 500 Greatest Son...

The infernal and extremely rhythmical 'Samba di Janeiro' was a hit made popular by the group Bellini years ago. A driving and exotic sounding percussion introduction is followed by a most compelling t...

The infernal and extremely rhythmical 'Samba di Janeiro' was a hit made popular by the group Bellini years ago. A driving and exotic sounding percussion introduction is followed by a most compelling t...

By popular demand, there is now in The Best Of series for 5 part flexible setting, a selection of some of the best songs of Michael Jackson. Henk Ummels has selected and made a balanced and very playa...

The Lion Sleeps Tonight is based on the African melody 'Mbube', written in 1939. This melody can be heard in many various different forms all over Europe, for example in the popular musical 'The Lion...

This Italian song, known in the English version as 'Time to say goodbye', has been made famous by the blind Italian (Toscan) tenor Andrea Bocelli. The latter was introduced to the international musica...

This popular song written by Chris Martin and his group Coldplay, was recently given a very new lease of life with an orchestral arrangement. The music brings new meaning and sentiments to the already...

This popular song written by Chris Martin and his group Coldplay, was recently given a very new lease of life with an orchestral arrangement. The music brings new meaning and sentiments to the already...

Thrift Shop is a song by the American rapper Macklemore and his producer Ryan Lewis. The single was released on 3 September 2012. The song is about buying cheap clothing in thrift shops, and contempt...

A massive hit from the 60's from Jimmy Webb (McArthur Park etc.). The original and most famous version was from The 5th Dimension. This is positive and happy music, with a smile, from the 'Sunshine' p...

The Jim Croce hit streak began in 1972, with 'You don't mess around with Jim' en 'Operator then'.in April 1973, he introduced his most famous character, 'Bad, Bad Leroy Brown'. A swinging evergreen, b...

The beat just rolls on! Movin' Up! is very much a sequel to Dean Jones' previous work Hangin' On! There are the usual sounds you'd expect from a swing band piece: vibrant sounding from the trumpets an...