This chart is an adaptation Natalie Cole's L-O-V-E (L is for the way you look at me . . .) which sticks very closely to her version. It is a medium / up tempo swing chart, opening in the key of G with...
This is an up-tempo, hard swinging female vocal version of Volare, and not a meek latin rendition. The chart was transcribed and adapted from a version done by the German singer & actress Yvonne Catte...
Under My Skin is classic Frank Sinatra. This chart is a transcription of Sinatra with the Count Basie Band, taken from the Sinatra at the Sands album, and is a must for all male vocalists. Everything...
Here is the tune that Frank Sinatra called 'the National Anthem', and it's a chart that is sure to bring the house down. Sinatra's classic version was very orchestral, and we have adapted it to suit a...
We have transcribed this chart from the album 'Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook'. We think that the arrangement packs more punch than Ms Clooney's original, and will be an almost guara...
This is the true Glenn Miller version, complete with written out trumpet solos for 2nd and 3rd trumpets. The solos are cross-cued to the 1st and 4th parts too, giving your other players the chance to...
One of the all-time classic charts from the Benny Goodman book, and a must for all Goodman fans. We have modified the arrangement to suit 8 brass, and have written out the original Clarinet, Trumpet &...
This version is the actual chart recorded by Michael Bublé on his Crazy Love album, and is itself based on Billy Byers' chart for the Count Basie Orchestra. Please check the writer credits on the albu...
Cheek to Cheek is a transcription of the original Paul Weston chart, as recorded on Ella's 'Irving Berlin Songbook' album. The pace is easy, and Ella's vocal interpretation is sublime. The vocal part...
Made famous by Linda Eder, this 1994 Frank Wildhorn & Jack Murphy collaboration tells the story of what a girl has to do to make it to the top in showbusiness. From the opening Sing Sing Sing style dr...
American Patrol? - but everybody's got that in their library. Well, yes and no. There are many bands using a 'stock' dance band arrangement originally written for 5 saxes and 5 brass, and possibly the...
String of Pearls? - but everybody's got that in their library. Well, yes and no. There are many bands using a 'stock' dance band arrangement originally written for 5 saxes and 5 brass, and possibly th...
This happy tune was originally written and performed by Bobby Darin and has been recently re-done by Robbie Williams and Jane Horrocks on the 'Swing When You're Winning' album. Our version is very muc...
This chart was originally recorded by Ella Fitzgerald for her Jerome Kern Songbook album in Los Angeles, July 1963, with the orchestra arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle. Our transcription remain...
Little Brown Jug was an early classic for the Miller band, first recorded in 1939, with the original arrangement done by Bill Finegan. This is an accurate transcription of that version, complete with...
This song is one of Tom Jones' most famous hits, and will get any crowd onto any dance floor anywhere! Our arrangement follows the form and structure of the original recording, except that we have wri...
Made famous by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, our version of Sunny Side of theStreet is taken from the version done by the late great Syd Lawrence. The form and structure is based on the original Dorsey...
This is Ella Fitzgerald's somewhat sultry and brooding version of Caravan from her 1957 'Duke Ellington Songbook' album. Tonally quite advanced for its time, the chart moves from a quasi-samba feel to...
This high energy version of La Cucaracha contains many of Prado's trademarks. Screaming Trumpets, fat pedals from the Trombones and sharp unison Sax counterpoints, yet it still finds time to contain a...
This Jimmy Van Heusen / Sammy Cahn tune was originally written for the Rat-Packesque film 'Robin and the Seven Hoods'. Wonderfully melodic and visually exciting in concert, it was Sinatra's theme tune...
This chart has been transcribed and adapted from the original Nelson Riddle arrangement written for Ella's Gershwin Songbook album. We have removed the string lines and written the chart for a standar...
Another rare chart from the Hefti days of the Basie band. This is NOT the Hefti stock chart that was issued many years ago. It is the complete Basie version, and a nice Trombone sectional feature. We...
Another beautifully crafted piece from the Basie Band, featured on the Atomic Mr Basie album. Written by Neal Hefti, this chart is aptly named. It is a flat-out, driving swing chart that features Pian...
A superb example of ensemble playing from the Ted Heath book. This version is not written as a slow ballad, but is a grooving mid-tempo swing chart that packs plenty of punch. The chart relies on some...
Written by Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton, this tune was a mainstay of the Goodman Sextet, featuring Charlie Christian. The version that we offer you here is transcribed from the Ted Heath album 'Sw...
Artie Shaw recorded this classic many times over the years. Initially he used 4 saxes - 2 Altos and 2 Tenors, and latterly with a regular AATTB section and himself on solo Clarinet. Our transcription...
We are pleased to offer you the much requested Count Basie version of Jumpin at the Woodside. It's fast, it's furious and it's fun. We have written out all of the original solos 'as-played', though yo...
A classic Cole Porter song from 1932, Night and Day was a 'must-have' number for the great Big Bands of the era. Our version is based on that used by Ella Fitzgerald, and is a good example how to scor...
This tune was a huge hit for Dean Martin, and the same version was more recently covered by Robbie Williams on his 'Swing When You're Winning' album. We have transcribed the original chart here, and i...
This song was written by Alan Lerner & Frederick Loewe for the 1956 Broadway production of My Fair Lady and has been covered by many singers including Doris Day, Peggy Lee and Bobby Darin to name but...
Transcribed from her 'Unforgettable' album, here is Natalie Cole's up tempo, hard swinging version of Almost Like Being In Love. This chart really kicks from start to finish, and is full of power and...
Originally arranged by Sy Oliver for the Jimmie Lunceford band, the same arrangement was used by Oliver when he led his own orchestra. Our transcription has been done using both recordings as referenc...
Corner Pocket was written by the unsung hero of the Count Basie band, Freddie Green, and it's title is a reference to the place that Green called his own - the corner pocket of the rhythm section. We...
'Moonlight Serenade' was Glenn Miller's most famous composition, served as the theme tune for his band and is probably the definitive example of the 'Miller' sound - tightly scored Clarinet-led reeds...
Here is the Andrews Sisters' version of Bei mir bist du schön (pronounced 'shane'), and it is one of their most famous and popular songs. This chart includes the opening verse, with the Clarinet solo...
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree was another of the Andrews Sisters big hits and sold very well, despite the success that the Glenn Miller band achieved with the same tune. The chart opens with a half t...
Here is another original Helen O'Connell chart as played by her on her many concert tours. This is not a transcription. To the best of our knowledge this cart was not commercially recorded, hence ther...
Big Spender was written by Cy Coleman & Dorothy Fields for the 1966 musical 'Sweet Charity'. Peggy Lee's version was the original 'pop' version of the tune and set the standard that other artists, suc...
Transcribed from her 'Unforgettable' album, here is Natalie Cole's stylish rendition of the Rodgers and Hart tune, This Can't Be Love. This chart swings like crazy from start to finish and moves smoot...
Here is our transcription of Ray Anthony's take on the Gershwins' classic tune, Someone To Watch Over Me, as played on his 1994 Dream Dancing II album. The only change we have made from the original i...
Made famous by Dusty Springfield, our arrangement of this timeless classic follows a very similar form and structure to the original hit, and is in the original key too. After the instantly recognisab...
This chart has been transcribed and adapted from Bette Midler's 'Some People's Lives' album. This song has been recorded by many artists, many times and has been generally done as a slow, mournful bal...
Here is Ted Heath's beautifully lush version of Fly Me to the Moon, scored as a slow Alto Sax feature ballad. The Alto solo line is written out in full, as originally played (possibly by Ronnie Chambe...
Made famous by Dean Martin, ours is close to the Rosemary Clooney version which she recorded with the Perez Prado Orchestra. This is a relaxed vocal with simple backings from the band, in true Prado s...
Transcribed from Julie London's 1961 Liberty Records album 'Whatever Julie Wants', this is a very cool chart that switches effortlessly between swing and beguine feels. Overall the chart is relaxed, b...
Ciribiribin is perhaps the solo Trumpet chart by which all others are measured. It is certainly a very challenging piece for your soloist, though can also be used as a solo vehicle for Clarinet or Sop...
Flatbush Flanagan is a post-war Harry James chart that sits on a cool groove throughout. It features solos for Trumpet 2 (improvised) and Tenor 1 (as written out or improvised), plus a great Trumpet s...
Taken down from the original 1936 Fletcher Henderson chart for the Benny Goodman Orchestra, our transcription is faithful to the BG chart except that we have augmented the brass to 8 voices from the o...
Here is a very different take on Cole Porter's Night and Day. This Ted Heath (Vocalion CDLK 4228) chart features Drums, the Trumpet section and two Trombones. The Trumpet section takes the opening ver...
Here is our transcription of the Bob Crosby bands' theme tune, Summertime. Featuring solos by Trumpet and Tenor, this wonderfully rich and moody chart rarely strays from Gershwins' haunting melody and...
Gene Krupa recorded over eighty tracks for Capitol Records in 1946-1947. These sessions were later released, along with over sixty Harry James tracks, as the Capitol Vaults Jazz Series. Included in th...
In 1994, just four short decades after recording his 'Dream Dancing' album, Ray Anthony took his band back into the studio to record Dream Dancing II. This transcription of As Time Goes By is from tha...
Transcribed from Julie London's 1961 Liberty Records album 'Whatever Julie Wants', this sultry swing chart will suit any vocalist who has a laid-back vocal style. The Buddy DeSylva lyric is suitably s...
Transcribed from her 'Rare Gems & Hidden Treasures' album, this sultry chart shows off Peggy Lee's relaxed, almost drawling vocal style at its best. The arrangement is laid back, cool, very hip for it...
Another jewel of a chart from the Sinatra Riddle 1954 album 'Swing Easy'. After just a three note intro we're right into the chart, with the rhythm section providing a very structured backing to the f...
Here is our transcription of the Anita O'Day version if Cole Porter's 'I Love You'. The original arrangement was by Billy May, from the 1959 'Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May' album. Thou...
Transcribed from Ella's Cole Porter Songbook album, this chart features your vocalist, Rhythm and Trombone sections only. The Saxes and Trumpets sit this one out. All of the background supporting figu...
Nina Simone recorded her now famous version of this tune in 1958, though it took nearly thirty years for it to achieve chart success, having been used by Chanel in a fragrance commercial in 1987. We h...
Don't Be That Way was recorded by Frank Sinatra on his 1961 'Sinatra Swings' album and the original arrangement was by Billy May. Our transcription is faithful to the original, which swings with a nic...
But Not For Me is a transcription from Sam Cooke's great RCA Victor 1961 album 'My Kind of Blues'. Sammy Lowe wrote the original arrangement and conducted the studio orchestra. The Gershwins wrote the...
The Goodman orchestra performed a similar vocal version of this chart at the Carnegie Hall concert, with Martha Tilton the featured vocalist. This is an instrumental version of the chart offered in ou...
Here is Glenn Miller's version of Johnson Rag, transcribed from the original Bill Finegan chart with all of the solos (both Tenors, Trombone 1 and Trumpet 2) written out. This tune features many of Mi...
Oh Johnny! was another early hit for the Andrews Sisters and we have reproduced it here for you. We have adapted the chart by expanding it to full big band form, up from the smaller band which was use...
Let's Twist Again is another fine chart to have in your library if you play at mixed audience gigs. The dads are almost guaranteed to want to get up and dance. Our arrangement includes the opening spo...
Here is the classic version of St. Louis Blues as performed by Glenn Miller and the US Army Air Force band. The original arrangement was co-written by Jerry Gray, Ray McKinley and Perry Burgett. Our t...
This wonderful version Hot Toddy is from the Ted Heath band, and features your Baritone player and second Trumpet. The chart opens with a rumbling Bari line backed by hand claps from the band. The Tro...
Too Darn Hot was written by Cole Porter for the 1948 musical 'Kiss Me Kate' and was featured by Ella Fitzgerald on her Cole Porter Songbook album, with the original arrangement by Buddy Bregman. We ha...
Reet Petite is great chart for a mixed audience dance gig. It's one of those songs that gets people up on the floor almost from the very first note. Our version follows the form and structure of the J...
Possibly the most famous number from the Benny Goodman Orchestra, our recreation is true to the original, in the original key and with all of the original licks. The only concession that we have made...
A rip-snorting swing chart from the Harry James book. Trumpet Blues opens with a short band fanfare in half time, and then breaks into a driving swing boogie. The middle half-time Cantabile provides t...
A great swing chart from the pen of Louis Bellson, Skin Deep opens with a big half-time fanfare and them breaks into up-tempo swing. The Saxes lead the first chorus and the brass are loud and punchy b...
Transcribed from her album 'Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook', this version was performed as a duet between Ms Midler and Barry Manilow (who also played the Piano on the track), and it...
Puttin' On the Ritz has been transcribed from the original Paul Weston chart, written for Ella Fitzgerald's Irving Berlin Songbook album. The structure of this chart is: intro, full vocal chorus, inst...
Transcribed from Billy May's chart written for Anita O'Day, this chart takes a song that is more usually played as a very slow ballad into slow swing territory, where it sits very nicely. It is an out...
This version of Alright, Okay was done by Joe Williams with the Count Basie Orchestra and it is a very dancable bouncy shuffle that has a solid pulse. There is nothing complicated about the chart and...
Taken from Barry Manilow's 1978 album 'Even Now', this chart is a great lounge ballad with a really bluesy feel. Opening with solo piano, the vocal enters backed by just the rhythm section. The Saxes...
This arrangement of Ravel's Bolero is somewhat quirky, yet is an interesting swing take on a classical tune. Goodman recorded this chart in 1939 with a band that contained a 6-piece brass section, and...
Another classic from the pen of Sy Oliver, and a famous tune for the Tommy Dorsey band, though much copied and adapted by other bands. Anita O'Day recorded a vocal version with Gene Krupa, and Ted Hea...
This is the Basie Band doing what it did best - Swinging The Blues. An up tempo chart that swings from beginning to end, with solo space for Trumpet, both Tenors, Piano and Drums. All solos and the Pi...
Flight of the Foo Birds is one of the great tracks from the Basie band of the 1950's, and one of a series done for the band by Neal Hefti, to be found on The Atomic Mr Basie album. This is a transcrip...
This version of Two O'Clock Jump is from the Harry James band of the 1950's, and has a much more relaxed and laid back feel then the original version. This number is great for swing dancing and groove...
One of the more famous tunes from the Les Brown Orchestra, Leap Frog is one of those charts that gets feet tapping and dancers dancing. It simply bounces from start to finish. Technically, this is a s...
Rock-a-Bye Basie is a lovely little riff chart from the earlier days of the Basie band, written by Basie and Lester Young. We have written out the first (Alto) sax solo, though this can be improvised...
A fabulous chart from the Goodman band of the early 1940's, written by Eddie Sauter, and, quite naturally, a Clarinet feature. The chart is harmonically very innovative, and shows glimpses of the sort...
Here is the great Woodchoppers Ball. Co-written and first performed by Woody Herman, this chart became a mainstay in the repertoire of all Herman's bands. Our version is based on Woody's, though resco...
In a Mellow Tone was written by Duke Ellington and was a hit for his and Count Basie's band. The Basie chart was scored by Frank Foster, and our version is closely modelled on this. It has the same le...
Ultra, written by Harry James is not your ususal 'just another swing chart'. After a punchy opening the Baritone takes the first chorus as a solo, backed by alternating Trombones & Trumpets. The chart...
Liebestraum, written by Franz Liszt, became a classic chart by the Tommy Dorsey orchestra, very much in the vein of Song of India, with Trombone taking the melody solo in the first chorus. The reeds a...
If you are looking for a first rate ballad Trumpet feature, look no further. This Harry James chart is a cracker. We have adapted the original version to suit a standard 5444 line-up and have re-score...
A timeless, classic swing chart from the Basie band that sits in the groove from start to finish. The chart features solos for Tenor, Trumpets 2 & 3 and Piano. All solos are written out in full 'as pl...
Here is our transcription of Artie Shaw's sublime take on Moonglow. We have adapted the original concept by removing the string lines and re-scoring them into the band, making the chart playable by a...
Here is our transcription of Ray Anthony's version of Harry Warren and Mack Gordon's well known standard, The More I See You, as played on his 1994 Dream Dancing II album. The only change we have made...
Here is our faithful transcription of Skippy Martin's inspirational chart written for the Les Brown band. It is not a rework of the stock chart that was published decades ago which contained many erro...
Whilst almost everyone knows the Miller version of this Jerry Gray tune, not so many are familiar with the Benny Goodman chart arranged by Mel Powell for Goodman in 1942. It is taken more up-tempo and...
An absolutely storming chart from the Benny Goodman orchestra. Goodman made several takes of this tune, before deciding on which version to issue on record. The chart was rather lengthy in its origina...
Tommy Dorsey recorded the Alex Stordahl arrangement of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes in 1937 on RCA Victor 25657-B. This arrangement is somewhat unusual, as this particular song is generally performed in sl...
Bobby Darin had a big hit with this tune, and other singers hae also covered it very successfully, the latest being Robbie Williams on his Swing when your Winning album with a version very similar to...
Made famous by the Monroe film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend is a sure crowd pleaser. This arrangement is a straight ahead Female swing vocal, though not the Monroe versi...
This is the Habanera from Bizet's Carmen, transcribed from the Nat King Cole / Quincy Jones recording. The chart is an up-tempo, rhythmic swinger which features your vocalist and band alike. The origi...
