Myles Collins

This version of Blue Moon is transcribed from Ray Anthony's 'Arthur Murray Foxtrots' album. It is a really solid, no nonsense, medium tempo swing vocal that is suitable for Female Alto or Male Bariton...

Ella Fitzgerald recorded her version of this chart with the Marty Paich Dek-tette on the 1958 'Ella Swings Lightly' album. The Dek-tette line-up was 3 Saxes, 2 Trumpets, Trombone, French Horn (TS), Pi...

This chart has been transcribed from Nat King Cole's 1964 album'Let's Face the Music' on the Capitol label. The original arrangement was penned by Billy May. This chart is an out-and-out vocal feature...

This old tune was made semi-famous by Billie Holiday with the Teddy Wilson Orchestra back in 1935. Our new arrangement of Twent Four Hours a Day is written as a bouncy, up-tempo vocal with a 1930's fe...

This charming swing chart was scored by Sy Oliver for the Jimmie Lunceford band and later re-used by Oliver for his own outfit. Our transcription is taken from the latter. The instrumental chorus of t...

Yes Sir has been transcribed from Nelson Riddle's chart written for Sinatra's 1966 'Strangers in the Night'' album. It is sassy, punchy, not overly long and fun to play and perform. The structure is:...

This chart has been transcribed from Ella Fitzgerald's 1962 album 'Ella Swings Gently With Nelson'. We have removed the strings, making the chart playable by a regular 5444 big band line-up. The chart...

Transcribed from Sy Oliver's chart for Frank Sinatra on his 1961 'I Remember Tommy'' album, East of the Sun is a laid-back swing chart taken at a relaxed pace that, after a four measure into, features...

This cool, relaxed chart has been transcribed from Julie London's 1960 album 'Around Midnight' (Liberty LST 7164) with the Dick Reynolds Orchestra. Many singers (such as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra...

Solid Potato Salad is a great vocal swing chart from the versatile Ella Mae Morse, recorded with the Freddie Slack Orchestra in 1943 when Ella Mae was only eighteen years old. There has been some spec...

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...

Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out 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 orchest...

Trouble In Mind is a transcription from Sam Cooke's RCA Victor 1961 album 'My Kind of Blues'. Sammy Lowe wrote the original arrangement and conducted the studio orchestra. The song itself dates from 1...

Forty Cups Of Coffee was written by Danny Overbea and recorded by Ella Mae Morse on Capitol F2539. Dave Cavenaugh wrote the arrangement and provided the studio orchestra. We have augmented our transcr...

Another classic from the Benny Goodman Orchestra, written by trumpeter Ziggy Elman. In the original arrangement the vocal chorus led to a typical Goodman 'Yiddish' trumpet chorus. In our arrangement t...

A hauntingly beautiful number from the Glenn Miller book. Ours is a faithful reproduction of the original arrangement, with correct Miller voiced saxes throughout. Lead Trumpet takes the solo line, an...

Here is Glenn Miller's Chattanooga Choo Choo, adapted from the version in the film Sun Valley Serenade. Essentially this is the same structure as the vocal version, except that we have modified the ch...

This transcription is of the Miller version of Gershwin's famous work. We have written out all the solos (1st Trumpet, 1st Tenor, Guitar and Bass) and all the parts are accurately notated and articula...

More 'Bluesey' than the Miller version, this arrangement from the Gene Krupa orchestra makes a refreshing addition to any library. The chart features some lovely Guitar and Alto solo cameos and a solo...

A landmark chart from the Benny Goodman Orchestra. Goodman used many of Fletcher Henderson's arrangements for his band, but in the case of Chrisopher Columbus he played his own version, probably becau...

A hit for the Harry James Orchestra, this transcription is taken from HJ's 1955 studio recording. It is a medium tempo Trumpet & Tenor feature that just grooves along at a relaxed pace, with a bluesy...

Bob Carleton penned a little 16 bar tune in 1918, whilst still a club pianinst in Illinois. The tune was briefly famous, then spent 35 years in obscurity until Sonny Rollins 're-invented it' using the...

Transcribed from the 1956 recording, the Peanut Vendor remains one of Stan Kenton's most enduring hits, and is a feature chart for lead Trombone (who solos for the first minute of the chart), the Trum...

Nightmare was Artie Shaw's theme song and is an out and out Clarinet feature. We have transcribed Shaw's solo completely, but please be aware that it is very tricky to play. We have also supplied an a...

Summit Ridge Drive was one of Artie Shaw's hits with his Gramercy Five outfit, comprising Clarinet, Trumpet and Rhythm section. We have taken the original 6 piece arrangement and expanded it up to ful...