Jazz Ensemble Sheet Music

This tune was made most famous by Julie London, with just a rhythm section backing. This version by Bob Martin is beautifully scored, with the band providing just enough support for the vocal line. It...

Co-written by Les Brown for his own Orchestra, Sentimental Journey was a great hit for Doris Day, and this version remains as the definative standard for the tune. It has to be played bluesy, laid bac...

A lovely, late-night, torch-singer style of arrangement, with the band unobtrusively backing the vocalist throughout. A two bar intro to help the vocalist to pitch the first note, and then it's ballad...

One of the many great songs written by Nat 'King' Cole, it has found its place as a stock tune in the repertoire of many female singers, including Linda Rondstat and Natalie Cole. This version borrows...

Another nostalgic song from the early WWII years, We'll Meet Again remains as popular as ever. It is a particularly good closing number for a nostalgia gig or concert as it is not a long arrangement,...

Immortalised by Vera Lynn in the 1940's, this tune came to symbolise hope in troubled times, though it is also a lovely melody in its own right. Our arrangement is a smooth, flowing ballad in the '40'...

This song was written by Cole Porter for the musical Kiss Me Kate. Our arrangement is similar to that performed by the great Julie London. This chart moves along nicely, with a mix of two and four bea...

Ella Mae Morse recorded this hit in 1942 at the tender age of 17, shortly after joining the Freddie Slack Orchestra. This song turned out to be the first gold single for Capitol Records, and helped to...

Tangerine was originally a vocal duet hit for Helen O'Connell in her time with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. This version is from her 1951 Capitol Records sessions, though not in the end recorded and re...

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 chart was not commercially recorded, hence the...

This is the genuine Helen O'Connell version from her 'Green Eyes' album. This chart is not a transcription and has been recreated from the original manuscipts, although we have shortened the ending by...

This is the original Helen O'Connell version of 'I've Got The World On A String', as recorded with the Ray Anthony Orchestra in his 1953 Chesterfield Show. It is not a transcription. Although a short...

Big Band-Version des Songs Nobody's Perfect (M. Reinecke) von Mary Roos. Arrangement: Franz Gerstbrein. Partitur und Stimmen. Besetzung: Partitur, Altsax 1+2, Tenorsax 1+2, Baritonsax, Trompete 1-4,...

Big Band Girl Vocal. Adapted by Jerry Sheppard for intermediate level ensemble from Natalie Cole's 'Unforgettable' album and in the same key. A really lively up tempo chart with a 'get up and go' feel...

Classic Cole Porter! Although written in the 1920's this number still has great entertainment value. Anyone who has heard the 'husky' Eartha Kitt version will never forget it. This Cy Payne chart is i...

The chart revolves around the rhythm section grove that starts at the top. The groove continues at A, then breaks into time at A9, back to the grove at A13. The pattern continues at B. Horns (as alway...

Trumpet solo opening. Vocal in F high note D. Great wedding song. Recorded by Walt Procanyn on 'Big Band Polkas' New York City CD. See Otter CD catalog at www.otterdist.com.

This waltz in swing tempo features a lovely melody for your vocalist and interesting harmonies. Trumpet solo.

Medium fast-pop jazz tune is for a male vocalalist in the key of F. NO SCORE.

Medium slow pop/jazz tune for male/female duet in the key of C. NO SCORE.

This is Tom's favorite Gloria Morgan ballad. It also has a solo spot for trumpet, and has a decidedly Ellington flavor to it. Vocal range is from A below middle C to C above middle C. Medium difficult...

Beautiful ballad lullabye for soprano voice and big band, with an optional four-part backup choir. No doubles; lead trumpet to E6.

Written to showcase your lead alto, this medium-easy ballad is a tribute to the legacy of the great Duke Ellington. All the solos are written out, including a strain for the piano in the Duke's own fa...

Written to showcase your lead alto, this medium-easy ballad is a tribute to the legacy of the great Duke Ellington. All the solos are written out, including a strain for the piano in the Duke's own fa...

Written to showcase your lead alto, this medium-easy ballad is a tribute to the legacy of the great Duke Ellington. All the solos are written out, including a strain for the piano in the Duke's own fa...