Benny Goodman: Intermediate Sheet Music

This chart has been transcribed from the 1945 recording that Goodman made for the US Armed Forces Radio Service. We have adapted it to suit a standard 5/4/4/4 lime up whilst keeping the feel and flavo...

Down South Camp Meetin' is another great Fletcher Henderson chart as performed by Benny Goodman's orchestra. We have adapted the arangement which Goodman recorded in New York, April 1951, to bring it...

Down By The Old Mill Stream was written in 1908 by Tell Taylor, and this song has over the years become a bit of a stock standard for barbershop quartets. Benny Goodman recorded this up-tempo, hard sw...

Here is a great take on that well known Scottish traditional ditty 'Loch Lomond'. This chart is transcribed from the version done by members of the Benny Goodman Orchestra in 1959 (Crown records CLP-5...

Dear Old Southland is an up-tempo, riff-style chart from the earlier days of the Goodman band. We have taken the original arrangement and expanded it to suit a full 5444 big band line-up. The chart fe...

Written by Benny Goodman himself, the Kingdom of Swing is an up-tempo riff chart that features great sectional alternation to keep what is a fairly simple melodic idea pulsing and building in intensit...

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...

Here is the rousing King Porter Stomp -from the Fletcher Henderson arrangement for the Benny Goodman Orchestra, featuring solos for Trumpet, Trombone and Clarinet. We have written out all of the origi...

First recorded by Benny Goodman in 1937, Sugar Foot Stomp is a hard-driving, up-tempo swing chart that features solos from Clarinet (Alto 2) and Trumpet. We have augmented the chart up to full 5,4,4,4...

Here is Benny Goodman's timeless classic in all its glory. Many bands performed versions of this song, but the Goodman Orchestra's rendition remains the standard by which all others are judged. The sa...

Recorded by the Benny Goodman Orchestra in the late 30's, this chart features Trombone, Trumpet, Tenor & Clarinet. The chart opens in the key of A and the Trombone carries most of the melody in the fi...

Benny Goodman had many huge hits, yet some of his finest works remain in relative obscurity. Estrellita can be counted in this category, yet it is an absolutely beautiful piece, with a flowing melody...

This is an up-tempo riff-based chart, very much in the style of Fletcher Henderson. Originally scored for 4 reeds, 5 brass and rhythm, we have augmented the chart to a full 5,4,4,4 standard big band l...

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...

This up-tempo Benny Goodman chart dates from 1937 and features solo space for Clarinet and Trumpet. We have augmented the brass up to eight voices, making the chart suitable for a full 5444 big band l...

This is the Benny Goodman version of Amapola, with Helen Forrest taking the vocal. A delightful tune, well delivered, and of course with a Clarinet solo from the great man himself. This chart is as pe...

Swing @ 120 b.p.m. Taking a Chance on Love was written in 1940, and despite being a last minute inclusion for the Broadway musical 'Cabin in the Sky' it bcame the show's most enduring hit. Benny Goodm...

Recorded by Helen Forrest with the Benny Goodman Orchestra in 1940, this melodious tune was originally composed by Chopin (Fantasie-Impromptu Op.66) and then adapted and performed by numerous artists...

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...

Goodbye was Benny Goodman's closing theme. A slow, hauntingly beautiful composition from Gordon Jenkins, rich in musical colour and tonality and a fine testament to Benny. We have faithfully reproduce...