Intermediate Original Arrangements Sheet Music

Sammy Nestico, who wrote many fine scores for the Count Basie Band, has provided this laid-back Basie-style arrangement, starting with the piano and rhythm section, and then gradually building right t...

Transcribed from the original Neal Hefti chart written for Sinatra's sessions with the Count Basie orchestra, The Tender Trap is a fine example of powerful writing which supports Sinatra's crooning vo...

ADAPTED FROM THE RECORDING BY FRANK SINATRA ARRANGED BY NELSON RIDDLE Here's another classic Nelson Riddle arrangement from the Frank Sinatra 1956 Capitol Record 'Songs for Swingin' Lovers.' Like the...

AS RECORDED BY NAT KING COLE ARRANGED BY BILLY MAY We're pleased to publish a fine Billy May arrangement done for Nat King Cole. 'When Your Lover Has Gone' comes from the 1957 May/Cole collaboration o...

AS RECORDED BY HELEN O'CONNELL ARRANGED BY MARION EVANS Here is Helen O'Connell's original arrangement of 'I Cried for You' from her 1962 'Here's Helen' album. This is not a transcription, the origina...

ADAPTED FROM THE RECORDING BY SAMMY DAVIS, JR. ARRANGED BY MARTY PAICH Recorded in 1962 and featured on the record 'Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings What Kind of Fool am I and Other Show Stoppers,' this Marty P...

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 Peggy Lee's 1959 'Jump for Joy' album, this beautifully crafted Nelson Riddle chart swings hard from start to finish. The band writing is sublime and always gives perfect support to t...

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...

Jazz at Lincoln Center Library. is an exciting project under the artistic direction of Wynton Marsalis that is dedicated to the preservation of the jazz style and designed to honor the greats of jazz...

This chart of the Blue Danube has been transcribed from a version by Joe Loss, and is played at Viennese Walts tempo. Saxes are scored for AAATT in Miller style, with 1st Alto doubling Clarinet. The a...

The vibrant Tito Puente salsa (mambo) version from the album Party with Puente, CCD-4924-2, extended for full big band by Shaun Byrne. Solos for 1st tenor and 2nd trumpet. Key G minor. Taken down a Mi...

Hey! Ba Ba Re Bop! was performed by Tex Beneke, both while fronting the post-war Miller band, and with his own outfit. In many ways this chart was a portent of things to come, and brifges the gap betw...

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...

When a world-famous pop classic meets legendary big band craftsmanship, pure musical magic is born: With "Don't Lose My Number," iconic arranger Sammy Nestico has transformed Phil Collins' mega-hit in...

Bring pure swing charm and world-class entertainment to the stage! With "My Kind Of Girl," Powerhouse Orchestrations presents the infectious, dynamic mid-tempo hit from the acclaimed 2016 album "Nobod...

I'm Beginning To See The Light is a popular tune, recorded by most of the great vocalists. Our offering here is the Harry James version originally sung by Kitty Kallen. The chart is unusual in that it...

Stardust is one of the great Hoagy Carmichael tunes, and deserves a place in the library of every band. Bob Martin has done a truly excellent job of transcription and modification of this Ted Heath ve...

This chart of Night and Day is transcribed and adapted from Artie Shaw's April 1937 RCA session, the original arrangement being penned by Jerry Gray. The band then consisted of 5 Brass, 4 Reeds, 4 Rhy...

This version of I Know Why is taken from the film 'Sun Valley Serenade' and includes an additional instrumental chorus not found in the earlier Miller recorded version. A lovely vocal ballad, scored f...

Here's a swinging chart of the Christmas standard as arranged by Frank DeVol for Ella Fitzgerald's 1960 album 'Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas.' This was arranged to feature a solo vocalist along...

Robbie and Guy Chambers back together (at last!) for this opening number on the 'Swings Both Ways' Album. A Perfect and very playable new number for a concert or party night. Key: Bb Vocal range: A -...

One of the most well-known jazz standards of the 1950s, Benny Golson's 'Whisper Not' began life innocently enough as an arrangement for trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's 1956 State Department big band. Alth...

Having long since entered the pantheon of jazz standards, this version of Benny Golson's 'Stablemates' was arranged for trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's 1956 State Department-sponsored big band. In many wa...