Intermediate Original Arrangements Sheet Music

This chart has been lovingly transcribed and adapted by Jon Harpin from Frank Sinatra's 1964 Reprise album 'Days of Wine and Roses'. The original arrangement was penned by Nelson Riddle. It included s...

This version of Swingin' Shepherd Blues is transcribed from that played by the late, great Ted Heath. Unusually for a swing chart the tempo is pretty slow, but very effective nonetheless. This chart i...

Easy Does It is another classic but underplayed chart from the Tommy Dorsey book, written by Sy Oliver. This chart is a medium tempo bouncy swing chart with a 2-beat feel that dancers might describe a...

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...

Lean baby was written by Billy May for his own orchestra, and first recorded in 1951. May then used the chart as the theme tune for the band. The arrangement is transcribed 'as played' by the BM orche...

Glenn Miller recorded this chart in July 1942 Victor 20-1509-B, as the B-side to Juke Box Saturday Night. The original arrangement is credited to George Williams who also arranged extensively for Lunc...

Here is an absolute classic from the Glenn Miller Orchestra and a 'must have'' for every band's library. The original GMO chart was scored by Jerry Gray at a time when the GMO only carried 6 brass. We...

Our chart has been transcribed from the fine Jerry Gray chart written for the Glenn Miller band. Originally scored for six brass, we have augmented it up to a full eight voices. The Alto and Trumpet s...

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...

Transcribed from the Jan Savitt arrangement as played by Glen Gray on the Time Life Swing Era (1939-1940) session, this is a roaring little up-tempo swing chart that pulses from start to finish. The T...

Originally written and arranged by Buck Clayton, our chart has been transcribed from Basie's 1952 Clef recording (89085). It is an up-tempo swinger featuring improvised solos from Clarinet (Alto 2), T...

Written by Milton Ebbins and arranged by Jimmy Mundy, Coming Out Party was first released by Count Basie's band in 1942 on Okeh 6564. as the b-side to Harvard Blues. We have transcribed the original c...

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...

This is the original Helen O'Connell version of Time Was, from her 1957 album 'Green Eyes', as recorded with the Marion Evans Orchestra, and it opens as a beautifully scored lush ballad which switches...

This is an optional String Pack for our arrangement of 'I've Got You Under My Skin', and comprises Violins A, B & C (3 copies each), Violas (2 copies) and Chelli (2 copies), plus a condensed score of...

Here is a hard-swinging vocal chart of Best Things In Life Are Free as performed by Jo Stafford and backed by the Paul Weston Orchestra. The chart opens with a punchy vocal verse, then a full vocal ch...

Top Hat' is a transcription of the original Paul Weston chart, as recorded on Ella's 'Irving Berlin Songbook' album, and it is a really cool, swingin' chart. We have scored the vocal 'as sung' by Ella...

Massachusetts is a classic chart from the Gene Krupa band, featuring Anita O'Day on vocal. It is a high energy, up-tempo swinger that is full of great sectional work and hard swingin' lines. We have w...

Although this chart was made famous by Vaughn Monroe in its own right, it is perhaps more widely recognised as the main theme in the Bruce Willis 'Die Hard' series of movies. The opening unison Trumpe...

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...