Intermediate Sheet Music from Lush Life Music

Written by Count Basie and his vocalist, Jimmy Rushing, this tune was a staple of the early Basie band. The chart that we offer here is a later vocal version written for Peggy Lee by Quincy Jones. It...

Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree was another of the Andrews Sisters big hits and sold very well, despite the success that the Glenn Miller band achieved with the same tune. The chart opens with a half t...

Another rousing up-tempo swing chart from the Artie Shaw band. Originally scored by Jerry Gray, this chart has been lovingly transcribed by Alan Glasscock. The only variation from the original is the...

This chart has been transcribed and adapted from Bette Midler's 'Some People's Lives' album. This song has been recorded by many artists, many times and has been generally done as a slow, mournful bal...

String of Pearls? - but everybody's got that in their library. Well, yes and no. There are many bands using a 'stock' dance band arrangement originally written for 5 saxes and 5 brass, and possibly th...

Little Brown Jug was an early classic for the Miller band, first recorded in 1939, with the original arrangement done by Bill Finegan. This is an accurate transcription of that version, complete with...

Originally entitled 'Tonight', Perfidia came into its own when given the Glenn Miller treatment, as a fabulous vocal showcase for the Modernaires. Our arrangement is true to the original, except that...

Tickle Toe is a real Tenor sax feature. Hardly surprising, as it was written by Lester Young! This chart, with the usual basie combination of flowing sax lines and punchy brass, is written in a minor...

A Soul vocal take on Zawinul's Mercy Mercy Mercy, performed with style by Nancy Wilson. The emotions behind this vocal are pure Soul - a mix of pleading, despair, hope and frustration. The arrangement...

Perhaps one of Frank Sinatra's most memorable hits, this version of Witchcraft was originally arranged by Nelson Riddle. We have adapted the original concept by removing the strings and orchestral woo...

Here is the great Woodchoppers Ball. Co-written and first performed by Woody Herman, this chart became a mainstay in the repertoire of all Herman's bands. Our version is based on Woody's, though resco...

Artie Shaw recorded this classic many times over the years. Initially he used 4 saxes - 2 Altos and 2 Tenors, and latterly with a regular AATTB section and himself on solo Clarinet. Our transcription...

American Patrol? - but everybody's got that in their library. Well, yes and no. There are many bands using a 'stock' dance band arrangement originally written for 5 saxes and 5 brass, and possibly the...

This is a great little chart, originally performed by Joe Thomas with the Jimmie Lunceford orchestra. We have made a few adaptations to the original Sy Oliver arrangement. The brass is now scored for...

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...

'Where or When' was a Frank Sinatra favourite right back in his early days with the Tommy Dorsey band. This version is a transcription of the Billy Byers chart that he used with the Basie band 'Live a...

Artfully transcribed by Jon Harpin from the original Fank DeVol arrangement, this Ella Fitzgerald chart swings hard from start to finish. Much use is made of unison Sax & Trombone riffs which add buck...

This song was written by Alan Lerner & Frederick Loewe for the 1956 Broadway production of My Fair Lady and has been covered by many singers including Doris Day, Peggy Lee and Bobby Darin to name but...

Another jewel of a chart from the Sinatra Riddle 1954 album 'Swing Easy'. After just a three note intro we're right into the chart, with the rhythm section providing a very structured backing to the f...

Here is our transcription of the Anita O'Day version if Cole Porter's 'I Love You'. The original arrangement was by Billy May, from the 1959 'Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May' album. Thou...

Here is 'All Shook Up', made famous by Elvis, but fear not - this chart is nothing like his version. It's written in a really cool funk groove from start to finish. The chart opens with the rhythm sec...

This high energy version of La Cucaracha contains many of Prado's trademarks. Screaming Trumpets, fat pedals from the Trombones and sharp unison Sax counterpoints, yet it still finds time to contain a...

This tune was written by Louis Armstrong and used by him as his theme tune for a number of years. This version is from the Harry James book, and is not only a great Trumpet feature, but a really rare...

Here is Flying Home, transcribed by Alan Glasscock from the original Steve Steck arrangement scored for the Glenn Miller USAAF band. The chart is written at a bouncy 165 b.p.m. and features solos for...

This is the 1966 Ellington version of Strayhorn's great tune, with Cootie Williams' trumpet solo (written on the 4th part) transcribed in full. This version also features an extended ending, giving mo...