Intermediate Sheet Music from Lush Life Music

Hard Hearted Hannah is a showstopper of a female vocal. Big, brassy and with real punch, this chart has been exquisitely transcribed and adapted by Jon Harpin from the Julie London original. Although...

Frank Sinatra and Count Basie combined brilliantly on their 1962 album 'Sinatra-Basie', of which this chart was the title track, arranged by Neal Hefti. From Basie's opening intro right to the last no...

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 transcription is of the Miller version of Gershwin's famous work. We have written out all the solos (1st Trumpet, 1st Tenor, Guitar and Bass) and all the parts are accurately notated and articula...

A hit for the Harry James Orchestra, this transcription is taken from HJ's 1955 studio recording. It is a medium tempo Trumpet & Tenor feature that just grooves along at a relaxed pace, with a bluesy...

Lover Come Back To Me is generally played at a fairly brisk pace. However, this rare chart from the Artie Shaw book takes the tune at a pretty relaxed tempo which allows all of the harmonic structures...

A hit for Anita O'Day during her second spell with the Gene Krupa Orchestra, this chart is taken from the album Let Me Off Uptown on Columbia/Legacy (CK 65625). The opening Boogie, followed by an Alto...

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...

This is Glenn Miller's version that was originally performed by the Modernaires vocal group. We have scored it for Boy and Girl vocal duet and have included a part for the vocal harmony group too. The...

This is the original Helen O'Connell version of Amapola, from her 1957 album 'Green Eyes', as recorded with the Marion Evans Orchestra. It is not a transcription. We have adapted it slightly, by addin...

The Joe Williams / Count Basie partnership was a rich one indeed, and together they produced many fine recordings. Roll 'Em Pete, from the early 70's, is one of the best, with JW improvising around th...

A beautiful vocal ballad from the great co-operative writing team of Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne, this chart was made famous by Harry James and features your lead Trumpet, lead Alto and naturally your sin...

This is the original Helen O'Connell version of When the Sun Comes Out, from her 1957 album 'Green Eyes', as recorded with the Marion Evans Orchestra. It is a richly textured and lush, bluesy ballad p...

This is the original Helen O'Connell version of Not Mine, from her 1957 album 'Green Eyes', as recorded with the Marion Evans Orchestra. The arrangement was originally scored for 5 woodwind (123 on Fl...

Orange Coloured Sky was covered well by Natalie Cole several years back, and our version sticks to the structure of this version, though in the key of F, making it more singer-friendly. It opens with...

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...

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...

This version of Indian Love Call is a variation on the vocal version that we offer and is a Clarinet feature. (Please see the Vocals section for a fuller description). The structure is the same as the...

This is a big, big Trombone feature and is a must for any library. The tune was used as the incidental music to the film 'The Glenn Miller Story'. Ernie Barnard has produced a fabulously lush and rich...

Here is Buddy Morrow's thundering rendition of Night Train. What is unusual is the speed of the chart - a slowish 85 bpm - and as a result the arrangement has a solid, rumbling momentum that carries a...

This version of I Know Why is adapted from our vocal version and is from the film Sun Valley Serenade. It includes an additional instrumental chorus not found in the earlier Miller recorded version. A...

A lovely original composition from Carl Fritsche, Kitty's Waltz is a really relaxed, laid back piece, with great harmonic and melodic structure. Sometimes Jazz Waltzes are over complicated and lose th...

920 Special is a song covered by many of the great Big Bands. Ours is the Basie version taken from the 1960's and forms part of our Basie series ready for his Centenary in 2004. It features some great...

Tenderly has been a standard for Trumpet players for a long time. This is the Ray Anthony version from his huge-selling album, 'Dream Dancing', from the early 50's, and is in 4:4 time. Ray played a li...