Intermediate Sheet Music from Lush Life Music

Taken from Ella's 'Harold Arlen Songbook' album, this transcription of Billy May's original arrangement is a snarling swing chart, balancing punch and up-tempo power with soulful gospel interludes. Th...

Originally written for the film 'Youth on Parade' by the prolific team of Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn, this tune became a huge hit for Helen Forrest and the Harry James Orchestra.HJ recorded the chart in...

This song is another of Tom Jones' most famous hits, and will get any crowd onto the dance floor. It is just one of those great party songs. Our arrangement follows the form and structure of the origi...

Too Darn Hot was written by Cole Porter for the 1948 musical 'Kiss Me Kate' and was featured by Ella Fitzgerald on her Cole Porter Songbook album, with the original arrangement by Buddy Bregman. We ha...

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...

Here is a very classy adaptation of the Michael Bublé version of Me and Mrs Jones. In terms of style, structure and range it is the same as the MB version. All we have done is remove the string lines...

This 1953 chart was the first product of the Frank Sinatra / Nelson Riddle partnership at Capitol records and was a huge hit at the time, helping to relaunch Sinatra's career and give the Capitol labe...

This is the Basie Band doing what it did best - Swinging The Blues. An up tempo chart that swings from beginning to end, with solo space for Trumpet, both Tenors, Piano and Drums. All solos and the Pi...

The Andrews Sisters recorded this chart with the Jimmy Dorsey orchestra in November 1938, and it went on to be a big hit for them. We have transcribed the original chart, but have scored it for 8 Bras...

This version of Alright, Okay was done by Joe Williams with the Count Basie Orchestra and it is a very dancable bouncy shuffle that has a solid pulse. There is nothing complicated about the chart and...

Fans of Louis Jordan will instantly recognize this title, and our arrangement is equally singable by most male or female singers. The rhythm section starts it off, and the trumpets blow the dirty 'wah...

This is the theme tune for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and perhaps the definitive solo vehicle for Trombone, where the melody brings out the best of the instrument. This arrangement is true to the ori...

Thunderbird is another chart from the Ray Anthony / George (the Silver Fox) Williams partnership, and is a classic of its time. It is a completely ensemble chart, and has some great sectional writing....

Here is our faithful transcription of Skippy Martin's inspirational chart written for the Les Brown band. It is not a rework of the stock chart that was published decades ago which contained many erro...

Made famous by the Monroe film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend is a sure crowd pleaser. This arrangement is a straight ahead Female swing vocal, though not the Monroe versi...

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 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...

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...

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...

This beautifully laid-back, bluesy ballad has been transcribed from the original Nelson Riddle chart written for Ella Fitzgerald's Gershwin Songbook album. The original studio album included strings,...

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...

Here is the Glenn Miller Orchestra's take on the US Navy song 'Anchors Aweigh'. It's up-tempo and bouncy, with a driving rhythmic feel. Alto 1 doubles Clarinet (and takes the Clarinet solo). Trumpet 2...

This vocal chart is based around Nina Simone's great version. This chart works well even if played by Vocal and Rhythm section only. The Piano part is mostly written out.

A great swing chart from the pen of Louis Bellson, Skin Deep opens with a big half-time fanfare and them breaks into up-tempo swing. The Saxes lead the first chorus and the brass are loud and punchy b...