Jazz Ensemble Original Arrangements

Count Basie recorded this chart in 1959 on the Roulette label, featuring Frank Wess on Flute. The song itself formed the basis of Hefti's 'Flight Of The Foo Birds', though the changes are not identica...

Here is our transcription of the Joe Loss version of 'Moonlight and Roses'. The chart is scored as a two-beat quickstep that swiitches to four beat and back again. Saxes are mostly Miller-voiced, with...

Count Basie recorded this tune several times over several decades. Our version has been transcribed from Giants of Jazz - CD 53043 - Atomic Baise 1960. The chart features Tenor, Piano, Trumpet and Cla...

This tune was written and arranged by Buck Clayton. Our chart has been transcribed from Basie's 1947 Victor recording (20-2003). It is a fast tempo swinger featuring improvised solos from Piano, Tenor...

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...

Here is our take on Basie's seminal version of Moten Swing, recorded in 1959 and originally arranged by Ernie Wilkins. Aside from the Piano solo intro, all solos (Piano, Trumpet 2 & Tenor 1) are impro...

This fine big band ballad from the pen of Neal Hefti was featured on the 1958 album 'Basie plays Hefti'. It is a Trumpet feature, originally written for Snooky Young. We have made a couple of adaptati...

Originally written by Chick Webb for his own band, this version of Let's Get Together was recorded by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra in 1962 on Frank Sinatra's Reprise label, though not released unt...

This fine Benny Goodman chart was arranged by Spud Murphy in 1935, though Goodman never made a studio recording of it. Our transcription is taken from a live Let's Dance NBC radio broadcast. The chart...

Here is our transcription of Ray Anthony's version of Charles Warfield's well known jazz standard as played on his 1994 Dream Dancing II album. This arrangement is somewhat unusual, in that this song...

Tommy Dorsey recorded the Alex Stordahl arrangement of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes in 1937 on RCA Victor 25657-B. This arrangement is somewhat unusual, as this particular song is generally performed in sl...

This chart has been transcribed from Time Life's 'The Swing Era' 1940-1941, disc two, track 12, with Billy May conducting the studio orchestra. The version is a reflection of Tommy Dorsey's original a...

A classic from the pen of Sy Oliver, this is the vocal version that Anita O'Day recorded with Gene Krupa, and is a mix of powerhouse swing that you would expect from Krupa's band, and a laid-back, sli...

This patriotic wartime tune was originally done by Glenn Miller with Tex Beneke and Marion Hutton and the Modernaires supplying the vocals.This is a medium swing tempo chart that kicks. We have scored...

Let Me Off Uptown was a huge hit for the Krupa band, featuring Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge. The chart is a medium tempo swing duet between the two and has some lovely spoken interplay between them. W...

The Trombone section in most big bands rarely gets a chance to show off their collective talent, so we have scored Ella Fitzgerald's version of this fine Cole Porter tune for just Vocal, Trombones and...

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...

Indian Love Call is a classic vocal number from the Artie Shaw orchestra, featuring everyone in the band on Vocals! Though it might sound slightly corny when you listen to the audio, when this chart i...

Stop! is another well known up-tempo swing chart from Anita O'Day and the Gene Krupa Orchestra. The arrangement (transcribed from the Elton Hill original) not only features your vocalist and your band...

Here is our transcription of Benny Goodman's 1936 take on Glory of Love, with vocals by Helen Ward. We have adapted the chart to a full 5444 line-up ( from the original 6 brass Spud Murphy chart) and...