Jazz Ensemble with Vocal Solo

This beauty of a chart has been artfully transcribed by Jon Harpin from the historic 1962 Sinatra-Basie album. The original arrangement was by Neal Hefti, and Jon has kept faith with it, whilst adapti...

This chart is one of fifty seven arrangements written by Nelson Riddle for the 1959 album 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book'. The project marked the first time that Fitzgera...

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...

Adapted from the original Billy May arrangement used in the Bette Midler film 'For The Boys' where she is performing in front of a hanger full of USAAF personnel during an air raid. Stuff Like That Th...

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...

My Old Man is a traditional Cockney song from the east end of London which we have taken and turned into a big swinging vocal chart. This number is fun and makes a great set-closer, or a sing-along fo...

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...

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...

Featured on Linda Eder's album 'And So Much More' this chart is an up tempo driving swing chart. Whilst the arrangement harks back slightly to the feel of a late 1950's Hefti style, the song itself is...

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...

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

This is the actual Helen O'Connell version from her 'Here's Helen' album, as recorded with the Marion Evans Orchestra. This chart is not a transcription and has been recreated from the original manusc...

This is the original Helen O'Connell version of Saturday Night from her 'Here's Helen' album, as recorded with the Marion Evans Orchestra. Please note that this is not a transcription, it's the real d...

I Had The Craziest Dream was another big hit for the Harry James Orchestra, in his 'band that swings with strings' period. It is a romantic, floaty ballad, sung by Helen Forrest, and which also featur...

Here is a transcription of the Doris Day / Les Brown chart on Celery Stalks. It is equally suitable for dance or concert performance and, aside from the obvious vocal feature, contains cameo solos for...

This chart is a punchy and powerful up-tempo swinger that, aside from the intro and an 8 measure instrumental passage, features your vocalist all the way. The reeds, in a Billy May style, provide the...

This is the children's nursery rhyme 'Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush' that has been given the Count Basie / Jimmy Rushing treatment. The chart features your male singer, your Tenor soloist, your P...

Here is another original Helen O'Connell chart as played by her on her many concert tours. The tune was written by Johnny Burke & Jimmy van Heusen for the Paramount film 'And the Angels Sing'. This ar...

Transcribed from Julie London's 1961 Liberty Records album 'Whatever Julie Wants', this is a nice, laid back swing chart and is classic Julie London. Whilst it is a vocal feature, the 16 measure instr...

Arthur Murray was originally a hit for Helen O'Connell in her time with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. This version is from her 1951 Capitol Records recording session and is not a transcription, but a re...

Transcribed from Neal Hefti's outstanding chart written for Sinatra's 1962 'Swingin' Brass' album, this chart is an absolute Sinatra classic. We have notated the chart 'as played', and have used the o...

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...

Another first rate chart from the Ella Fitzgerald / Nelson Riddle team, transcribed from the 'Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson' album, and full of lush harmonic structure. Whilst it is a real vocal fe...