Jazz Ensemble with Vocal Solo

Here is Frank Sinatra's take on The Best Is Yet To Come, as recorded with the Count Basie Orchestra under the direction of Quincy Jones. This chart is a real Sinatra trademark, and of all the singers...

This is the Stan Kenton & Anita O'Day version, though we have modified it to play with 8 brass, rather than the original 10. This chart is unusual, in that the band gets to sing the choruses and the g...

Lovingly transcribed by Alan Glasscock from Miller's October 1940 New York recording, originally arranged by Bill Finegan and sung by Ray Eberle, this lush chart is classic Miller, full of tonal colou...

A Tommy Dorsey / Sy Oliver classic, beautifully transcribed by Alan Glasscock from the 1945 Dorsey / Oliver / Sentimentalists recording. This chart features Trombone, Trumpet, Clarinet and Tenor, and...

Zing Went the Strings of My Heart was recorded by Frank Sinatra in December 1960 for the Ring-a-Ding album, but remained unreleased until 1990 when the master tapes of the original recording were redi...

Beautifully transcribed by Jon Harpin from the Neal Hefti chart written for the Sinatra Basie album, I Only Have Eyes For You is pure crooning Sinatra, yet with enough in the chart for the band to shi...

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...

This haunting tune was written by Meredith Willson for the 1957 show 'The Music Man'. Our transcription is of the Helen O'Connell version, originally recorded in 1963 on the Cameo record label for the...

Transcribed by Jon Harpin from the original Billy May arrangement, this is Frank Sinatra's version of the Gershwin classic. The chart is scored for 5444, and we have written the original string lines...

Here is our take on the Nelson Riddle chart for Frank Sinatra. The original chart was written to include strings, and some orchestral woodwind, so we have removed these and scored the chart for a regu...

Here is a rare chart from the Stan Kenton orchestra, with June Christy as the vocalist. This chart is a dual feature; vocals and sax section, and has very limited contributions from the brass which on...

As recorded with Count Basie, from the album 'Sinatra at the Sands'.

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 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...

Straight from the Miller book, the Story of a Starry Night was originally arranged for the Miller band by Bill Finegan. Based on Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Symphony #6, this arrangement is one of a numb...

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...

In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening is another fine song from the pens of Mercer & Carmichael, and this version is a full transcription of the Dean Martin version. The only change we have made is n...

This is the original Helen O'Connell version of Brazil, from her 1957 album 'Green Eyes', as recorded with the Marion Evans Orchestra, and it is an out and out up tempo latin vocal feature. Opening wi...

Here is the Helen O'Connell version of the Johnny Mercer classic 'Come Rain or Come Shine'. This is her original chart, and to the best of our knowledge was never commercially recorded by her. It is a...

This is a great Dean Martin number, transcribed from the original recording and augmented up to full big band voicings. The original band was 3 Saxes (C/A, A, T), Trumpet, Trombone and Rhythm, and we...

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...