Lush Life Jazz Ensemble Sheet Music

Originally from Verdi's Il Trovatore, Anvil Chorus was a big hit for the Glenn Miller band, thanks to the fabulous arrangement by Gerry Gray. We have faithfully restored the original version here, com...

Many bands played Jersey Bounce, and the two most remembered are those from the Miller and Goodman Orchestras. This is the Benny Goodman version, meticulously transcribed by Alan Glasscock. For us it...

Although composed originally as a waltz, this version from the Harry James orchestra is firmly in 4:4 time. Alan Glasscock has transcribed and adapted this chart beautifully, and has removed the strin...

Bill Finegan wrote the original version of this arrangement for Glenn Miller's civilain band, and adapted it for Miller's USAAF band. This is the version that we offer here. Transcribed beautifully by...

Tommy Dorsey first recorded a version Clarence Smith's Boogie Woogie in the late 1930's. This chart is not it. It's his much better effort which is known as TD's Boogie Woogie, and is an excellent dev...

Chloe was originally a chart made famous by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, thanks to a stunning arangement by Bill Finegan. Structurally and harmonically it was probably ahead of its time, and certainly...

My Guy's Come Back is the Mel Powell arrangement for the Miller USAAF band, and is an extended version compared to the civilian band chart which we have transcribed from a radio air check. It is at he...

This is the Harry James version of You Made Me Love You, and, as you might expect, it is a Trumpet feature. Harry James recorded this version a couple of times. Once in the early 40's and again in the...

Fred Norman wrote and arranged this tune for the Miller band, and we have transcribed this chart from Miller's 1941 Hollywood recording. The opening Piano solo and later Trumpet and Tenor solos are fu...

Glenn Miller's version of Star Dust is hauntingly beautiful, and a Miller 'must-have' chart. Lovingly transcribed from the original Miller / Finegan arrangement by Alan Glasscock, our version contains...

Serenade In Blue is another classic from the Glenn Miller Orchestra with the Modernaires, and Alan Glasscock's transcription is a true reflection of the original.The chart is written for Male vocalist...

Here is the lovely ballad The Nearness of You, as performed by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, with vocal by Ray Eberle. Another lush ballad with the trademark Miller sax sound of Clarinet lead over 2 Alt...

Skylark is a lush male vocal ballad from the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and it naturally makes use of Miller-voiced Saxes. The voicings and harmonic structure of this arrangement are simply stunning, and...

Here is Glenn Miller's beautiful vocal ballad, At Last. The Miller band had several versions of this chart, and ours is drawn from the version in the film 'Orchestra Wives'. Whilst it is not the compl...

This arrangement of the Andrews Sisters version of Apple Blossom Time shows a more sentimental side of the trio's repertoire. Unusually, the chart is only scored for 3 voices, 4 Trombones and 4 Rhythm...

Harry James and The Skylarks vocal group briefly joined forces in 1949-50, and came up with this gem of a chart. Don'cha Go 'Way Mad is all about a guy begging forgiveness for cheating on his girlfrie...

This is our transcription of Glenn Miller's 'Jukebox Saturday Night', scored for big band and a 5 piece vocal group (Girl & 4 Boys). It is as played by Miller, except that we have included the full 10...

Here is the 1944 hit version of Accentuate the Positive, performed by Johnny Mercer (who wrote the lyrics) and the Pied Pipers, with the Paul Weston Orchestra. The arrangement is scored for full big b...

Tampico is a fun latin vocal chart from the Stan Kenton Orchestra, originally sung by June Christy and the boys in the band. The chart opens with a powerful intro and moves immediately into the vocals...

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...

Lullaby of Birdland was written by the great English born pianist George Shearing, and this chart has been transcribed from the Ted Heath book by Mogens Hobel. The original Reg Owen arrangement was on...

Well, we just had to have an arrangement of Lush Life in our catalogue, and here is our favourite. This version is an out-and-out Trumpet feature from the Harry James book. It is as the name suggests...