Lush Life Jazz Ensemble Sheet Music

A classic from Ella Fitzgerald, this chart is a faithful transcription of her version, and is nothing at all like the Les Brown / Skippy Martin instrumental version. We have even written out Ella's vo...

The Goodman orchestra performed a similar vocal version of this chart at the Carnegie Hall concert, with Martha Tilton the featured vocalist. This is an instrumental version of the chart offered in ou...

Here is Glenn Miller's version of Johnson Rag, transcribed from the original Bill Finegan chart with all of the solos (both Tenors, Trombone 1 and Trumpet 2) written out. This tune features many of Mi...

Corner Pocket was written by the unsung hero of the Count Basie band, Freddie Green, and it's title is a reference to the place that Green called his own - the corner pocket of the rhythm section. We...

Oh Johnny! was another early hit for the Andrews Sisters and we have reproduced it here for you. We have adapted the chart by expanding it to full big band form, up from the smaller band which was use...

Scored for 5 Saxes, 3 Trumpets, 2 Trombones and 4 Rhythm. Some arrangements of these series have cross-cued lead parts, making them playable by a reduced front line. Standard orchestrations, for stric...

This wonderful version Hot Toddy is from the Ted Heath band, and features your Baritone player and second Trumpet. The chart opens with a rumbling Bari line backed by hand claps from the band. The Tro...

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...

Here is a classy transcription of Frank Sinatra's version of Night and Day, taken down by Jon Harpin from the original Nelson Riddle chart. The Riddle touch is much in evidence, with much of the figur...

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...

Made famous by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, our instrumental version of Sunny Side of the Street is taken from our Vocal version. The form and structure is based on the original Dorsey version, includi...

Mr Anthony's Boogie is a rousing up-tempo swing Boogie Woogie which features the Trumpet section, and a solo 3rd Trumpet in particular. This chart is really powerful, and great for a jitterbug dance c...

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...

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...

'No Moon At All' is scored as a bluesy mid-tempo female vocal chart. The structure and feel of the chart is based around the 1947 Doris Day version that she recorded with an eight piece band under the...

This version of You Make Me Feel So Young is the one performed by Frank Sinatra with the Count Basie Orchestra on the 'Sinatra at the Sands' album, later re-issued on the Reprise collection, and it is...

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...

Male Vocal Sweet Caroline was a huge hit for Neil Diamond, and has become one of those songs that everybody knows. If you're ever stuck for a crowd-pleasing vocal at a function gig, this is the chart...

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...

Written by Duke Ellington and originally entitled Concerto for Cootie, Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me has been covered by all of the great vocalists including Ella and Sinatra. This version has been...

Here is Frank Sinatra's version of the Irving Berlin classic, Let's Face the Music and Dance. The original chart was arranged by Johnny Mandel, and Jon Harpin has done his usual excellent job in repro...

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...

A rip-snorting swing chart from the Harry James book. Trumpet Blues opens with a short band fanfare in half time, and then breaks into a driving swing boogie. The middle half-time Cantabile provides t...

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....

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...