Myles Collins: Intermediate Sheet Music

We have transcribed this chart from the album 'Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook'. We think that the arrangement packs more punch than Ms Clooney's original, and will be an almost guara...

This is an up-tempo, hard swinging female vocal version of Volare, and not a meek latin rendition. The chart was transcribed and adapted from a version done by the German singer & actress Yvonne Catte...

Under My Skin is classic Frank Sinatra. This chart is a transcription of Sinatra with the Count Basie Band, taken from the Sinatra at the Sands album, and is a must for all male vocalists. Everything...

Cheek to Cheek is a transcription of the original Paul Weston chart, as recorded on Ella's 'Irving Berlin Songbook' album. The pace is easy, and Ella's vocal interpretation is sublime. The vocal part...

Originally arranged by Sy Oliver for the Jimmie Lunceford band, the same arrangement was used by Oliver when he led his own orchestra. Our transcription has been done using both recordings as referenc...

This tune was a huge hit for Dean Martin, and the same version was more recently covered by Robbie Williams on his 'Swing When You're Winning' album. We have transcribed the original chart here, and i...

Here is the tune that Frank Sinatra called 'the National Anthem', and it's a chart that is sure to bring the house down. Sinatra's classic version was very orchestral, and we have adapted it to suit a...

One of the all-time classic charts from the Benny Goodman book, and a must for all Goodman fans. We have modified the arrangement to suit 8 brass, and have written out the original Clarinet, Trumpet &...

This version is the actual chart recorded by Michael Bublé on his Crazy Love album, and is itself based on Billy Byers' chart for the Count Basie Orchestra. Please check the writer credits on the albu...

This is Ella Fitzgerald's somewhat sultry and brooding version of Caravan from her 1957 'Duke Ellington Songbook' album. Tonally quite advanced for its time, the chart moves from a quasi-samba feel to...

Here is another original Helen O'Connell chart as played by her on her many concert tours. This is not a transcription. To the best of our knowledge this cart was not commercially recorded, hence ther...

Another rare chart from the Hefti days of the Basie band. This is NOT the Hefti stock chart that was issued many years ago. It is the complete Basie version, and a nice Trombone sectional feature. We...

Transcribed from her Harold Arlen songbook album, this stunning Ella Fitzgerald chart was originally arranged by the late, great Billy May and is an absolute classic. We have simplifies the sax lines...

Big Spender was written by Cy Coleman & Dorothy Fields for the 1966 musical 'Sweet Charity'. Peggy Lee's version was the original 'pop' version of the tune and set the standard that other artists, suc...

American Patrol? - but everybody's got that in their library. Well, yes and no. There are many bands using a 'stock' dance band arrangement originally written for 5 saxes and 5 brass, and possibly the...

Transcribed from her 'Unforgettable' album, here is Natalie Cole's stylish rendition of the Rodgers and Hart tune, This Can't Be Love. This chart swings like crazy from start to finish and moves smoot...

Little Brown Jug was an early classic for the Miller band, first recorded in 1939, with the original arrangement done by Bill Finegan. This is an accurate transcription of that version, complete with...

Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree was another of the Andrews Sisters big hits and sold very well, despite the success that the Glenn Miller band achieved with the same tune. The chart opens with a half t...

This chart has been transcribed and adapted from Bette Midler's 'Some People's Lives' album. This song has been recorded by many artists, many times and has been generally done as a slow, mournful bal...

This chart has been transcribed and adapted from the original Nelson Riddle arrangement written for Ella's Gershwin Songbook album. We have removed the string lines and written the chart for a standar...

String of Pearls? - but everybody's got that in their library. Well, yes and no. There are many bands using a 'stock' dance band arrangement originally written for 5 saxes and 5 brass, and possibly th...

Originally entitled 'Tonight', Perfidia came into its own when given the Glenn Miller treatment, as a fabulous vocal showcase for the Modernaires. Our arrangement is true to the original, except that...

Tickle Toe is a real Tenor sax feature. Hardly surprising, as it was written by Lester Young! This chart, with the usual basie combination of flowing sax lines and punchy brass, is written in a minor...

Made famous by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, our version of Sunny Side of theStreet is taken from the version done by the late great Syd Lawrence. The form and structure is based on the original Dorsey...

Here is the great Woodchoppers Ball. Co-written and first performed by Woody Herman, this chart became a mainstay in the repertoire of all Herman's bands. Our version is based on Woody's, though resco...