Lush Life Music

Transcribed from the original Neal Hefti chart written for Sinatra's sessions with the Count Basie orchestra, The Tender Trap is a fine example of powerful writing which supports Sinatra's crooning vo...

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'.

Stardust is one of the great Hoagy Carmichael tunes, and deserves a place in the library of every band. Bob Martin has done a truly excellent job of transcription and modification of this Ted Heath ve...

This transcription is of the Miller version of Gershwin's famous work. We have written out all the solos (1st Trumpet, 1st Tenor, Guitar and Bass) and all the parts are accurately notated and articula...

Sunrise Serenade was originally released in 1939 on the RCA Bluebird label as the flipside to Moonlight Serenade, and the record became a huge hit for the Miller band. The original Miller chart was by...

More 'Bluesey' than the Miller version, this arrangement from the Gene Krupa orchestra makes a refreshing addition to any library. The chart features some lovely Guitar and Alto solo cameos and a solo...

A landmark chart from the Benny Goodman Orchestra. Goodman used many of Fletcher Henderson's arrangements for his band, but in the case of Chrisopher Columbus he played his own version, probably becau...

A hit for the Harry James Orchestra, this transcription is taken from HJ's 1955 studio recording. It is a medium tempo Trumpet & Tenor feature that just grooves along at a relaxed pace, with a bluesy...

Bob Carleton penned a little 16 bar tune in 1918, whilst still a club pianinst in Illinois. The tune was briefly famous, then spent 35 years in obscurity until Sonny Rollins 're-invented it' using the...

Transcribed from the 1956 recording, the Peanut Vendor remains one of Stan Kenton's most enduring hits, and is a feature chart for lead Trombone (who solos for the first minute of the chart), the Trum...

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...

Nightmare was Artie Shaw's theme song and is an out and out Clarinet feature. We have transcribed Shaw's solo completely, but please be aware that it is very tricky to play. We have also supplied an a...

Summit Ridge Drive was one of Artie Shaw's hits with his Gramercy Five outfit, comprising Clarinet, Trumpet and Rhythm section. We have taken the original 6 piece arrangement and expanded it up to ful...

Lover Come Back To Me is generally played at a fairly brisk pace. However, this rare chart from the Artie Shaw book takes the tune at a pretty relaxed tempo which allows all of the harmonic structures...

This chart of the Blue Danube has been transcribed from a version by Joe Loss, and is played at Viennese Walts tempo. Saxes are scored for AAATT in Miller style, with 1st Alto doubling Clarinet. The a...

Here is Glenn Miller's Chattanooga Choo Choo in all its glory. This is the extended version from the film Sun Valley Serenade scored for Boy & Girl vocal with 4-piece backing group and it is four and...

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...

A bouncy vocal from Anita O'Day and the Gene Krupa band, with an unreasonably long title! This chart was one of the most requested of O'Day's repertoire, and we have faithfully recreated it for you he...

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...

This version of Why Don't You Do Right was recorded in 1942 by Peggy Lee during her stay with the Benny Goodman band and Peggy made this song her own. We have faithfully transcribed Goodman's chart, i...

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...