Myles Collins: Partituras fácil

A straight-ahead Waltz in a stock style. Good sectional interplay and use of brass mutes for tonal colour, with a written Trumpet 2 solo and written Piano fills.

A straight-ahead Waltz in a stock style. No solos apart from a short Piano intro, just good sectional interplay and use of brass mutes for tonal colour.

Made famous by Dean Martin, ours is close to the Rosemary Clooney version which she recorded with the Perez Prado Orchestra. This is a relaxed vocal with simple backings from the band, in true Prado s...

This version of Harlem Nocturne is an Alto feature from the Maynard Ferguson book and has an altogether much cooler feel to it than the ever-present and much played standard stock swing chart. Our cha...

Here is a really rich and lush arrangement of Cole Porter's beautiful ballad. Written for female vocal, the chart was in part inspired by Ella Fitzgerald's rendition in her Songbook album, but is not...

Adapted from Ella Fitzgerald's Cole Porter Songbook recording, this chart is laid back, relaxed and easy to play. It would make a good 'change-of-pace chart' for a concert setting or live gig. The arr...

This arrangement of Jailhouse Rock is easy, yet very effective in performance, and being such a well known song, will have the dancers taking to the floor straight away. The chart opens in Elvis style...

Cerezo Rosa, or Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White as it is otherwise known, is probably Perez Prado's most well known piece. In essence, it's a Trumpet solo with big band backing, and is instantly r...

Following many requests for straigh-ahead, no-nonsense latin charts, we are pleased to bring you Tea For Two as a classic Cha Cha. This version is from the Joe Loss Orchestra, arguably the kings of Br...

Here is our take on Doris Day's charming vocal chart for the Les Brown Orchestra, not to be confused with her 1955 show version with Percy Faith. The chart opens with an instrumental half-chorus, modu...

Transcribed from the original Benny Carter arrangement of Hoagy Carmichaels' tune, this Gene Krupa chart is one of Roy Eldridge's best known solo works, and is an out-and-out Trumpet feature. We have...

Tommy Dorsey recorded the Alex Stordahl arrangement of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes in 1937 on RCA Victor 25657-B. This arrangement is somewhat unusual, as this particular song is generally performed in sl...

Tommy Dorsey recorded the Alex Stordahl arrangement of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes in 1937 on RCA Victor 25657-B. This arrangement is somewhat unusual, as this particular song is generally performed in sl...

This chart has been transcribed from Time Life's 'The Swing Era' 1940-1941, disc two, track 12, with Billy May conducting the studio orchestra. The version is a reflection of Tommy Dorsey's original a...

Here is our transcription of Benny Goodman's 1936 take on Glory of Love, with vocals by Helen Ward. We have adapted the chart to a full 5444 line-up ( from the original 6 brass Spud Murphy chart) and...

Here is a transcription of the Doris Day / Les Brown chart on Celery Stalks. It is equally suitable for dance or concert performance and, aside from the obvious vocal feature, contains cameo solos for...

Here is Glenn Miller's classic ballad 'Stairway to the Stars', as recorded by the Miller band with Ray Eberle on vocal. It was originally arranged during the earlier days of the band which contained o...

Let Yourself Go is a transcription of the original Paul Weston chart, as recorded on Ella's 'Irving Berlin Songbook' album. The pace is a relaxed swing at 160 beats per minute, and Weston's original i...

Many big bands of the 30's & 40's performed novelty numbers, and most of them were very forgettable. However, some endured, simply because they were so well written and arranged. Kay Kyser's version o...

Here is a softly swingin' and tonally rich vocal chart of Cole Porters' Love For Sale based on the Julie London version. We have removed the string lines and re-scored the chart to make it playable wi...

A great little Charlie Hathaway blues-based chart from the Basie band of 1938, with Jimmy Rushing taking the vocal. The chart opens with a short Basie piano solo and a quick unison riff from the reeds...

Here is a great little swing dance number from the relatively early days of Doris Day with the Les Brown Orchestra. Whilst the vocal lyric is not exactly Shakespearean, it is bouncy and quite infectio...

Who's Sorry Now is taken from the version performed by the late, great Kate Smith, and it is bold and bluesey too. The band backings give the vocalist great support without ever getting in her way, an...

Gene Krupa recorded over eighty tracks for Capitol Records in 1946-1947. These sessions were later released, along with over sixty Harry James tracks, as the Capitol Vaults Jazz Series. Included in th...

This version of Cole Porter's classic tune is from Peggy Lee with the Benny Goodman band of 1941. We have augmented the brass to 8 voices and scored Goodman's short Clarinet solo on the Alto 2 part. I...