Myles Collins: Partituras medio

Esta es una versión vocal femenina de Volare, con ritmo y swing, y no una mansa versión latina. El gráfico fue transcrito y adaptado de una versión hecha por la cantante y actriz alemana Yvonne Catter...

Esta es la melodía que Frank Sinatra llamaba "el himno nacional", y es un tema que seguro que hará las delicias de todos. La versión clásica de Sinatra era muy orquestal, y la hemos adaptado para que...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hemos transcrito este tema del álbum 'Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook'. Creemos que el arreglo tiene más fuerza que el original de la Sra. Clooney, y será un éxito casi garantizado en...

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...

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 &...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Artie Shaw recorded this classic many times over the years. Initially he used 4 saxes - 2 Altos and 2 Tenors, and latterly with a regular AATTB section and himself on solo Clarinet. Our transcription...

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...

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 song was written by Alan Lerner & Frederick Loewe for the 1956 Broadway production of My Fair Lady and has been covered by many singers including Doris Day, Peggy Lee and Bobby Darin to name but...

Another jewel of a chart from the Sinatra Riddle 1954 album 'Swing Easy'. After just a three note intro we're right into the chart, with the rhythm section providing a very structured backing to the f...

Here is our transcription of the Anita O'Day version if Cole Porter's 'I Love You'. The original arrangement was by Billy May, from the 1959 'Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May' album. Thou...

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...