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Adapted from the 1956 recording, El Manisero (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)...

Here is Artie Shaw's version of the old Hickman & Williams tune, Rose Room, though we have adapted it for 8 brass from the original 6. The chord progressions of this tune were later used by Ellington...

God Bless the USA is a patriotic vocal choral piece with a reduced instrumental line up of 2 saxes, 2 trombones, 2 trumpets, strings and rhythm section. The vocal is scored in the key of C for male so...

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...

Mention the words Route 66 and many people think 'Johnny B-Goode', Rock and Roll, guitar bands etc. Well, think again. Our version is written as a bouncy, but not fast, swing-shuffle that has a laid-b...

Hound Dog is firmly associated with Elvis, and Clapton did a good cover of it too. However, our version is not really rock'n'roll. It opens as a slightly funk latin in C minor, moving to C major for t...

Chicken Reel is a rare chart from the Glenn Miller band, originally penned by Bill Finegan. The arrangement opens with a unison rhythm riff, backed by band calls, and from there it builds in layers -...

Here is a transcription of the original (and best) Cute, as written by Neal Hefti for the Basie Band. It is not the 'standard' Hefti stock chart. The only change we have made is to score the chart for...

Here is Bobby Darin's famous version of this Cahn & Van Heusen classic tune, transcribed in full. It swings gently at around 120 beats per minute and is instantly recognisable. The brass ranges are mo...

Arguably the most famous chart from the Bunny Berigan band, 'I Can't Get Started' is scored as a lush ballad featuring, in equal part, your singer and Trumpet soloist. The Trumpet part is quite tricky...

Written by Bobby Troup (of Route 66 fame) and arranged by Sy Oliver, this tune was a hit for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and Pied Pipers. Our chart is scored for a four piece vocal group and full 5444...

Vocal Group or Solo with Group Here is another Andrews Sisters classic vocal trio chart, and our only change to the original is to augment the band parts up to a full big band line up. The chart opens...

A classic Glenn Miller chart from the early days of the band, with vocals by Ray Eberle, and featuring the Miller trademarks of Clarinet-led reeds over brass in plungers, a great modulation to the voc...

Here is Ella Mae Morse's Blacksmith Blues, written for her by Jack Holmes. This song was originally the flipside to Love Me or Leave Me, issued in 1952 by Capitol Records, and it became her biggest hi...

Expertly transcribed by Alan Glasscock from the original Bill Finegan chart for Tommy Dorsey, this catchy and bouncy tune was lifted by the writers from Charlie Parker's 'Now's the Time', so will be i...

This Frank Foster chart was first recorded in the mid 1950's on Basie's'April In Paris' album released on the Verve label. Our transcription is true to the original except that we have augmented the T...

Transcrita por Jon Harpin a partir del arreglo original de Quincy Jones incluido en el álbum Sinatra at the Sands, Fly Me to the Moon es un tema clásico de Frank Sinatra, y un 'must have' en el repert...

Here is our transcription of Frank Sinatra's great rendition of 'Learnin' the Blues', as performed with the Count Basie band. The original arrangement was by Neal Hefti. Aside from Sinatra's vocal int...

Written by the then relatively unknown duo of Styne & Loesser for the 1942 movie 'Sweater Girl', this version is from Ella Fitzgerald's 1966 album 'Whisper Not', with the original arrangements all by...

At Long Last Love has been transcribed from Sinatra's 1962 album 'Sinatra and Swingin' Brass', the original arrangement being by Neal Hefti. The chart swings hard from start to finish, yet has a light...

The Very Thought of You is the Ella Fitzgerald version. Originally arranged by Nelson Riddle, it is transcribed and adapted by Jon Harpin. This chart featured on the 'Ella Swings Gently With Nelson' a...

This chart has been transcribed from Keely Smith's album'Keely Sings Sinatra' recorded with the Frankie Capp orchestra on Concord CCD 4943. The original arrangement was penned by Billy May and, in com...

Love Walked In has been transcribed by Jon Harpin from the collaborative Fank Sinatra / Billy May album Swing Along With Me on Sinatra's Reprise label. The album was later renamed to Sinatra Swings du...

Taken from 'Ella Swings Gently With Nelson', Call Me Darling is pure Ella at her silky best. This chart has been lovingly transcribed and adapted from the original Nelson Riddle version by Jon Harpin....

Once in a while an album is made which simply brims with class. This chart is from such an album - 'Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson' - and it not only oozes class, but swings like crazy too. Nelson R...