Villancicos para Big Band

ADAPTED FROM THE RECORDING BY FRANK SINATRA ARRANGED BY NELSON RIDDLE, TRANSCRIBED BY WALT STUART In the 1950s Frank Sinatra, along with master arranger Nelson Riddle, recorded a series of hit records...

AS RECORDED BY FRANK SINATRA ARRANGED BY NEAL HEFTI With its bouncy melody and surprisingly sarcastic lyrics, this 1936 tune represents some of the best of jazzy American pop. Due to its catchy melodi...

Vic Schoen's arrangement of the Cole Porter classic 'Don't Fence Me In' became a huge hit for Bing Crosby with the Andrews Sisters in 1944. Supposedly Crosby went into the studio on July 25, 1944 havi...

Here is one of Sammy Davis, Jr.'s most famous arrangements. We have used the original George Rhodes manuscript to produce this arrangement - this is not a transcription. Sammy recorded this tune sever...

Here is one of Artie Shaw's biggest early hits. Recorded in 1938 with vocalist Billie Holiday, and then later on with Helen Forrest, this is a nice clarinet feature in addition to a vocal chart. The a...

Here is a great arrangement done by Shaun Byrne that is based on the recording done by Louise Plowright for the musical 'The Hot Shoe Shuffle.' After a brief 6-bar intro, the vocalist sings the first...

RECORDED BY FRANK SINATRA WITH THE DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA ARRANGED BY BILLY MAY Here is another great Billy May arrangement from the Sinatra/Ellington album, recorded in 1967. Jazz Lines Publication...

RECORDED BY FRANK SINATRA WITH DUKE ELLINGTON ARRANGED BY BILLY MAY We are thrilled to present our first offering from the classic meeting between Francis A. and Edward K. Frank Sinatra, at the tail e...

AS WRITTEN FOR FRANK SINATRA WITH COUNT BASIE ARRANGED BY BILLY BYERS Here is a Billy Byers chart that was arranged for the 'Sinatra Live at the Sands' performance and recording with the Count Basie O...

This great Riddle arrangement was written for the 1961 Verve album 'Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson.' The chart features all the classic Riddle hallmarks including sensitive vocal backgrounds, punchy...

This is one of a series of arrangements written by Nelson Riddle for Ella Fitzgerald focusing on the Gershwin songbook. These arrangements constitute some of the most famous settings of classic songs...

This is one of a series of arrangements written by Nelson Riddle for Ella Fitzgerald focusing on the Gershwin songbook. These arrangements constitute some of the most famous settings of classic songs...

This is one of a series of arrangements written by Nelson Riddle for Ella Fitzgerald focusing on the Gershwin songbook. These arrangements constitute some of the most famous settings of classic songs...

In April of 1962 Ella Fitzgerald returned to the studio with Nelson Riddle to record material for the Verve album Ella Swings Gently with Nelson. This arrangement of the Victor Young/Sam Lewis standar...

This is one of a series of arrangements written by Nelson Riddle for Ella Fitzgerald focusing on the Gershwin songbook. These arrangements constitute some of the most famous settings of classic songs...

This Buddy Bregman arrangement, written for the 1956 album 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook,' provides an interesting contrast to several of the other well-known covers of this long-sta...

This Riddle arrangement was written for the 1961 Verve album 'Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson.' The chart features all the classic Riddle hallmarks including sax backgrounds, punchy brass, and a grea...

Blues In The Night has become one of the most well-recognized pop songs of the 1940s due to its appearances in media ranging from television commercials to classic Looney Tunes cartoons. This Marty Pa...

This is one of the classic Nelson Riddle arrangements recorded by Ella Fitzgerald for the 1961 Verve album 'Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson.' This arrangement was modified in the studio to begin with...

This Quincy Jones arrangement was recorded by Ella Fitzgerald on her 1963 collaboration with the Count Basie Orchestra, 'Ella and Basie!' Both Fitzgerald's and the Basie band's performance of this won...

Better known within the jazz community by its instrumental title 'Robbins' Nest,' Quincy Jones' arrangement of 'Just When We're Falling In Love' was written for Ella Fitzgerald and the Count Basie Orc...

Although he is best known for his work with Frank Sinatra, arranger Nelson Riddle produced some of his most creative charts for his collaborations with Ella Fitzgerald. This arrangement, from the 1962...

You Can Have It is the result of a collaboration between legendary saxophonist/arranger Frank Foster and Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Morgan Ames. This arrangement was specifically crafted to f...

Those who appreciate modern big bands such as those epitomized by Maria Schneider or the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra should derive ample pleasure from Flip-Flop, an admirable maiden voyage on which John Y...

Here's an easy, straight-ahead swing chart that has it all - an abundance of basic figures, a clever melody, written or ad lib open solo section and plenty of full ensemble work. Playable by 12-17 pla...