Jazz für Chor

Pay tribute to the man and his music in this five-minute medley. Includes three of Ray Charles' greatest hits: Hallelujah, I Love Her So, What'd I Say and Georgia on My Mind. Available for SATB, SAB,...

You'll capture the sound of an era when you perform this campy hit from 1963 at the zenith of the Bossa Nova craze! Opening with a two part call and response, it moves into a fully harmonized chorus w...

Now available for SSA groups, this arrangement is classic Kirby Shaw! Warm jazz harmonies are a perfect fit for any group! Available for SATB, SSA, TTBB and ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 4:15

This super Manhattan Transfer hit is totally irresistible! Arranged here by Kirby Shaw for three-part choir (SAB).

This accessible setting retains all the flavor of the original Manhattan Transfer hit. Available: SATB, SAB, SSA. Performance Time: Approx. 2:00.

A cool Latin groove and great vocal writing make this Zegree chart a real standout! Available: SATB, SAB, ShowTrax Cassette. Performance Time: Approx. 2:30.

Paris Rutherford gives this classic song from The Sound of Music a rich vocal treatment with a riviting rhythmic groove. Available for SATB, ShowTrax CD and Instrumental Pak (parts for Piano, Tenor Sa...

This arrangement of the Bobby Troup classic has been selected by ACDA as one of the Top Ten vocal jazz arrangements of all time. Now in a new edition, choirs of today can be introduced to this great j...

Here is the Latin classic from the Big Band era in a contemporary setting by noted jazz educator Paris Rutherford. Rich vocal lines soar above a riviting rhythmic groove.

When the world goes wrong, and I got the blues, he's the man who makes me get out both my dancin' shoes. This great King Oliver classic just jumps with joy with or without the Dixieland accompaniment!...

This slow samba by Brazilian singer/songwriter Djavan is artfully arranged for SATB with soprano solo and rhythm section by jazz educator/arranger Paris Rutherford.

The music of Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim is the ultimate in sophistication and style. Set over a smooth bossa nova groove, this arrangement will challenge and inspire your singers. Availab...

One of the most loved hits of the sixties, this song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David continues in popularity with audiences worldwide! Opening with a soulful soprano sax, this setting moves into a jaz...

Here's a light, swinging arrangement of a cute George and Ira Gershwin song that's ideal for any age choir. High school groups can sink their teeth into it, middle school groups can really make music...

This swinging Rodgers and Hart tune is classic vocal jazz. Includes a scat solo, which is written out or can be sung ad lib. The singers are definitely the stars here, though the arrangement can be do...

Pay tribute to one of America's greatest songwriters of all time! Cole Porter's music is sometimes sophisticated, sometimes sassy, and always memorable. Here's an 8 1/2-minute medley of some of his be...

Originally written for the 1937 movie A Damsel in Distress, this Gershwin classic was featured in the 1992 Tony Award-winning musical Crazy for You and has been recently revived as the title song of t...

First heard in 1925, this jazz standard still swings! A blast for serious vocal jazz groups that is well worth the effort.

Von Sängern wie Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra und anderen interpretiert, erinnert uns der heitere Text dieses bekannten Standards daran, dass Lächeln ansteckend ist. Mit vielen in die...

I wrote this piece in Janurary 1996 after a rehearsal with the Choeur de Jade (Fribourg, Switzerland). I was always curious to know what kind of melody, which is often mentioned at the end of some epi...

Two Gershwin® classics are combined in a driving Latin style choral as only Kirby Shaw could. Whether you're looking for a change of pace for your concert choir or an upbeat staged number for your sho...

Riobamba ist eine Stadt in Ecuador, recht hoch gelegen in den Anden. Stefan Foidl kam auf einer Reise durch diesen Ort und beschloss, die dort gesammelten Eindrücke in einer Komposition zusammenzufass...

Russ Robinson brings us a very singable a cappella setting of this all-time classic from 'The Wizard of Oz. ' The 1998 theatrical release of the movie created a whole new wave of interest in this wond...

Singin' In The Rain was already a classic before it featured in the famous 1952 Gene Kelly film musical - Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown wrote it in the 1920s when many artists recorded it, but mor...