Big Band Original-Arrangements

Warner Bros. Publications is proud to present this important series, Jazz at Lincoln Center Library. Each selection was selected by the Center's musical director, Wynton Marsalis. Each transcription i...

Written by French composer Leo Delibes in 1874, 'The Maids of Cadiz' was mostly known as a vocal piece before arranger Gil Evans heavily reworked it for inclusion on his 1957 collaboration with trumpe...

Bess, You Is My Woman Now' is a crucial plot point in George and Ira Gershwin's opera 'Porgy and Bess;' it serves as the moment when the title characters admit and embrace their love for one another....

Gil Evans's arrangement of 'Here Come Da Honey Man' is the shortest track on Miles Davis's 1958 version of 'Porgy and Bess.' In the original opera, it serves as a brief but effective introduction of P...

Much like 'Bess, You Is My Woman Now,' 'I Loves You Porgy' serves as a declaration of love between the title characters of the Gershwin/Heyward opera 'Porgy and Bess.' Gil Evans's arrangement for Mile...

Well, here is one of the most famous holiday season arrangements of all time! You can't close out a New Year's Eve performance without this song. This version was arranged and recorded by Guy Lombardo...

Duke Pearson toured with singer Nancy Wilson in 1961, during which time he traveled to Brazil. During his visit there he was inspired to pen one of his best-known pieces, 'Cristo Redentor.' This becam...

RECORDED BY THE TERRY GIBBS DREAM BAND ARRANGED BY AL COHN, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Here is an absolutely gorgeous chart by master arranger Al Cohn. This was written for the Terry Gibbs Dream Band...

By the time Mary Lou Williams composed 'Aries Mood,' she had all but completely retired from the public spotlight, instead working behind the scenes as one of jazz's first great educators. On the few...

AS RECORDED BY HELEN FORREST WITH HARRY JAMES TRANSCRIBED AND ADAPTED BY MIKE HENEBRY Recorded in 1942, this classic Harry James ballad featured singer Helen Forrest. The arrangement is very 'modern'...

AS RECORDED BY FRANK SINATRA WITH THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA ARRANGED BY BILLY BYERS Here is another classic arrangement by Billy Byers from the Frank Sinatra 'Live at the Sands' recording with the Cou...

AS RECORDED BY GLENN MILLER ARRANGED BY JOE PRINCE Here is the classic Miller version of Indian Summer as recorded on November 5, 1939 with vocalist Ray Eberle. This is an especially sweet version of...

RECORDED BY FRANK SINATRA WITH DUKE ELLINGTON ARRANGED BY BILLY MAY Here is another classic Billy May arrangement from the Francis A. and Edward K. record from 1967. Frank Sinatra, at the tail end of...

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...

This sultry and lush arrangement was written by Nelson Riddle for Ella Fitzgerald's 1962 album 'Ella Swings Gently with Nelson.' This is a studio orchestra arrangement featuring a string section along...

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...

Written in 1953 for Nat 'King' Cole, Billy May's arrangement of Angel Eyes does a wonderful job of both capturing and expanding upon the dark and sensual melody of what has become one of the most freq...

Released on Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington's 1965 collaboration 'Ella At Duke's Place,' this brief but lovely arrangement is a wonderful treatment of one of Billy Strayhorn's most tender and disar...

This lovely, heart-felt Christmas ballad medley was arranged by Frank DeVol for Ella Fitzgerald's 1960 album 'Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas.' Featured are the holiday standards We Three Kings a...

A lyrical melody and beautiful harmonies combine to create a poignant showcase for trumpet or flugelhorn soloist (written lines included for soloists lacking improvisation experience). Lush voicings e...

Written to commemorate the retirement of award-winning educator Jim Culbertson of Decatur, Illinois, this medium advanced chart opens with a lyrical theme that gives way to a medium double-time swing....