Big Band Original-Arrangements

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...

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 bright swinging chart of the Christmas standard was arranged by Frank DeVol for Ella Fitzgerald's 1960 album 'Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas.' This was arranged to feature a solo vocalist a...

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...

Although Marty Paich's arrangement of 'Moonlight On The Ganges' (written for the 1958 Ella Fitzgerald album 'Ella Swings Lightly') starts off in a conventional manner, the multiple tempo shifts over t...

It should come as no surprise that Marty Paich was chosen to write the arrangements for the 1958 album 'Ella Swings Lightly.' Paich's 'dektette' writing for Mel Tormé had brought him some of hi...

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...

Hawaiian War Chant, ein Klassiker des Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, ist ein schwungvoller Swinger mit Tenor, Trompete und Schlagzeug. Wir haben alle Original-Soli vollständig ausgeschrieben, aber Ihre Spiel...

Pussy Willow wurde 1946 von Bill Finegan für das Tommy Dorsey Orchestra geschrieben und arrangiert. Für die damalige Zeit war das Stück sehr fortschrittlich und deutet auf die Art des Schreibstils hin...

Ein seltenes und sehr anspruchsvolles Stück aus der Glenn Miller Band, geschrieben von George Williams und Jerry Gray. Dieses Chart ist schnell, mit 240+ Beats pro Minute, und wird am besten in 2 gesp...

Slip Horn Jive" ist ein fröhlicher, temporeicher, treibender Swing-Chart aus dem Glenn Miller-Buch. Das Originalarrangement stammt von Eddie Durham und war für 6 Bläser geschrieben. Wir haben unsere V...

Happiness is a Thing Called Joe ist eine üppige Swing-Ballade für Frauengesang, die nach Ralph Burns' Original-Chart für Frances Wayne / Woody Herman geschrieben wurde. Wir haben den Chart an eine Sta...