Big Spender was written by Cy Coleman & Dorothy Fields for the 1966 musical Sweet Charity. Peggy Lee's version was the original "pop" version of the tune and set the standard that other artists, such as Shirley Bassey, would follow. This chart is based on Dave Grusin's original and is scored for a regular 5-4-4-4 big band line-up. The 4th Trombone is a Bass, there are no sax doubles. and the vocal line is written "as sung" by Ms Lee. The vocal key is Bbm.