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This outstanding version of a timeless standard was scored by Nelson Riddle for the 1962 studio album "Ella Swings Gently With Nelson." The chart has been lovingly transcribed by Jon Harpin, right down to

Count Basie recorded this chart in 1959 featuring Frank Wess on flute. The song itself formed the basis of Hefti's Flight Of The Foo Birds, though the changes are not identical. On the original

This Gordon Jenkins composition is best known for being Benny Goodman's closing theme. The vocal version that is offered here has been lovingly transcribed by Jon Harpin from June Christy's "Big Band

This is the Habanera from Bizet's "Carmen," also known as Madrid transcribed from the Nat King Cole and Quincy Jones recording. The chart is an up-tempo, rhythmic swinger which

This is a great up-tempo swinger, written by Oscar Peterson and to our knowledge only ever performed by the great Woody Herman bands. It starts with a solo hi-hat opening with offbeat tutti ensemble

This chart has been transcribed from the original Nelson Riddle arrangement recorded on Frank Sinatra's "Swing Easy" album, released in 1962, though originally recorded in March, 1955. The vocal line is

Composed by Peggy Lee and Bob Schluger in 1960, I Love Being Here With You was first released as the B-side to Bucket Of Tears. The original arrangement was credited to Bill Holman. This

Here is a nice transcription of the Anita O'Day version of Cole Porter's I Love You. The original arrangement was by Billy May, from the 1959 "Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy

This chart has been transcribed from Nat King Cole's 1964 album "Let's Face the Music." The original arrangement was written by Billy May. It's an out-and-out vocal feature, with no breaks or padding in the

Here is a faithful transcription of Skippy Martin's inspirational chart written for the Les Brown band. It is not a rework of the stock chart that was published decades ago which contained many errors and

Now for the first time in print, this publication is based on Nelson Riddle's original set of parts used by Frank Sinatra for the 1956 session with Quincy Jones' modifications for the Live at the the Sands

Here is the extended version of I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo, made famous by the Glenn Miller Orchestra in the film "Orchestra Wives." This chart differs significantly from the studio version, and

Originally arranged by Gerry Mulligan during his brief stay with the Gene Krupa Band in 1946, this chart features a straight-ahead rhythmic intro, with the first chorus dominated by call and response

This chart has been transcribed from Keely Smith's album "Keely Sings Sinatra" recorded with the Frankie Capp Orchestra. The original arrangement was done by Billy May and, in comparison to Sinatra's

It's Been a Long Long Time - Harry James vocal big band chart. A beautiful ballad from the great co-operative writing team of Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne, this chart was made famous by Harry James

This arrangement of Jive at Five, composed by Harry Edison & Count Basie, has been transcribed and adapted from Basie's 1939 recording. This transcription has been scored for a

Here is Jon Harpin's transcription of Just One Of Those Things which is the first track on the 1954 "Swing Easy" album by Frank Sinatra, the first Capitol album to feature the arrangements of

This high energy version of La Cucaracha contains many of Prez Prado's trademarks. Featuring screaming trumpets, fat pedals from the trombones and sharp unison sax counterpoints, it still finds

This chart is a transcription of the Billy Byers chart as performed by Frank Sinatra backed by the Woody Herman band at Madison Square Garden in 1974. The opening is thunderously brassy and establishes a

The original Ella Fitzgerald chart was scored for a big band, augmented with a lot of orchestral woodwinds. Jon Harpin has skillfully adapted the original concept to make the chart playable by standard big