In the Wee Small Hours

As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on the album "Frankly Basie: Count Basie Plays the Hits of Frank Sinatra," this arrangement by Billy Byers is a fantastic medium-slow swing chart. It's classic Basie with a soft, swinging melody, room for solos, and an "in-your-face" shout section which then returns to the quiet melody with a gentle ending. In this edited version, the solos are written out for tenor saxophone, trumpet and piano, the high brass parts have been modified, and the rhythm section parts are fully notated. Big band charts don't get any better than this!