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From the 1962 Basie album "On My Way and Shoutin' Again," this Neal Hefti chart has a real gospel feel to it, and swings like crazy from start to finish. The opening chorus is from the reeds, with tenor 1

This chart was originally recorded by Ella Fitzgerald for her "Jerome Kern Songbook" album in Los Angeles, July 1963, with the orchestra arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle. This transcription remains

American Patrol...but everybody's got that in their library. Well, yes and no. There are many bands using the stock dance band arrangement originally written for five saxes and five brass, and

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

This up-tempo Benny Goodman chart dates from 1937 and features solo space for clarinet and trumpet. The brass has been augmented up to eight voices, making the chart suitable for a full big band lineup.

Coming Out Party was first released by Count Basie's band in 1942. Here is the original chart transcribed and adapted to full big band instrumentation. The chart is based around a simplistic riff

This chart has been lovingly transcribed and adapted by Jon Harpin from Frank Sinatra's 1964 album "Days of Wine and Roses." The original arrangement was penned by Nelson Riddle and included strings, harp

Duet is one of the great tracks done for the Basie band by Neal Hefti, and featured on "The Atomic Mr. Basie" album. This is a wonderfully laid-back chart featuring two trumpet players,

Transcribed from the original Nelson Riddle arrangement, this chart is an out-and-out vocal feature as written for Ella Fitzgerald, with no instrumental chorus. The backing lines from the band are solid and

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 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

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 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

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

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

This version of Cole Porter's classic tune is from Peggy Lee with the Benny Goodman band of 1941. The brass parts have been augmented to eight voices and Goodman's short clarinet solo is in the alto sax 2

Originally arranged by Thad Jones, here is an adaptation of the Walter Donaldson classic, Makin' Whoopee, as performed by the Count Basie orchestra. This chart features trombone, originally played