Vocal Jazz Choir Music

"Flash! Bam! Alakazam!" Vocal jazzers will love the fall-offs, slides, tight harmonies, and rapid-fire triplets in this arrangement of the Great American Songbook standard. Two brief notated solos sound

A Duke Ellington Latin jazz classic in this Afro-Cuban setting, this song is an energetic selection that will make your choir and audience want to move their feet! Fun and rewarding for your group to

This jazz standard made famous by Thelonious Monk is sophisticated and nostalgic. It has been famously covered by more artists than can be counted, both vocally and instrumentally. Chromatic melodies and

Charlie Parker gave us one of the most brilliant melodies ever constructed over the simple 12-bar blues progression. Here's a swinging arrangement with plenty of room for improvisation from vocalists and

Following the huge success of Arlen's Over the Rainbow from "The Wizard of Oz," My Shining Hour became the number one song of its day. Since then, it has become a jazz

As recorded by Manhattan Transfer, here's a funky fusion setting of the jazz classic by Josef Zawinul and lyricist Jon Hendricks. For experienced vocal jazz groups with soloists, this is very impressive!

This well-crafted arrangement is true to Johnny Mercer's original idea while still being fresh and new. A rubato section in straight eighths opens this rich a cappella setting before breaking into a

A fast swing intro punctuated by piano, bass, drums, and finger snaps leads into a jazzy arrangement of the traditional spiritual unlike any you've ever heard. The choral parts are fun to sing with scoops,

Swing your way into autumn with this stunning vocal jazz selection by noted arranger Paris Rutherford. Close jazz harmonies, optional solos, and extended section "scat" riffs distinguish this vocal jazz

Showcase your vocal jazz group with this accessible setting of the Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie big-band standard. Swing style, jazz harmonies, group scat and solo improvisation make this a great

This Beatles song, also recorded by Blood, Sweat & Tears and Earth, Wind & Fire, is presented in a creative arrangement that's an exciting fusion of jazz and pop!

The beautiful simplicity of the timeless melody is further enhanced by lush chord changes and tasteful phrasing in this a cappella arrangement. This classic standard from the Kern and Hammerstein musical

This gorgeous vocal jazz arrangement combines Autumn Leaves with When October Goes in an artful setting that is unified both textually and musically. The sumptuous choral harmonies and

This is a classic a cappella Kirby Shaw setting of a Gershwin ballad. Love Is Here to Stay appeared, perhaps most memorably, in the 1951 MGM picture "An American in Paris," for which it served as

This show tune has appealed to jazz musicians ever since it was first heard in "Finian's Rainbow," and it still swings! "I look at you and suddenly, something in your eyes I see, soon begins bewitching me.

For over seven decades, this song, written during World War II, has held an emotional connection with music lovers for its nostalgic longing for happier times. This a cappella setting offers opportunities

Irving Berlin's much-recorded song from 1926 takes a sultry and sophisticated turn with this dynamic jazzy arrangement that includes optional rhythm, flugelhorn and flute. "Blue days, all of them gone.

Simple and elegant, this a cappella choral setting of Tony and Maria's famous duet from "West Side Story" captures the beauty and depth of the original, but with a gentle jazz feeling that will bring warmth

Here is one of the most famous tunes from the big band era in a contemporary vocal jazz/show choir setting. This is an extraordinary feature, especially when you use the hot horns-and-rhythm backup on the