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Consistently outstanding is the only way to describe Dave Wolpe's charts. His arrangements always lay perfectly for each instrument. Why? Because he is one of the best writers in the business. Smooth...

This Lunceford classic was written by Will Hudson and recorded in January 1934. Lunceford's band was noted for its high precision in playing such music, and this piece will take some woodshedding to p...

Background: Gil Evans made two albums for the World Pacific label in 1958 and 1959; these albums have been reissued many times over the years. On the second of the two, the last track was an original...

Here is Mary Lou Williams's 1930 arrangement for the Andy Kirk band. All solos have been written out but we have also included chord changes in the event that your players wish to improvise. Contents...

AS RECORDED BY FRANK SINATRA WITH COUNT BASIE ARRANGED BY NEAL HEFTI Jazz Lines Publications presents this classic Neal Hefti big band arrangement from the 1962 Frank Sinatra and Count Basie collabora...

AS RECORDED BY FRANK SINATRA ARRANGED BY NELSON RIDDLE; TRANSCRIBED AND ADAPTED BY WALT STUART Late in 1955 and early in 1956 Frank Sinatra went into the Capitol Studio with Nelson Riddle and recorded...

ADAPTED FROM THE RECORDING BY FRANK SINATRA ARRANGED BY NELSON RIDDLE Here's another classic Nelson Riddle arrangement from the Frank Sinatra 1956 Capitol Record 'Songs for Swingin' Lovers.' Like the...

AS RECORDED BY NAT KING COLE ARRANGED BY BILLY MAY We're pleased to publish a fine Billy May arrangement done for Nat King Cole. 'When Your Lover Has Gone' comes from the 1957 May/Cole collaboration o...

AS PERFORMED BY HELEN O'CONNELL ARRANGED BY SAMMY NESTICO Arranged by Sammy Nestico for singer Helen O'Connnell, this swinging arrangement was never recorded to the best of our knowledge. It was, howe...

AS RECORDED BY FRANK SINATRA WITH COUNT BASIE ARRANGED BY QUINCY JONES, TRANSCRIBED BY SYD POTTER Here is another classic Sinatra arrangement, this one from the pen of Quincy Jones. In 1966 Frank Sina...

RECORDED BY FRANK SINATRA ARRANGED BY NEAL HEFTI We're proud to present the big band arrangement of one of the most famous Sinatra recordings 'I Get a Kick Out of You,' arranged by Neal Hefti. This ar...

AS RECORDED BY FRANK SINATRA ARRANGED BY NELSON RIDDLE, ADAPTED BY ROB DUBOFF Late in 1955 and early in 1956 Frank Sinatra went into the Capitol Studio with Nelson Riddle and recorded one of the best...

AS PERFORMED BY FRANK SINATRA ARRANGED BY NEAL HEFTI, TRANSCRIBED BY SYD POTTER Here is Neal Hefti's brilliant chart from the Frank Sinatra recording 'Sinatra and Swingin' Brass.' This medium swing ch...

ADAPTED FROM THE RECORDING BY FRANK SINATRA ARRANGED BY NELSON RIDDLE, TRANSCRIBED BY SYD POTTER Well, here is another classic, instantly recognizable Frank Sinatra arrangement. This chart comes from...

AS RECORDED BY HELEN O'CONNELL ARRANGED BY MARION EVANS Here is Helen O'Connell's original arrangement of 'I Cried for You' from her 1962 'Here's Helen' album. This is not a transcription, the origina...

ADAPTED FROM THE RECORDING BY FRANK SINATRA ARRANGED BY NELSON RIDDLE, TRANSCRIBED BY WALT STUART In the 1950s Frank Sinatra, along with master arranger Nelson Riddle, recorded a series of hit records...

AS RECORDED BY FRANK SINATRA ARRANGED BY NEAL HEFTI With its bouncy melody and surprisingly sarcastic lyrics, this 1936 tune represents some of the best of jazzy American pop. Due to its catchy melodi...