Edition: Jazz Big Band Arrangement with Vocal

Description: Swing - Difficult

Publisher: Lush Life Music

This chart has been transcribed from the Nelson Riddle arrangement on Sinatra's album "Sinatra's Swingin' Session" from 1961. It is a "builder," and it builds up with style too. Nelson Riddle took this simple children's nursery rhyme tune and created a swinging masterpiece. The chart opens in the key of E, and modulates chromatically to the final key of A, all the while adding layers of backing from the band. Rhythm, then Saxes, then Trombones, then add some solo Trumpet fills, then the full band, all the while building the intensity up to a rip-roaring finish. This chart will be a real crowd-pleaser. It has been graded as difficult, as the brass ranges are quite high. Lead Trumpet to F#6, 2nd to F#6 in one of the "as played" solo fills, and lead Trombone to B4. Aside from the range issue, the chart is not hard to play. The piano line for the first 16 measures have been written out to match the original. There are no sax doubles, and the 4th Trombone is Bass. Swing @ 175 b.p.m.

Full Score
Vocal
2 Alto Saxophones
2 Tenor Saxophones
Baritone Saxophone
4 Trumpets
4 Trombones
Guitar
Piano
Bass
Drums

Vocal key: E through A
Vocal: B2-E4 (11 steps as sung)
Trumpets 1-4: F#6, F#6, A#5, F#5
Trombones 1-4: B4, F#4, E4, C#4