Edition: Jazz Big Band Arrangement with Vocal

Description: Blues - Medium

Publisher: Lush Life Music

This version of "Alright, Okay, You Win" was done by Joe Williams with the Count Basie Orchestra and it is a very danceable bouncy shuffle that has a solid pulse. There is nothing complicated about the chart and it is a fine example of how to score an arrangement to feature your vocalist. There is also a great 8 bar bridge between the vocal choruses which gives a real kick to the middle of the arrangement. The Trombones are written for 3 Tenors and a Bass, though the Bass bone is in Tenor range. The vocal key is Ab and we have scored the vocal chart to reflect Joe Williams' performance. No sax doubles. Swing Shuffle @ 145 b.p.m.

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

Trumpets 1-4: E6, C#6, Bb5, Bb5
Trombones 1-4: B4, Ab4, Eb4, C4
Vocal key: Ab
Vocal Range: Bb2 - F4 (12 steps)