Edition: Jazz Big Band Arrangement with Vocal

Description: Balled - Medium

Publisher: Lush Life Music

Here is Glenn Miller's beautiful vocal ballad, "At Last." The Miller band had several versions of this chart, and ours is drawn from the version in the film "Orchestra Wives." Whilst it is not the complete film version (ie not with both male and female vocal), it has the same dramatic opening with Billy May's trumpet solo, then into the Sax soli, followed by a Trombone soli in even time, accompanied by Piano obligato. Then follows the modulation into the vocal chorus (in the key of A) and final band flourish. Lead Alto is on Clarinet throughout, and Baritone doubles Alto. The Trumpet ranges are very moderate, but because the lead Trombone reaches a high C we have graded this arrangement as Medium. A fabulous chart from Alan Glasscock which will give your band the authentic Miller sound.

Ballad @ 80 b.p.m.

Full Score
Vocal
Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
2 Tenor Saxophones
Baritone Saxophone (doubles on alto sax)
4 Trumpets
4 Trombones
Guitar
Piano
Bass
Drums

Vocal Key: A
Vocal: A2-C#4 (9 steps)
Trumpets: 1-4 Bb5, A5, F5, D5
Trombones: 1-4 C5, Ab4, F4, Db4