Edition: Jazz Studio Orchestra Arrangement with Vocal

Description: Ballad - Difficult

Publisher: Jazz Lines Publications

For Peggy Lee's comeback to Capitol Records, she joined forces with longtime friend Frank Sinatra, who was then at the height of his popularity as a recording act. In these April 1957 sessions, Sinatra took on the role of conductor and the results were released on an album titled The Man I Love. As Lee states in her autobiography, "He was my neighbor then, and came over and said, let's do an album. That was Frank's idea, the whole thing. It was his entire production. He came over with a list of about 40 songs, and they were all excellent songs - gems, you know - and said, Just choose from this. Bill Miller [Sinatra's regular pianist] came over and set all the keys with me. Then Frank hired Nelson Riddle to write those lovely arrangements. And then he had a beautiful orchestra. I thought that album probably would never pay for itself. But I always thought at the time, it doesn't make any difference; this is just so much fun. And Frank did conduct - he was following the score and he knew every note in there. Frank thought of everything to the last detail, including putting menthol in my eyes so I'd have a misty look in the cover photograph."

This fabulous Nelson Riddle arrangement provides the perfect balance of drama and support for the vocalist. String bowings and slurs provided by Las Vegas violinist Geri Thompson. The vocal key is Ab.

This publication was prepared from the original set of parts used during the recording session - this is not a transcription.

 

 

 

Full Score
Vocal
Woodwind 1: Flute
Woodwind 2: Flute
Woodwind 3: Clarinet
Woodwind 4: Clarinet
2 Horns in F
3 Trombones
3 Violins (10 Players Recommended)
Viola (3 Players Recommended)
Cello (4 Players Recommended)
Harp
Guitar
Celeste/Piano
Acoustic Bass
Drums Set/Bells

Vocal Key: Ab