Here's vocal jazz at its best, from one of today's top arrangers. This well-conceived arrangement is in a traditional swing style, with lots of tight and tasty harmonies. Bass and drum parts offered f...
First recorded in 1931 by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, this classic is best known for its famous scat phrase, 'Hi De Hi De Hi De Ho,' performed as a call-and-response with audiences. He performed t...
Questa è la versione di Caravan di Ella Fitzgerald, un po' afosa e cupa, tratta dall'album "Duke Ellington Songbook" del 1957. Tonalmente piuttosto avanzato per l'epoca, il brano passa da un'atmosfera...
Composed in 1928, Ellington's The Mooche was characterized as jungle style at the time thanks to the unique instrumentation and rhythmic style. Mark Taylor's outstanding version for younger players al...
One of the most recognizable of all Duke Ellington's tunes, this distinctive composition combines the styles of Latin and big band jazz. Here's a marvelous arrangement playable by beginning groups.
Made famous by Nat King Cole, and recorded by countless jazz artists, this catchy swing favorite features a nice medium groove and impeccable scoring in the skilled hands of Stephen Bulla.
Including open solo space for any player, here's a swingin' chart on the Ellington classic arranged for a small group setting.
Introduce the music of the Duke to your beginning groups with this great sounding easy version. The rhythms have been simplified but the style is authentic.
This medium swing arrangement of the dreamy Ellington tune will cook at just about any tempo but the recommend tempo is 108 BPM. The chart features a written tenor sax solo and a lot of interplay betw...
A fine chart for a concert, a festival, or a dance gig. A medium swing at 114 BPM, written solos are provided for alto, trombone 1, and piano. With great dynamics, sax solis, and a sweet shout chorus,...