Paris Rutherford

This samba standard absolutely sparkles with cheerful rhythm! Perfect for high school singers and up with plenty of solo opportunities, you'll work your diction skills and dazzle your audience.

From Antonio Carlos Jobim's 1967 album of the same name, this is one of his most memorable songs, a bossa nova with an enchanting mixture of major and modal harmonies and warm, expressive lyrics. This...

The four brothers of the Woody Herman sax section achieved legendary status with this tune; later Lambert, Hendricks and Ross recorded a vocal version, followed by Manhattan Transfer's rendition. Pari...

First recorded by Nat King Cole and since covered by countless pop and jazz singers and ensembles and used in multiple movies, here is a really cool arrangement in an easy Bossa groove. With a beautif...

A jazz classic in a barn burner Afro-Cuban setting, provides an exciting and energetic closer to a set, or even a full show. Fun and rewarding for your group to perform, there are opportunities for mu...

This jazz standard by the great Dizzy Gillespie is here arranged using an alternating Latin Swing and a straight swing style. There is lots of room to feature soloists along with an ensemble scat sect...

Here is a hard driving, hard swinging standard that features both your pianist/ combo and your choir. A full one time through the form as an intro really sets the stage for a stylish rendering. Unison...

This classic Duke Ellington song has been recorded by countless jazz performers and enjoyed by millions of listeners. This new, accessible arrangement adds to the repertoire and makes this timeless so...

This classic Duke Ellington song has been recorded by countless jazz performers and enjoyed by millions of listeners. This new, accessible arrangement adds to the repertoire and makes this timeless so...

Irving Berlin was ever the optimist and Blue Skies may be his most up-beat lyric ever. Combined with the easy swing setting by Paris Rutherford and this is a feel good anthem. Your kids will love sing...

The great Harold Arlen wrote this for an unsuccessful Broadway play. But you can't keep a good song down. This has been recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman and many more. Here is a treatment th...

Introduce your students to the genius of Rodgers and Hammerstein and this classic Broadway tune while teaching them easy swing style. Master Jazz educator Paris Rutherford has created an accessible ja...

You'll please all the jazz aficionados in your crowd with this mesmerizing setting of the Miles Davis classic. The wordless syllables create a colorful palate of imaginative textures and vocal sounds.

Your group will really shine in performance with this popular Cy Coleman standard recently covered by Michael Bublé and arranged here in a hot swing style.

Create a smooth, sophisticated moment onstage with this setting of the 1974 #1 hit by Roberta Flack. Opening with a fresh and vibrant contemporary intro, the tune relaxes into a gentle bossa nova groo...

Opening with a lush rubato section, this Chick Corea classic explodes with energy and fire at the instantly-recognizable chorus.

This arrangement of the Cole Porter classic is set in a hot up-tempo swing style. Available: SATB, Instrumental Pak, ShowTrax Cassette. Performance Time: Approx. 3:25.

This uptempo swing chart is hot, hot, hot! An impressive choice for vocal jazz concerts and competitions! Available: SATB, Instrumental Pak, ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 3:40.

Set in a medium up-swing, this tasty standard features a written vocal solo and a written piano solo easily performed by high school jazz groups. Available separately: SATB, ShowTrax CD. Rhythm parts...

Listeners will dig the great Latin groove in this sensational chart from Paris Rutherford. Available: SATB, Instrumental Pak. Performance Time: Approx. 3:25.

The great Hoagy Carmichael penned this 1938 standard, inspired by a J. B. Thompson poem, offered here in an easy accompanied ballad for jazz choirs. Available: SATB, Instrumental Pak, ShowTrax CD. Per...

Vocal jazz groups will love to sink their teeth into this tasty standard set in a medium swing by Paris Rutherford. It's one of the top standards of all time, recorded by Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole,...

The smooth sounds of Brazilian jazz great Antonio Carlos Jobim are set here in a sensational chart by Paris Rutherford featuring the English lyrics by Jon Hendricks and Jessie Cavanaugh. Available for...

This Latin standard has been recorded by dozens of recording artists from Harry Belafonte to Frank Sinatra. This setting by noted jazz educator and arranger Paris Rutherford is excellent for introduci...

Paris Rutherford gives this classic song from The Sound of Music a rich vocal treatment with a riviting rhythmic groove. Available for SATB, ShowTrax CD and Instrumental Pak (parts for Piano, Tenor Sa...