Sinatra Big Band Arrangements


4 Trpts, 4 Bones, 5 Saxes, 4 Rhythm + Vocal

Combo Charts Include Alto, Tenor, 2 Trpts, Trombone + 4 Rhythm and Vocal. (2nd Trpt. is optional)

Thank You Jerry

Midi Files,Full Scores, Parts mp3

Note: Some of these arrangements have been worked out for combos also.

All of the midi files on this server are modified and somewhat abbreviated.
There is enough of each song (about 20 measures) to give you a feel for what they are like.

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email recieved Friday, July 16, 2010 7:12 AM

Subject: re : vocal chart

hello Al, Your transcription of Nelson Riddle's arrangement of
"I've Got The World On A String" is brilliant. We played it
last night. I will have to order more charts later .
Thanks once again
regards,
Mac - Our Rhythm Kings Website


Hello Mr. Al levy,
just want to let you know your transcription of these songs ("The Way You Look Tonight" and "Fly Me To The Moon") are second to none. Thanks for sending them so quickly. Thanks for all your help.
Bilal Abdullah
Director, Gateway-Longview Family Resource Center


Names in (parenthesis) are the arrangers


midi A Hundred Years From Today (Sam Nestico)

midi A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square (Robert Farnon)

midi Ain't She Sweet (Neal Hefti)

midi All Or Nothing At All (Nelson Riddle)

mp3 All Or Nothing At All (Nelson Riddle)
Live Performance


midi All The Way Not The Movie (string) Version

Available for combo (Alto, Tenor, 1 or 2 Trpts, Trombone, Female Vocal and 4 Rhythm) Key Of C

midi Angel Eyes (Nelson Riddle)

midi Baubles, Bangles And Beads (Billy May)

mp3 Live Performance Baubles, Bangles And Beads (Billy May)

midi Blue Moon (Neslon Riddle)


midi Cheek To Cheek (Billy May)

From Claus Nymark Our Band's Web Site

Hey Al,
played your transcription of Cheek to Cheek yesterday at a rehearsal, sounds great, thanks!Claus

(mp3) Cheek To Cheek Live Performance (BillyMay)


midi Come Dance With Me (Billy May)

mp3 Come Dance With Me (Billy May)
Live Performance


midi Come Fly With Me (Billy May)
Also Available In C Major

mp3 Come Fly With Me Billy May
Live Performance
Available for combo- Instrumental, (Alto, Tenor, 1 or 2 Trpts, Trombone, and 4 Rhythm)


midi Dancing In The Dark (Billy May)

midi Day In - Day Out (Billy May)

MP3 Day In - Day Out (Billy May)

midi Don't Go Way Mad (Neal Hefti)

midi Don't Worry 'bout Me (Nelson Riddle)

midi Fly Me To The Moon (QuincyJones)

mp3 Fly Me To The Moon (QuincyJones)

midi For Once In My Life (Don Costa)

midi For Once In My Life (Don Costa -another version )

midi Get Me To The Church On Time (Neal Hefti) I think

midi Good Thing Going (Don Costa)

midi Hey Jealous Lover (Nelson Riddle)

midi High Hopes Eb (Nelson Riddle)

midi How Little We Know (Nelson Riddle)

midi I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Quincy Jones)

midi I Concentrate On You (Riddle)

Mp3 I Concentrate On You (Riddle)
Played by the Republic of Texas Big Band

midi I Concentrate On You (Claus Ogermen) Bossa Nova

midi I Could Have Danced All Night (Billy May)

midi I Get A Kick Out Of You (Neal Hefti)

midi I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (Skip Martin)


mp3 I Had The Craziest Dream (Billy May)
Live Performance

midi I Had The Craziest Dream (Billy May)


Thanks to David Franklin, credit for the trumpet solo belongs to Charles Turner.

midi I Love You (Neal Hefti) Cole Porter Tune

midi I Won't Dance (Neal Hefti Perhaps)

midi I'm Beginning To See The Light(Neal Hefti)


midi I've Got A Crush On You
(Axel Stordahl w Bobby Hackett Solo)

mp3 of the midi I've Got A Crush On You
(Axel Stordahl w Bobby Hackett Solo)


midi I've Got The World On A String (Riddle)

mp3 I've Got The World On A String (Riddle)
Live Performance

Available for combo (Alto, Tenor, 1 or 2 Trpts, Trombone, Vocal and 4 Rhythm)


midi I've Got You Under My Skin (Riddle)

mp3 I've Got You Under My Skin (Riddle)
Live Performance


midi If I Had You

midi If I Should Lose You (Sam Nestico)

midi In The Still Of The Night (Nelson Riddle)

midi In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning (Riddle) *

* Available For Female Vocalist Key of G Major

midi It Had to Be You (I've been told "Billy May")

email recieved Novenber 25 2015
Hello Al,
Your transcription of Billy May's arrangement of "It Had To Be You" is brilliant. We played it last night. I will have to order some more charts.
Kind regards
Rubén Rodriguez

This arrangement comes with a "built in" second version.
With a long intro and a optional short intro

midi Just In Time (Billy May)

mp3 Just In Time Live Performance (Billy May)

midi Just The Way You Are (Don Costa)

midi Just One Of Those Things(Nelson Riddle)

midi Learnin' The Blues (Riddle / Quincy Jones)

midi Let's Face The Music And Dance(Johnny Mandel)

midi Let's Fall In Love (Johnny Mandel)

midi Lonesome Road (Nelson Riddle)

midi Big Band Love And Marriage (Riddle)

No flutes, clarinets or strings

midi Combo Love And Marriage (Riddle)

Based on the recording.

midi Love Is A Tender Trap (Riddle)

midi Love Is Just Around The Corner(Neal Hefti)

mp3 Luck Be A Lady Live Performance (Billy May)


midi Luck Be A Lady (Billy May)

Available for combo (Alto, Tenor, 1 or 2 Trpts, Trombone, Vocal and 4 Rhythm)

midi Me And My Shadow (Billy May)

Original is a duet with Sammy Davis Jr. It will work for solo or duet.

mp3 Me And My Shadow
(Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. - The Recording) Listen to the recording. You might want to change the lyrics.

mp3 Me And My Shadow (a midi file recorded to mp3)


midi Moonlight Serenade (Nelson Riddle)

midi My Baby Just Cares For Me(Nelson Riddle)

midi My Kind Of Girl (F/Gb) (Neal Hefti)

midi My Kind Of Town (Billy May)

midi My Kind Of Town (Nelson Riddle)


My Way is available in the key of D (original) and the key of C.

midi My Way (Don Costa) + one page of the piano part - Key of D

mp3 My Way (Don Costa) Rehearsal performance + one page of the score - Key of C


midi New York, New York (Don Costa)

midi Nice 'n' Easy (Nelson Riddle)

midi Night And Day (Riddle)

Available for combo (Alto, Tenor, 1 or 2 Trpts, Trombone, Vocal and 4 Rhythm)

midi Night And Day (Riddle) Same chart but revised a year later

If you pay for Night And Day (The chart) I'll email both midi files before shipping.

midi Nothin' But The Best For Me (Skip Martin)

midi Nothing In Common (Billy May) Duet w Keely Smith

midi On A Clear Day (Nelson Riddle)

midi On A Slow Boat To China

midi Pennies From Heaven (Quincy Jones)

midi Pick Yourself Up (Neal Hefti)

midi Please Be Kind (Neal Hefti)


mp3 Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week (Billy May)
Live Performence by the Jazz Foundation of Jackson Hole with vocalist JayWright

To check out the website for the Jazz Foundation of Jackson Hole
click here
or on facebook click here

midi Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week (Billy May)


midi Serenade In Blue (Nelson Riddle)

midi Something's Gotta Give (Billy May)

Video - Live Performance Something's Gotta Give

Featuring NYSDS - 2007 - The Jerry Costanzo All-Star Big Band Directed by Mike Carubia

mp3 Another (Different) Live performance Something's Gotta Give

midi South Of The Border (Billy May)

midi Stormy Weather (Sam Nestico)

midi Strangers In The Night (Ernie Freeman)

Available for combo (Alto, Tenor, 1 or 2 Trpts, Trombone, Vocal and 4 Rhythm)

midi Taking A Chance On Love (Nelson Riddle)

midi Tangerine (Neal Hefti)

midi That's Life (Ernie Freeman)

midi The Best Is Yet To Come (Quincy Jones)

mp3 Live Performance The Best Is Yet To Come (Quincy Jones)

Available for combo (Alto, Tenor, 1 or 2 Trpts, Trombone, Vocal and 4 Rhythm)

midi The Lady Is A Tramp (Byers)

Live Performance The Lady Is A Tramp (Byers)

midi The Last Dance (Billy May)

midi The Song Is You (Billy May)

midi The Summer Wind (Nelson Riddle)

midi The Way You Look Tonight (Nelson Riddle)

midi They Can't Take That Away From Me (Neal Hefti)

midi Too Close For Comfort(Billy May)


midi Until The Real Thing Comes Along (Sam Nestico)

mp3 Until The Real Thing Comes Along (Sam Nestico)

Live Performance by Eddie Dean and The Sounds Of Swing
Recoded in Tampa Fla. September of 2014


midi Watch What Happens (Don Costa)

midi Where Or When (Quincy Jones)

Available In Eb and Db

midi Witchcraft (Nelson Riddle)

midi Yellow Days (Billy May)

Recorded With Duke Ellington Orchestra

midi You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Don Costa)

midi You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me (Nelson Riddle)


midi You Make Me Feel So Young(Nelson Riddle)

mp3 Live PerformanceYou Make Me Feel So Young (Nelson Riddle)

mp3 Another Live Performance
You Make Me Feel So Young (Nelson Riddle)

Performed by The New York Swing Exchange led by Tom Venable with Jim Carson on vocals.


midi You Stepped Out Of A Dream

midi Young At Heart (Nelson Riddle)

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