Big Band Transcriptions:

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Note: The instrumentation varies a little from chart to chart, usually from 13-17-piece. With the 13-piece charts, usually there is no separate guitar part written (the piano part can be used for guitar since the chords are always noted). The instrumentation is noted on the list below by three numbers (saxes, trumpets, trombones). For example 532 = 5 saxes, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, 544 = 5 saxes, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, etc. Almost all charts have 5 saxes, there are usually 3 or 4 trumpets, and 2-4 trombones. Since it is normal for trombone parts to double trumpet parts (an octave lower), you can add (write) trombone parts, if needed, by dropping the trumpet parts down an octave. The Rhythm section almost always consists of piano, bass and drums (and sometimes guitar). Most of the vocals are one chorus and can be easily replaced by a solo (or solos) if you don't have a vocalist. When there is a vocal, most of the time there are no vocal part written, but a lead sheet or some kind of guide for lyrics is provided.

CUSTOM TRANSCRIPTIONS - If you have a particular big band recording that you'd like to have transcribed, please ask. If it is something I like and/or can use for my own band, I might do it very cheaply ($25-$75). I will transcribe almost anything, though, for a fee (the high side would be about $300). To inquire, please send a sound file of the recording you want transcribed to: bigbandmusicguy@aol.com. Then I'll get right back to you with a price.

Many of these transcriptions and arrangements can be heard on my band web site: http://mikehenebryorchestra.com/

Ain't That A Kick In The Head ('60 Dean Martin) (male vocal) 532

All The Things You Are ('39 Artie Shaw) (female vocal) 544

Any Old Time ('38 Artie Shaw) (female vocal) 532

Auld Lang Syne ('39 Guy Lombardo) 432

Bach Goes To Town ('38 Benny Goodman) 532

Beyond The Sea ('60 Bobby Darin) (male vocal) 544

Big John's Special ('39 Benny Goodman) 532

Blue Lou ('39 Benny Goodman + Metronome All-Stars) 532

Bugle Call Rag  ('36 Benny Goodman) 532

Change Partners ('38 Larry Clinton) (Male vocal) 532

Cherokee ('39 Charlie Barnet) 532

Concerto For Clarinet ('42 Artie Shaw) 544

Does Your Heart Beat For Me? ('39 Russ Morgan) (short Version) 532

Happy Go Lucky Local ('46 Duke Ellington) 532

Hawaiian War Chart ('46 Spike Jones) (short version) 111 (Dixie instrumentation) $8

Heartaches ('47 Ted Weems) 532

Hit The Road Jack (ala Ray Charles) 544

I Cried For You ('42 Harry James) (female vocal) 544

I Don't Want To Walk Without You ('41 Harry James) (female vocal) 532

I Know Why ('41 Glenn Miller) (female vocal) 532

I'll Be Seeing You ('38 Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra) (male vocal) 532

I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again ('53 Benny Goodman/Helen Ward) (female vocal) 532

I'm Livin' In A Great Big Way ('35 Benny Goodman/Buddy Clark) (male vocal) 532

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You ('35 Tommy Dorsey) 532

I'm Old Fashioned ('42 Benny Goodman) (male vocal) 532

Inka Dinka Doo ('34 Jimmy Durante) (male vocal) 532

It Isn't Fair ('50 Sammy Kaye/Don Cornell) (male vocal) 532

It's Been A Long Long time ('45 Harry James/ Kitty Kalen) (female vocal) 532

It's Love I'm After ('36 Tony Martin) (male vocal) 

It Was Wonderful Then ('41 Bing Crosby/John Scott Trotter) (male vocal) 532

Jazznocracy ('34 Jimmie Lunceford) 532

Jumpin' At The Woodside ('39/'54 Benny Goodman) 532

King Porter Stomp ('35 Benny Goodman) 532

La Vie En Rose (vocal, ala Mellissa Manchester) (female vocal) 544

Lovely To Look At ('35 Jan Garber) 532

Main Stem ('42 Duke Ellington) 533

Mack The Knife ('59 Bobby Darin) (Male Vocal) 554

Ma 'Tit Fille (ala Buckwheat Zydeco) 544

Me And The Moon ('36 Buddy Clark/Joe Reichman) (male vocal) 532

Midnight With The Stars And You ('34 Ray Noble) (male vocal) 322

Moonlight Becomes You ('62 Charlie Spivak) 532

Moonlight Serenade ('39 Glenn Miller) 533

More (Bobby Darin) (male vocal) 543

My Inspiration ('61 Pete Fountain/Bud Dant) 544

Never In A Million Years ('37 Ben Bernie/Buddy Clark) (male vocal) 532

Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square, A ('40 Glenn Miller) (male vocal) 532

Nightmare ('38 Artie Shaw) 532

Night Train ('52 Buddy Morrow) 532

Petite Fleur ('61 Pete Fountain/Bud Dant) 544

Red Roses For A Blue Lady (Bert Kaempfert) 514

Roll 'Em ('37 Benny Goodman) 532

Sentimental Journey ('45 Les Brown/Doris Day) (female vocal) 532

Sing Me A Swing Song ('36 Benny Goodman/Helen Ward) (female vocal) 532

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga ('40 Jimmy Dorsey/Helen O'Connell) (female vocal) 532

So Rare ('57 Jimmy Dorsey) 532

Stealin' Apples ('39 Benny Goodman) 544

Swanee ('46 Al Jolson) (male vocal) 532

Swingtime In The Rockies ('38 Benny Goodman) 532

There's No Tomorrow (ala '49 Tony Martin) (male vocal) 532

Tuxedo Junction ('40 Erskine Hawkins, Live at the Savoy) 532 

When My Baby Smiles At Me ('61 Pete Fountain/Bud Dant) 544

Wonderland By Night ('61 Bert Kaempfert) 514

Woodchoppers' Ball ('39 Woody Herman) 532

You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me ('45 Benny Goodman) 532

You Came A Long Way Fr St. Louis ('Stan Kenton/June Christy) (female vocal) 544

Big Band Arrangements:  $11 per

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These are original arrangements by Mike Henebry.

CUSTOM ARRANGEMENTS - I will do a Big Band arrangement of any song for $25-$100 (depending upon factors such as how much I like the song, and my availability, etc.). Please inquire: bigbandmusicguy@aol.com

Ain't She Sweet 544

All I Ask Of You (Phantom Of The Opera) 544

America The Beautiful/God Bless America 532

All The Way (Latin Rock) (female vocal) 544

Auld Lang Syne 544

Autumn Leaves (Kenton style) 544

Because Of You (special comedy background) (male vocal) 532

Birthday Song, The 544

Cab Driver 544

Don't Cry For Me Argentina (tango) 544

End, The 532

La Bamba 544

La Vie En Rose 544

Memories Of You 544

Mike's Blues (original composition) 544

Moonlight Serenade (trombone feature) 544

My Funny Valentine 532

Old Fashioned Way, The 544

Out Of Nowhere 532

Pretend 544

Sea Cruise (50's rock) 544

Some Enchanted Evening 544

Walk-on Music (9 short introductions) $7 543

What A Wonderful World 544

When The Saints Go Marching In 544

White Sport Coat, A 544

World We Knew, The 544

Younger Than Springtime 544

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