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Big Band Girl Vocal. From the Dakota Staton album ‘Congratulations to Someone’. A really hard driving mid tempo blues number with plenty of punchy brass fills – this should really wake up your audience! Key F. Grade: Intermediate

From the album’ Patsy Cline – 20 Golden Hit’s, with the original piano intro / backing / ending, making it ideal for a singer familiar with the album version and with a really laid back 16 bar full band instrumental middle section, with muted trumpet fills, reminiscent of Neil Hefti’s ‘Li’l Darling’. Key Bb as recorded. Grade: Medium Easy

Big Band Girl Vocal. From the Dakota Staton album ‘Congratulations to Someone’. Right from the first bar this powerful version really grabs your attention with it’s pedal trombone line and driving 6/8 backing
rhythm. Plenty of interesting backings/fills involving the whole band. Key Gm. Grade: Intermediate

The brilliant up tempo Judy Garland number for full big band augmented with optional Flutes, 3 B flat Clarinets and horn in F. Key changes as original recording. This is a really great chart for any concert. Style: Swing. Grade: Moderately Difficult. Key G-Bb Girl Vocal range G-D

One of the finest ballads re-created here as an Alto Sax feature, plus lyrics for optional girl vocal (Key C/Eb). Fully scored for big band plus 2 optional F Horns and Flutes. Trombones cued onto treble clef instruments. Grade: Medium Easy

Big Band Girl Vocal. From the Dakota Staton album ‘Congratulations to Someone’. We think this superb balad is quite a discovery and a great addition to any concert. It starts very dreamily with that late night smoky jazz club feel, with a backing of just the rhythm section, then very gradually building with the whole band. Key Bb. Grade: Intermediate

Optional Flute. Big Band Vocal or instrumental. A bright Latin/Swing girl vocal arrangement by Jerry Sheppard. Includes a lively unison vocal + sax section “chase” chorus as well as written out tenor and trombone solo breaks. Key Eb. Grade: Intermediate

Based on the ‘Swing When You’re Winning’ version. This great full band chart of the jazz standard follows Robbie Williams’ album version, but in a key suitable for a girl vocalist. Key G.

Big Band Girl Vocal. From Natalie Cole’s 2002 album ‘Ask a Woman Who Knows’ beginning with the instantly recognisable piano introduction and first chorus from the Nina Simone version, then moving seamlessly into full band backing choruses, from C up through the Keys of Db-D, as recorded. Grade: Intermediate

Big Band Girl Vocal Key G, as recorded. As recorded by Natalie Cole on 'Unforgettable With Love'. A great mid tempo concert number originally featured by Nat King Cole with Stan Kenton

As recorded by Natalie Cole on 'Unforgettable with Love'