SKU: HL.1165284
UPC: 196288123255. 6.75x10.5x0.019 inches.
Pop and jazz groups will show their skill with this jazzy take on a winter classic! Great vocal licks, solo opportunities and a lot of fun to sing. Now available in this TTBB voicing!
SKU: AP.47704
UPC: 038081543970. English. Words by Mitchell Parish.
Leroy Anderson's winter frolic has never sounded cooler! This sleigh ride swings in big band style, offering bright (and sometimes tight) harmony paired with jazzy rhythms for a truly refreshing version of the holiday classic. As always, Mark Hayes' accompaniment shines with piano alone or the fully orchestrated SoundTrax and SoundPax.
SKU: HL.275374
UPC: 888680743765. 6.75x10.5x0.019 inches.
This Jazz standard by Thelonious Monk is melodically and harmonically sophisticated and interesting. It has been covered by more artists that can be counted and on every instrument, every band-big and small and singers and singing ensembles. The options are seemingly endless. Here, Ed gives us another worthy arrangement for the jazz, show or concert choir.
SKU: HL.291414
UPC: 888680927189. 6.75x10.5 inches.
If you are looking for a centerpiece for your pop/jazz group at Christmas, this is it. This 19th century Austrian carol is arranged for contemporary a cappella groups ready for beat box, hand percussion and jazz harmonies.
SKU: AP.48368
UPC: 038081551913. English.
Originally written for Kiss Me Kate, this Cole Porter tune has become a treasured part of the Great American Songbook. A sultry bass line and finger snaps command attention right from the first sizzling measure. Clean jazz writing makes the harmonies jump right off the page. Add the optional SoundPax or SoundTrax to bring the sound of classic Broadway to your stage!
About Alfred Pop Choral Series
The Alfred Pop Series features outstanding arrangements of songs from the popular music genre. These publications provide exciting, contemporary, and educationally-sound arrangements for singers of all ages, from elementary through high school, to college and adult choirs.
SKU: AP.47693
UPC: 038081543864. English. Marc Blitzstein; original German and Bert Brecht; music by Kurt Weill.
Originally written for The Threepenny Opera and famously covered by the likes of Louis Armstrong, Bobby Darin, and Frank Sinatra, this song has become one of the best-known jazz standards of the twentieth century. Mark's arrangement captures all the style of Kurt Weill's original score, building in excitement right to the very end. Perform with the swingin' piano accompaniment, add live horns and rhythm with the optional SoundPax, or check out our hip live-instrument SoundTrax CD.
SKU: HL.383093
UPC: 196288021100. 6.75x10.5x0.019 inches.
The impeccable artistry of Vince Guaraldi's timeless classic from the TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas has truly become part of our shared cultural heritage! You can't help but lose yourself in the warmth of the lush jazz harmonies in this authentic setting. Score and parts (pno, jazz gtr, ac bass, dm, perc, vn 1-2, va, vc) available as a digital download.
SKU: HL.111685
UPC: 884088865177. 6.75x10.5 inches.
SKU: AP.46970
UPC: 038081536194. English. Traditional Spiritual.
Wow! A fast swing intro punctuated by piano, bass, drums, and finger snaps leads into a jazzy arrangement of the traditional spiritual unlike any you've ever heard. The excitement grabs your ear right away and doesn't let up, building to an impressive climax at the end. Add your own rhythm section (parts are free online) or our smokin' SoundTrax CD for extra effect.
About Alfred Choral Designs
The Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.
SKU: AP.48481
UPC: 038081553047. English.
No one but Mark Hayes could take this Gershwin masterpiece and make it into an absolutely rip-roaring, no-holds-barred choral work. You want rhythm? You'll get it, in more ways than you can count in this outstanding arrangement of one of America's great songs. A classic, by any standard.
SKU: AP.50300
UPC: 038081574707. English. Mark Hayes.
Louis Prima's legendary big band-era showstopper is as exciting as ever in Mark Hayes' sizzling choral setting. Swinging rhythms, scintillating harmonies, independent vocal lines, and a sassy horns-and-rhythm instrumentation bring the heat. A few fresh lyrics add to the bright music theme, creating the ultimate opener or closer for school or community choirs. Now you're singin' with a swing!
SKU: AP.48848
UPC: 038081561721. English.
Now available S.S.A.A. and T.T.B.B. One of the most charming songs from the great era of American popular song. The way you wear your hat, the way you sip your tea . . . no, no, they can't take that away from me. The unhurried swing feel of this arrangement is right on target for the sophisticated Gershwin style. Strong voice writing and supportive piano accompaniment. A classic!
SKU: AP.48934
UPC: 038081562582. English.
African-American musicians Brook Benton and Clyde Otis collaborated on this bluesy ballad in 1959. Since then, the enduring piece has been recorded by iconic artists such as Etta James and Ray Charles. Verses present sentimental snapshots of Christmases past, and a crooner melody paints a warm holiday portrait. Santa Claus is on his way, loads of joy on his sleigh, this time of the year, when Christmas is near.
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