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Below is a list of songs in our book, along with links to famous recordings of each song. The arrangement we play closely matches the recording. Click on the YouTube or Spotify icon to go to the recording on that platform.
A Spotify playlist of all these songs is here.
- Fly me to the Moon (Am); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
- Cheek to Cheek (Bb); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
- Fever (C-Db-Eb); famous recording by Peggy Lee:
Note: our arrangement has more horn backgrounds; see this video of us playing it with Nicole Henry:
- Summer Wind (Gb-F); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
- The Best is Yet to Come (Ab-A); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
- You Make Me Feel So Young (G-Ab); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
- Too Darn Hot (Cm); famous recording by Ella Fitzgerald:
- Witchcraft (F); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
- It’s all Right With Me (F#m); famous recording by Ella Fitzgerald:
Note: our arrangement is a half step lower than the Ella Fitzgerald recording (Ella sang it in Gm) - A Tisket, A Tasket (Ab); famous recording by Ella Fitzgerald:
- It Happened in Monterrey (G); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin (Db); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
- New York, New York (D-Eb); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
- Paper Moon (Eb); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
- My Way (C); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
Note: our arrangement is a whole step lower than the Sinatra recording (Frank sang it in D) - Strangers in the Night (F-G); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
- Beyond the Sea (F); famous recording by Bobby Darin:
- Sway (Bbm); famous recording by Rosemary Clooney:
- Come Fly With Me (Bb); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
- Time After Time (G-Ab); famous recording by Ella Fitzgerald:
- Blue Skies (Cm) (this arrangement is less well-known, but here is a youtube recording:
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- L-O-V-E (G-Ab); famous recording by Natalie Cole:
- Moondance (Gm); famous recording by Michael Bublé:
- Mack the Knife (Bb-B-C-Db-D-Eb); famous recording by Bobby Darin:
- Can’t Take My Eyes off of You (E-G-E); recording by Clay Aiken:
- I Believe in You (G); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
- Big Spender (Cm); famous recording by Shirley Bassey:
- Sentimental Journey (A); famous recording by Doris Day:
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Straighten Up and Fly Right (F); famous recording by Linda Ronstadt:
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It’s Not Unusual (C); famous recording by Tom Jones:
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Orange Colored Sky (G); famous recording by Natalie Cole:
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You Belong To Me (F); famous recording by Jo Stafford:
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More (G-Ab); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
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The Way You Look Tonight (Eb-E); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
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Luck Be a Lady (Db-D-Eb-Db-D-Eb-Db); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
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The Lady is a Tramp (Bb) (this arrangement is less well-known, but here is a youtube recording:
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Almost Like Being in Love (F-Gb); famous recording by Natalie Cole
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I Only Have Eyes For You (Bb); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
- Feelin’ Good (Cm); Nina Simone made this famous. Our arrangement is heavily inspired by Nina:
- The Tender Trap (F); famous recording by Frank Sinatra:
- Fascinating Rhythm (Ab); famous recording by Ella Fitzgerald:
- Puttin’ On the Ritz (Cm); famous recording by Ella Fitzgerald:
About the recordings listed above, versus what we have in the Top Shelf Big Band book: the charts in our book match, fairly closely, the recordings listed above. There are the same number of bars of introduction before the vocalist enters, they are in the same key (unless noted above), they have the same roadmap, etc. In some cases, the orchestration of our chart is different. For example, the recording may use a stage orchestra (i.e., with strings), while our chart is reorchestrated for big band instruments.
Anyway, if you can sing along to the recording, you’ll be able to sing with our live band!