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early BIG and SMALL BAND

 JAZZ ARRANGEMENTS and TRANSCRIPTIONS

 by BENT PERSSON

From this site you can order about 60 early (20's to 40's) jazz big band transcriptions, of which there are almost 30 from recordings with different bands backing Louis Armstrong, mostly Luis Russel's. There are also eight arrangements the band recorded without Louis.

You should find 15 items of the great band of Duke Ellington and eleven from the Fletcher Henderson bands enhanced by a few interesting samples from other great bands like McKinney's Cotton Pickers and Jean Goldkette Orchestra. There are some transcriptions for smaller groups, mostly swing numbers, and sometimes reductions of big band material. In the table you will also find some big and small band (as well as New Orleans marching band) original arrangements I've made.

Items marked in the "print" column were computer made. You will note that several arrangements require clarinets.

update 2011-08-15

this page:
LOUIS ARMSTRONG
transcriptions
for big band 		DUKE ELLINGTON
transcriptions
for big band 		FLETCHER HENDERSON
transcriptions
for big band 		LUIS RUSSEL
transcriptions
for big band 		other big band
transcriptions: 		other big band
transcriptions:
Swedish tunes


on other pages:
BIG BAND
arrangements 		SMALL BAND
transcriptions 		SMALL BAND
arrangements 		N.O. MARCHING BAND
arrangements





Louis with Selmer

LOUIS ARMSTRONG TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR BIG BANDS
My Louis Armstrong Medley for Military Band including Alexander's Ragtime Band/When It's Sleepy Time Down South/Jubilee was performed by Arméns Musikkår Oct 26-28 2001 at Berwaldhallen, Stockholm
 
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AFTER YOU'VE GONE Creamer-Layton Armstrong 29 2 (3) 1 2as ts 1 tu vo   pdf 50
ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND Berlin Armstrong 37 3 (4) 2 as ts bars     vo   pdf 70
BLACK AND BLUE Razaf-Brooks-Waller Armstrong 29 2 1 2as ts   tu vo   pdf 60
BODY AND SOUL Green Armstrong 30 2 1 2as ts     vo   pdf 60
DALLAS BLUES Garret-Ward Russel 29 3 1 2as ts 3   vo   pdf 60
HOAGY CARMICHAEL MEDLEY My Sweet, Lyin' To Myself, Moon Country, Jubilee Carmichael excerpts Armstrong 30 36 38rev (MC own) 3 2 2as ts bars 3 tu/sb vo   pdf 90
I AIN'T GOT NOBODY Williams-Graham-Peyton Russel 29 3 1 (2) 2as ts 3   vo   pdf 60
I GOT RHYTHM Gershwin Armstrong 31 2 (3) 1 (2) 2as (ss) ts 3 g     pdf 80
I'M A DING DONG DADDY FROM DUMAS Baxter Armstrong 30 2 (3) 1 as ts bars 1 tu vo   pdf 70
I'M IN THE MARKET FOR YOU Hanley-McCarthy Armstrong 30 2 (3) 1 (2) 2as ts 3 tu g vo   pdf 60
INDIAN CRADLE SONG Wayne-Kahn Armstrong 30 2 (3) 1 (2) 2as ts 3 tu g vo   pdf 80
JUST A GIGOLO Casucci-Caesar Armstrong 31 3 1 2as ts 3 tu p vo pr pdf 60
LITTLE BY LITTLE B Dolan-W O'Keefe Armstrong 29 2 1 2as ts 2 tu p vo     80
LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME C Conrad -S Mitchell Armstrong 29 3 1 2as ts 1 tu p vo pr pdf 80
ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET Fields-McHugh Armstrong 33 3 1 (2) 2as ts bars     vo   pdf 50
ROCKING CHAIR Carmichael Russel 29 3 1 (2) 2as ts     vo2   pdf 60
SKELETON IN THE CLOSET Johnston-Burke Armstrong 36 film 4 2 2as ts bcl 2   vo pr pdf 80
*SO LITTLE TIME Hill-De Rose Armstrong 38 3 2 2as ts 1   vo   pdf 50
SWEET SAVANNAH SUE Razaf-Waller-Brooks Armstrong 29 2 1 2as ts   tu p vo   pdf 70
SYMPHONIC RAPS Stevens-Abrams Armstrong 28 2 (3) 1 2as ts   tu p     pdf 80
THANKS A MILLION Johnston-Kahn Armstrong 35 4 2 2as ts bar   sb vo   pdf 60
THAT RHYTHM MAN Razaf-Waller-Brooks Armstrong 29 2 (3) 1 2as ts 1 tu p vo   pdf 70
THAT'S MY HOME René-René-Ellison Armstrong 32 3 1 (2) 2as ts   tu bells vo pr pdf 70
WALKING MY BABY BACK HOME Ahlert-Turk Armstrong 31 2 (3) 1 as ts bars     vo   pdf 70
WHEN IT'S SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH René-René-Muse Armstrong 41 4 3 2as ts bars     (vo)   pdf 60
WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN trad Armstrong 38 2 (4) 1 2as ts   sb vo   pdf 60
WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE Swan Armstrong 31 2 1 2as ts 3 sb vo   pdf 70
WILL YOU WON'T YOU BE MY BABY Quicksell-Nesbitt Armstrong 34 3 1 2as ts   (tu)/sb     pdf 40


*co-transcriber: Peter Lind

the original arrangements were usually made by members of the band - often Luis Russel




Duke Ellington

DUKE ELLINGTON TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR BIG BANDS
title composers recording/
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BLACK BEAUTY Ellington E 29 film version 3 1 (2) as ts bars 1 sb   pr pdf 50
BLACK AND TAN FANTASY Ellington E 27 2 1 as ts bars (as ts)   tu     pdf 60
CREOLE LOVE CALL Ellington-Miley-Jackson E 27 2 1 2as ts 3 sb vo   pdf 60
HARLEM RIVER QUIVER Ellington E 27 2 1 as ts bars   sb     pdf 80
HAUNTED NIGHTS Ellington E 29 3 2 as bars 1 sb g       60
IT DON'T MEAN A THING
(If It Ain't Got That Swing)		 Ellington E 32 3 2 2as (ts) bars 1 sb p dr vo pr pdf 90
JUNGLE NIGHTS IN HARLEM Ellington E 30 3 2 as ts bars 1 sb p dr   pr pdf 80
THE MOOCHE Ellington E Oct 28 Pathé 3 1 as 3 sb     pdf 60
MOOD INDIGO Ellington-Bigard E 30 r 3 2 2as ts 3 p sb dr   pr pdf 70
RING THEM BELLS Ellington E 30 oct 3 2 as ts bars 1 bells vo pr pdf 80
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BLUES Ellington E 30 1 1   3 p sb     pdf 40
(I Gotta Be a)
RUG CUTTER		 Ellington E 37 2 2 as ts bars 1 p vo 4 pr   60
SERENADE TO SWEDEN Ellington E 39 3 3 2as ts bars   sb       70
TAKE THE A-TRAIN Strayhorn E 41 3 3 2as ts bars       pr pdf 70
YELLOW DOG BLUES W.C Handy E 28 2 (3) 1 (2) ss/as ts bars 3 sb       70
 


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Fletcher Henderson

FLETCHER HENDERSON TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR BIG BANDS
title composers recording/
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BLUE MOMENTS Henderson H 32 3 2 2as ts   tu       70
BUSINESS IN F Bleyer H 31 3 2 2as ts (bars)   sb       60
D NATURAL BLUES Henderson arr:Challis H 28 3 2 2as ts 3 tu       60
HENDERSON STOMP Henderson H 26 3 1   3 tu p bj dr   pr   90
HOCUS POCUS Hudson Henderson 34 3 1 (2) 2as ts 1         70
KING PORTER STOMP Henderson H 33 3 1 2as ts 1 sb g       60
SOMEBODY LOVES ME Gershwin Henderson 29 3 1 2as ts     vo4     60
The STAMPEDE Henderson H 26 3 1 2as ts 3 tu       50
STARDUST Carmichael arr: Challis Henderson 31 3 2 2 as ts 1 tu       70
SWEET AND HOT Yellen-Arlen Henderson 31 3 1 (2) 2as ts (bars)   tu       70
TOZO Henderson-Cowdry Henderson 27 3 1 2as ts (bars) 3 tu vo pr pdf 90




Luis Russel

LUIS RUSSEL TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR BIG BANDS
title composers recording/
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THE NEW CALL OF THE FREAKS Barbarin Russel 29 3 1 as ts 1 p g vib sb vo3   pdf 50
GOING TO TOWN Prince-Mooney Russel 31 r s 3 1 (2) 2as ts (bars) 1 sb vo     70
HONEY, THAT REMINDS ME Nesbitt Russel 30 1 (opt 2nd as) 1 2as ts   sb     pdf 60
LOUISIANA sWING Luis Russel Russel 30 1 (2) 1 (2) 2as ts 1 sb     pdf 70
ON REVIVAL DAY Razaf Russel 30 2 1 (2) 2as ts 2 sb vo   pdf 70
POOR LIL' ME Russel Russel 30 2 1 2as (ss) ts 1 sb vo   pdf 70
SARATOGA DRAG Russel-Walton Russel 30 3 1 (2) 2 as (2)ts           60
SINGING PRETTY SONGS
(PRETTY SONGS)		 Allen Orch Allen 30 3 1 2as ts   tu/sb       60




OTHER TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR BIG BANDS
title composers recording/
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DOIN' THE NEW LOWDOWN McHugh-Fields Redman 32 film version 2 2 2as ts   tapdance vo     50
GEE, BABY, AIN'T I GOOD TO YOU Redman-Razaf McKinney`s 29 3 1 2as ts   tu vo pr   60
HOOSIER SWEETHEART Goodwin-Ash-Baskette arr:Challis Goldkette 27 3 2 2as ts   sb vo     70
KRAZY KAT Wooding W 29 2 (3) 2 2as ts 3 tu g vo3     40
NAGASAKI Warren-Dixon Andy Kirk film 3 2 2as ts   tapdance vo     40
PEGGY Bismer-Buckley-Head McKinney`s 29 3 1 2as 2ts   tu vo     60
SAY IT WITH FIRECRACKERS Berlin Fred Astaire film 2 1 2as ts 3 tapdance       50
SIDEWALK BLUES Morton Red Hot Peppers 26 2 1   3 sb       50
SUNSHINE Berlin Milt Shaw 28 2 (3) 1 (2) 2as ts 2 tu vl vo     70
SWING BROTHER SWING Raymond-Bishop-Williams Basie 37 radio 3 2 2as ts (bars)     vo     50
THE NEW VINE ST. BLUES Basie-Durham Moten 29 1 1 as ts bars 1 g (no b)       30
WHAT KIND OF MAN IS YOU Carmichael Irving Mills 29 3 1 2as ts 1 (2) tu vl (vo)     60
ZONKY Waller-Razaf Bill Brown-McKinney`s (last ch) 29 2 (3) 1 2as ts   tu vo     60


TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR BIG BANDS (SWEDISH TUNES)
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EN LITEN SÅNG OM DIG Andersson rs 3 2 2as ts 3         30
HEAVENLY MUSIC Görling rs 3 2 2as ts 1 sb       30
HONEYMOONING Ehrling rs 3 2 2as ts 1 sb   pr   70
F & Bb7 Ehrling rs 3 2 2as ts           30
KÄRLEK ÄR KÄRLEK Axelsson-Söderblom rs 3 2 2as ts     vo     40
MISSISSIPPI MOOD Norin rs 3 2 2as ts 1 sb       50
RHYTHM IN BLUE Andersson rs 3 1 2as ts   tu       30
STACKARS VI Redland rs 3 2 2as ts 3   vo3     40
ÖSREGN Görling rs 3 2 2as ts           40




arranging in 1980

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