It's time to start the Sunday morning service, and there is no better way to do that than with a song! But which song? And what kind of song? This new Choral Collection from Word Music just might be the answer you've been looking for! The songs in this inspiring collection are designed to bring believers together, preparing their hearts for worship. These are songs that encourage us to "enter His gates with Thanksgiving in our hearts" and to "enter His courts with praise;" songs that encourage us to come into His presence with singing!These are Gathering Songs! Service Openers for Worship-Leading Choirs! Modern-Day Calls to Worship! All of them arranged to lead congregations to lift their voices, raise their hands, and open their hearts to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords! Gathering Songs - chosen especially for you and your choir to invite worshippers to come inside, join hands and hearts together, sing to Him, and ask that He would open up the heavens and show us His Glory.

Songlist: Praise Him Medley, O Praise Him (All This for a King), Here For You, My Heart Will Sing Medley, Forever Reign, How Great Is Our God, Let It Rise, Open Up the Heavens, Come to the Water, Sing, Sing, Sing, Psalm 100, Today is the Day, All People

Continuing our New York Voices Series, we present this hot new arrangement by Darmon Meader for the New York Voices. In the tradition of their charts, "Smack Dab in the Middle" is a slick arrangement and is full of fun and humor. The Big Band chart is also available! An excellent choice for any top-notch vocal jazz ensemble. "Bli-blip" - This quirky gem from Duke Ellington has been a staple from the jazz vocal group New York Voices for years and is an audience favorite. The tune is relatively simple and NYV member, Darmon Meader, turns it on its ear, creating a fantastic SATB arrangement. "Moonlight in Vermont" - Lush, contemporary jazz harmonies and styles define this arrangement with each vocal line featured as if they were soloists. Chord symbols are included for the accomplished jazz pianist but the realized piano part is worthy of any player. This is a swing ballad that will leave your audience breathless.

Songlist: Smack Dab in the Middle, Sing, Sing, Sing, Bli-blip, Moonlight in Vermont

Based on the Nat "King" Cole classic big band recording, this arrangement of "Orange Colored Sky" stacks a swingin' close harmony quartet on a walking vocal bass with soprano lead (either section or solo). Plenty of syncopated rhythms and playful background lyrics make this very fun to sing. The center "instrumental" section allows you to feature a quartet of your most impressive part singers. The a cappella arrangement of "Come Fly With Me" takes the listener on a trip around the world on the wings of one of Frank Sinatra's most iconic songs. Walking bass and playful background parts support a swingin' solo. Vocal percussion optional. "Caravan" - imagine Duke Ellington taking a year's sabbatical in Morroco: A wordless, rhythmically complex Middle-eastern tinged arrangement that breaks into straight jazz in the B section. S, A and T split in half with one trio echoing the other's tight horn sectin-like voicings. Vocal or standad percussion works well here especially multiple percussionists. With "Sing, Sing, Sing" you'll swear you hear an entire big band coming out of your voices in this lyricless take on Benny Goodman's classic recording. Not so easy to sing, but very impressive when all put together and a huge crowd pleaser. No solo, melodic lines move from part to part. vocal percussion is optional.

Songlist: Sing, Sing, Sing, Come Fly With Me, Orange Colored Sky, Caravan

This new choral collection represents and celebrates the incredible cross-section of high-level artistry of the beloved New York Voices - the award-winning vocal jazz group the world has adored for nearly 30 years. Peter Eldridge, Lauren Kinhan, Darmon Meader, and Kim Nazarian have defined and raised the bar for jazz ensemble arranging and singing style and have influenced and inspired musicians, audiences, and music educators with every arrangement, workshop, and performance.

This collection includes personal photographs, historical notes regarding New York Voices, words of tribute from other well-known jazz musicians, and personal memoirs from each member. The songs range from traditional standards like "I'll Be Seeing You,", "Sing, Sing, Sing," and Ellington's "Bli-Blip," to contemporary classics from Paul Simon and a Peter Eldridge original. Now you can learn, sing, and enjoy these outstanding jazz vocal arrangements that have been crafted by the New York Voices.

Songlist: Baby Driver, Bli-Blip, Bookends, Come Home, I'll Be Seeing You, Me & Julio Down by the School Yard, Mother And Child Reunion, Old Friends, Sing, Sing, Sing, Smack Dab In The Middle, Why Don't You Write Me

15 of this legendary bandleader's best, featuring his huge hit Jump, Jive an' Wail, which has become the unofficial anthem of the 1990s swing revival. Also includes: Baby, Won't You Please Come Home - I've Got the World on a String - I've Got You Under My Skin - Just a Gigolo - Pennies from Heaven - Sing, Sing, Sing - That Old Black Magic - and more.

Songlist: Jump, Jive An' Wail, A Banana Split For My Baby, Oh Marie, Baby, Won't You Please Come Home, St. Louis Blues, I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares For Me), I've Got The World On A String, I've Got You Under My Skin, Just A Gigolo, Lazy River, The Music Goes 'Round And Around, Pennies From Heaven, Sing, Sing, Sing, That Old Black Magic, Buona Sera

Instrumentalists, get ready for some fun. For the first time ever, you can play the exact lines as scatted by some of the greatest jazz legends of all time: Karrin Allyson, Louis Armstrong, Ann Hampton Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Roberta Gamarini, Dianne Reeves, Mel Tormé, Sarah Vaughan, and more! Of course singers can get in on the fun, too, with this unique songbook. Omnibooks are comprehensive collections featuring the most accurate note-for-note transcriptions right from the recordings and are spiral-bound for easy usability. They also include chord symbols, metronome markings and record information. This Scat Omnibook features 74 arrangements of 63 songs exactly as they were recorded. Includes an artist index and introduction on the history of scat vocals.

Songlist: You'll Have To Swing It, West Coast Blues, A-Tisket, A-Tasket, Air Mail Special, All Blues, All Of Me, Centerpiece, From This Moment On, All God's Chillun Got Rhythm, Nature Boy, Clementine, Schulie A Bop, St. Louis Blues, Bernie's Tune, Billie's Bounce (Bill's Bounce), Blue Skies, Bluesette, Body And Soul, Honeysuckle Rose, Stolen Moments, Bli Blip, Just Friends, There Will Never Be Another You, Suddenly In Walked Bud, Crazy Rhythm, Dinah, Sing, Sing, Sing, I Got Rhythm, Flat Foot Floogee, Flying Home, and more

This fourth edition boasts 66 swingin' big band favorites: Basin Street Blues - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Don't Get Around Much Anymore - In the Mood - Jumpin' at the Woodside - Mood Indigo - The Nearness of You - Satin Doll - Sentimental Journey - Sing, Sing, Sing - A String of Pearls - Take the A Train - Tuxedo Junction - and more.

Songlist: April In Paris, Sweet Lorraine, Moonlight Serenade, Begin The Beguine, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Flying Home, I Can't Get Started, Jumpin' At The Woodside, One O'Clock Jump, Pennsylvania 6-5000, Shiny Stockings, Sing, Sing, Sing, Skyliner, Take The 'A' Train, Why Don't You Do Right (Get Me Some Money, Too!), Don't Be That Way, Straighten Up And Fly Right