Some of the great vocal jazz arrangers and one of the greatest modern songwriters! "The Look Of Love" - A cool Latin groove and great vocal writing make this Zegree chart a real standout! "What The World Needs Now" - Opening with a soulful soprano sax, this setting moves into a jazz waltz and then a driving 4/4 groove, returning to the jazz waltz for the final vocal build on the lyric: for everyone! "I Say a Little Prayer" - Michele Weir has given this 1967 pop hit by Dionne Warwick a fresh treatment that is ideal for jazz, pop and concert choirs! Solo and group, cascading vocal phrases and a contemporary keyboard part add interest! "A House Is Not a Home" - Philip Lawson, former lead baritone and arranger for the King's Singers has used his experience and talents to set this powerful Burt Bacharach ballad for concert choirs. In the style of the Luther Vandross rendition, this is a powerful concert closer. "Alfie" - arranged by the acclaimed vocal jazz educator Phil Mattson, this song and text is among the most meaningful in contemporary music. Rich harmonies highlight the powerful emotions inherent in the text.

Songlist: The Look Of Love, What The World Needs Now, I Say a Little Prayer, A House Is Not a Home, Alfie

"Mission: Impossible Theme" - It's the instantly recognized theme from television and film! A great a cappella showcase for pop, jazz and show choirs, your singers will build performance skills and have fun in the process! "Our Town" - Time brings changes but life goes on - this is the poignant message of the Randy Newman song recorded by James Taylor for the Disney movie "Cars". Alternating between solo melodic lines with vocal accompaniment and full homophonic phrases, this vocal setting will create a moment of sheer enchantment in your performance. Under The Sea - "It's better down where it's wetter" with this comical calypso king'singers' arrangement of this favorite Disney hit. "Alfie" - From songwriting legends Hal David and Burt Bacharach and arranged by the acclaimed vocal jazz educator Phil Mattson, this song and text is among the most meaningful in contemporary music. Rich harmonies highlight the powerful emotions inherent in the text.

Songlist: Alfie, Under The Sea, Mission: Impossible Theme, Our Town

Here's a collection of four classic songs that are fun to sing and guaranteed to be audience favorites. This perennially popular song "Chile con Carne" from The Real Group is now available for treble voices, allowing you to get into a jazzy groove with this fun, upbeat concert work. Features syncopated, Latin-like rhythms and witty lyrics, with repeated figures that make this easier to teach and learn. "Alfie" is from songwriting legends Hal David and Burt Bacharach and arranged by the acclaimed vocal jazz educator Phil Mattson, this song is among the most meaningful in contemporary music. "I Have Dreamed" has rich harmonies highlight the powerful emotions inherent in the text. Lush vocal textures and expressive harmonies are the highlight of this well-crafted a cappella setting of the classic ballad from Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I. An excellent showcase for both concert groups and vocal jazz ensembles. "What a Wonderful World" was written for and first performed by Louis Armstrong, this popular standard rejoices in the simple enjoyment of everyday life. This lush setting is perfect for SSAA ensembles from high school and up.

Songlist: Chile Con Carne, I Have Dreamed, What A Wonderful World, Alfie

23 beloved songs by this talented team: Alfie - (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me - Anyone Who Had a Heart - (They Long to Be) Close to You - Do You Know the Way to San Jose - I Say a Little Prayer - I'll Never Fall in Love Again - The Look of Love - Magic Moments - Make It Easy on Yourself - One Less Bell to Answer - Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - Trains and Boats and Planes - Walk On By - What the World Needs Now Is Love - more.

Songlist: Walk On By, Alfie, (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me, The Look Of Love, Anyone Who Had A Heart, The April Fools, (They Long To Be) Close To You, Do You Know The Way To San Jose, Don't Make Me Over, A House Is Not A Home, I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself, I Say A Little Prayer, I'll Never Fall In Love Again, Magic Moments, Make It Easy On Yourself, Message To Michael, One Less Bell To Answer, Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head, This Guy's In Love With You, Trains And Boats And Planes, What The World Needs Now, Wishin' And Hopin', Wives And Lovers (Hey, Little Girl)

A collection of classic and contemporary songs originally featured in films, in authentic arrangements and appropriate keys. CONTENTS: Alfie (Alfie) - Audition (The Fools Who Dream) (La La Land) - Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast) - Into the Unknown (Frozen 2) - Is That Alright? (A Star Is Born 2018) - Let It Go (Frozen) - Love Is Here to Stay (The Goldwyn Follies) - The Man That Got Away (A Star Is Born 1954) - Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany's) - My Heart Will Go On (Titanic) - No Time to Die (No Time to Die) - Out Here on My Own (Fame) - Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) - Safe & Sound (The Hunger Games) - Skyfall (Skyfall) - Theme from New York, New York (New York, New York) - This Is Me (The Greatest Showman) - Unchained Melody (Unchained) - The Way We Were (The Way We Were) - The Way You Look Tonight (Swing Time) - When You Believe (The Prince of Egypt) - When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio)

Songlist: Beauty And The Beast, Alfie, My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From 'Titanic'), When You Believe, Let It Go, This Is Me, Safe & Sound, Skyfall, Audition (The Fools Who Dream), Is That Alright?, Into The Unknown, No Time To Die, Love Is Here To Stay, The Man That Got Away, Moon River, Theme From 'New York, New York', Out Here On My Own, Over The Rainbow, Unchained Melody, The Way We Were, The Way You Look Tonight, When You Wish Upon A Star, Bye Bye Baby, Breathe, Superstar, The Best Day, Tell Me Why, Change, Love Story, Fearless, and more

A collection of classic and contemporary songs originally featured in films, in authentic arrangements and appropriate keys. CONTENTS: Alfie (Alfie) - Call Me Irresponsible (Papa's Delicate Condition) - City of Stars (La La Land) - Evermore (Beauty and the Beast 2017) - Go the Distance (Hercules) - If I Only Had a Brain (The Wizard of Oz) - Les Poissons (The Little Mermaid) - Love Is Here to Stay (The Goldwyn Follies) - Mona Lisa (Captain Carey, U.S.A.) - Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany's) - Mystery of Love (Call Me By Your Name) - Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) - The Rainbow Connection (The Muppet Movie) - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) - Santa Fe (Newsies) - Theme from New York, New York (New York, New York) - This Is Me (The Greatest Showman) - Unchained Melody (Unchained) - The Way You Look Tonight (Swing Time) - When I Fall in Love (One Minute to Zero) - When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio) - Writing's on the Wall (Spectre)

Songlist: Alfie, Santa Fe, Go The Distance, This Is Me, Call Me Irresponsible, Mona Lisa, Writing's On The Wall, City Of Stars, Evermore, Mystery Of Love, If I Only Had A Brain, Les Poissons, Love Is Here To Stay, Moon River, Theme From 'New York, New York', Over The Rainbow, The Rainbow Connection, Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head, Unchained Melody, The Way You Look Tonight, When I Fall In Love, When You Wish Upon A Star

100 timeless hits from the silver screen are showcased in this massive collection of classics in arrangements for piano, voice and guitar. Songs include: Alfie - Because You Loved Me - City of Stars - Come What May - Don't You (Forget About Me) - Endless Love - Eye of the Tiger - Flashdance...What a Feeling - Happy - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow - Let It Go - Moon River - My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from 'Titanic') - New York, New York - Over the Rainbow - Puttin' on the Ritz - The Rose - Singin' in the Rain - (I've Had) the Time of My Life - Up Where We Belong - The Way We Were - The Wind Beneath My Wings - You've Got a Friend in Me - and more. 464 pages!

Songlist: Happy, At Last, The Rose, You Light Up My Life, True Love, Alfie, You've Got A Friend In Me, All The Way, Somewhere, Kiss From A Rose, My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From 'Titanic'), Because You Loved Me, When She Loved Me, The Look Of Love, I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow, Let It Go, Come What May, Secret Love, New York, New York, As Time Goes By, Somewhere Out There, High Hopes, This Is Me, The Power Of Love, Ben, Blaze Of Glory, I Believe I Can Fly, Can't Help Falling In Love, The Candy Man, Charade, and more

The Singer's Jazz Anthology is an exciting new series providing aspiring jazz vocalists and pianists with staples of the jazz repertoire. The singer's portion, matching the original sheet music, is paired with fresh, unique accompaniments arranged in an authentic jazz style and designed to enable the singer to sound like they're being backed by an accomplished jazz pianist. The accompaniments can be performed as written but include chord labels for pianists who are comfortable playing their own chord voicings. This book also includes access to recordings of the series arranger, Brent Edstrom, playing the piano accompaniments for use in rehearsal or performance. This edition features 25 must-know pop standards, including: Alfie - Blackbird - Bridge over Troubled Water - Dream a Little Dream of Me - Every Breath You Take - Fire and Rain - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Isn't She Lovely - Rolling in the Deep - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Three Times a Lady - What the World Needs Now Is Love - Yesterday - and more.

Songlist: Alfie, The Look Of Love, Unchain My Heart, Band Of Gold, The Best Is Yet To Come, Blackbird, Blue Suede Shoes, Yesterday, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Witchcraft, Dream A Little Dream Of Me, Rolling In The Deep, Every Breath You Take, Fire And Rain, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, I Can't Stop Loving You, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Meditation (Meditacao), Sincerely, (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay, Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This), Three Times A Lady, What The World Needs Now Is Love, You Are The Sunshine Of My Life, Isn't She Lovely

The Singer's Jazz Anthology is an exciting new series providing aspiring jazz vocalists and pianists with staples of the jazz repertoire. The singer's portion, matching the original sheet music, is paired with fresh, unique accompaniments arranged in an authentic jazz style and designed to enable the singer to sound like they're being backed by an accomplished jazz pianist. The accompaniments can be performed as written but include chord labels for pianists who are comfortable playing their own chord voicings. This book also includes access to recordings of the series arranger, Brent Edstrom, playing the piano accompaniments for use in rehearsal or performance. This edition features 25 must-know pop standards, including: Alfie - Blackbird - Bridge over Troubled Water - Dream a Little Dream of Me - Every Breath You Take - Fire and Rain - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Isn't She Lovely - Rolling in the Deep - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Three Times a Lady - What the World Needs Now Is Love - Yesterday - and more.

Songlist: Alfie, The Look Of Love, Unchain My Heart, Band Of Gold, The Best Is Yet To Come, Blackbird, Blue Suede Shoes, Yesterday, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Witchcraft, Dream A Little Dream Of Me, Rolling In The Deep, Every Breath You Take, Fire And Rain, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, I Can't Stop Loving You, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Meditation (Meditacao), Sincerely, (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay, Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This), Three Times A Lady, What The World Needs Now Is Love, You Are The Sunshine Of My Life, Isn't She Lovely

This newly updated edition includes 75 songs made famous on the silver screen: As Time Goes By - City of Stars - Endless Love - Footloose - Hallelujah - I Will Always Love You - Let It Go - A Million Dreams - Moon River - Over the Rainbow - Remember Me (Ernesto de la Cruz) - Shallow - Somewhere Out There - Tears in Heaven - Time Warp - Unchained Melody - The Wind Beneath My Wings - You're the One That I Want - and more. Listen to a Spotify playlist of all the songs from this book!

Songlist: Circle Of Life, Happy, Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now), Summer Nights, You Light Up My Life, True Love, Alfie, Jessica's Theme (Breaking In The Colt), You Must Love Me, Somewhere, My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From 'Titanic'), The Look Of Love, Let It Go, Hallelujah, Secret Love, Never Enough, As Time Goes By, Somewhere Out There, This Is Me, The Power Of Love, Time Warp, I Believe I Can Fly, Call Me Irresponsible, The Candy Man, Charade, Chariots Of Fire, Falling Slowly, Days Of Wine And Roses, Don't You (Forget About Me), Nants' Ingonyama, and more

The Real Vocal Book has many of the selections from volumes 1 and 2 of the instrumental Real Books, but now with the lyrics added to the pre-existing melody line. Nearly 300 essential songs compiled especially for singers.

Songlist: Agua De Beber, Alfie, Alice In Wonderland, All Alone (Left Alone), (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings, All Of Me, All Of You, All The Things You Are, Alright, Okay, You Win, Always, Angel Eyes, April In Paris, Are You Havin' Any Fun?, Autumn In New York, Autumn Leaves, Avalon, Azure, Baby, It's Cold Outside, Baltimore Oriole, Basin Street Blues, Bewitched, Beyond The Sea, Billie's Blues, Billie's Bounce, Birdland, The Birth of the Blues, Blame It on My Youth, Blue Skies, Bluesette, Body And Soul, and more

Phil Mattson and VoicesIowa : Count Your Blessings   

Formed at Southwestern Community College's School for Music Vocations in 1991, the mixed-voice sextet VoicesIowa was recently honored by Down Beat Magazine as "Vocal Jazz Group of the Year." Their repertoire also includes Renaissance part-songs, 19th and 20th century compositions and arrangements of contemporary music. Their Director Phil Mattson has been nominated twice for Grammy Awards. These 12 songs, recorded live at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi, MN, feature Mattson-arranged winners like "Snow Covers the Valley," Bach's "Jesu, Meine Freude," Burt Bacharach's "Alfie," "Never Let Me Go," Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen's classic "Blues in the Night" and Irving Berlin's "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep." Ward Swingle's "Country Dances" and the Swingle-arranged "Satchmo," Duke Ellington's "Don't Mean A Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing," Anders Edenroth of the Real Group's "Friendship" and Bobby McFerrin's "Jubilee" are other favorites. Great stuff, from the first cut to the last!

Songlist: Since All Is Passing, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Snow Covers the Valley, Jesu, Meine Freude, Alfie, Jubilee, Never Let Me Go, Satchmo, Friendship, Blues in the Night, Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep), Country Dances

VoicesIowa : Without A Song - Tribute To Hoagy Carmichael   

Renowned jazz educator Phil Mattson's sure touch is everywhere on "Without A Song;" all the arrangements are his, and he produces and plays light piano on the CD (bass and drums are also included on some cuts). Mattson protegees VoicesIowa, students or alumni of prestigious Southwestern Community College's School for Music Vocations (4 men, 2 women) have a bright, effortless sound that invites comparison with the Real Group and The Idea of North. Technically there are just 5 cuts on the CD, but on the first cut, for instance, a sleepy "Without A Song," segues into a scattish "The Song Is You," continues with a sweetly jazzy "You Are The Sunshine of My Life before returning to an upbeat "Without A Song" refrain; and cut 4, "A Hoagy Carmichael Tribute," includes the lightly accompanied "The Nearness of You," "Heart and Soul," "I Get Along Without You Very Well," "Georgia On My Mind," "Ole Buttermilk Sky," "Stardust," "Lazybones," "Two Sleepy People," "Skylark" and "Lazy River." Two a cappella tunes, "Alfie" and the final cut , "Over the Rainbow" are particularly nice. Mattson doesn't waste a note, and VoicesIowa is an apt, finely-tuned instrument for his genius.

Songlist: Without A Song, The Song Is You, You Are the Sunshine of My Life, Alfie, Just The Way You Are, The Nearness of You, Heart and Soul, I Get Along Without You Very Well, Georgia On My Mind, Ole' Buttermilk Sky, Stardust, Lazybones, Two Sleepy People, Skylark, Lazy River, Over The Rainbow

Chaka Khan has been singing for 35 years. The multi-platinum, Grammy Award winning singer began her career in the early 1970s with the pre-imminent funk group Rufus. A beautiful and dynamic vocalist, Chaka was raised on Chicago's South Side. She began her career as a solo artist interestingly, singing jazz. Her fame however, came with contemporary solo funk hits like "I Feel For You" and the classic "I'm Every Woman," which she successfully recorded 10 years before Whitney Houston's cover version. This 1992 live performance at New York's famed jazz club The Blue Note, finds Chaka in the musical environment in which she has always felt most creative. In great voice and surrounded by five talented jazzmen, she performs a rare catalog of songs closely associated wit jazz. Several of which cannot be found on her recordings. She sings the Ellington/Strayhorn "Take The 'A' Train," Rodgers and Hart's "My Funny Valentine," plus "Summertime" and "I Loves You Porgy" from Gershwin's folk opera Porgy and Bess.

Songlist: Intro: Them There Eyes, I Wish You Love, I Loves You Porgy, High Wire, The Aerialist, My Funny Valentine, Carrie, Summertime, Alfie, All of Me

Formed at Southwestern Community College's School for Music Vocations in 1991, the mixed-voice sextet VoicesIowa was recently honored by Down Beat Magazine as "Vocal Jazz Group of the Year." Their repertoire also includes Renaissance part-songs, 19th and 20th century compositions and arrangements of contemporary music. Their Director Phil Mattson has been nominated twice for Grammy Awards. These 12 songs, recorded live at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi, MN, feature Mattson-arranged winners like "Snow Covers the Valley," Bach's "Jesu, Meine Freude," Burt Bacharach's "Alfie," "Never Let Me Go," Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen's classic "Blues in the Night" and Irving Berlin's "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep." Ward Swingle's "Country Dances" and the Swingle-arranged "Satchmo," Duke Ellington's "Don't Mean A Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing," Anders Edenroth of the Real Group's "Friendship" and Bobby McFerrin's "Jubilee" are other favorites. Great stuff, from the first cut to the last!

Songlist: Since All Is Passing, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Snow Covers the Valley, Jesu, Meine Freude, Alfie, Jubilee, Never Let Me Go, Satchmo, Friendship, Blues in the Night, Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep), Country Dances