Here's a collection of three song each from three of the greatest songwriters of the classic jazz song - Gershwin, Porter and Ellington. Highly-regarded arranger Jay Althouse offers some stunning, tight, and tasty harmonies for unaccompanied mixed voices that can be performed separately or as three different sets by composer.

Songlist: A Cole Porter Jazz Trio, Just One Of Those Things, You Do Something To Me, An Ellington Jazz Trio, Solitude, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), A Gershwin Jazz Trio, I Got Rhythm, Someone to Watch Over Me, Night and Day, Satin Doll, Nice Work If You Can Get It

"Autumn Leaves" - A fresh take on a classic standard with intricate, yet accessible jazz harmonies and effortless voice leading. The vocals sing like falling and drifting leaves throughout the piece. A standout ballad for your jazz, show, or concert choir! "More Than You Know" - Originally published in 1929 this great song was subsequently included in three musical films: Hit the Deck (1955), sung by Tony Martin; Funny Lady (1975), sung by Barbra Streisand; and The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) sung by Michelle Pfeiffer (in a memorable introductory scene for her character). "When Sunny Gets Blue" - Recorded by a vast number of major artists, this standard is irresistible in its appeal! In this arrangement, the lyrics take on an important role in shaping the style, as the vocals evoke the imagery of rain beginning to fall or the wind stirring the trees. A beautiful, but challenging work, and well worth the effort! "Solitude" - Display your vocal jazz technique with this challenging chart that is highlighted by its rich harmonic tapestry. Feature a special soloist as the choir sings a supportive back-up marked by a quiet intensity.

Songlist: Autumn Leaves, More Than You Know, When Sunny Gets Blue, Solitude

This groundbreaking publication features authentic transcriptions in the original keys of 19 classics from the most signature recordings of the great Lady Day. Includes a biography and discography, and these classic standards in voice with piano accompaniment format. A must for every jazz singer's library!

Songlist: All Of Me, Billie's Blues (I Love My Man), Body And Soul, Crazy He Calls Me, Easy Living, Fine And Mellow, A Fine Romance, God Bless The Child, Good Morning Heartache, I Cried For You, I Wished On The Moon, Lover, Come Back To Me, Miss Brown To You, Solitude, Some Other Spring, Strange Fruit, This Year's Kisses, The Very Thought Of You, You've Changed

Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 - July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Above all, she was admired for her deeply personal and intimate approach to singing. Critic John Bush wrote that she "changed the art of American pop vocals forever." She co-wrote only a few songs, but several of them have become jazz standards, notably "God Bless the Child", "Don't Explain", and "Lady Sings the Blues". She also became famous for singing jazz standards written by others, including "Easy Living" and "Strange Fruit." This Pro Vocal series contains the lyrics, melody, and chord symbols for eight of her hit songs. The CD contains demos for listening, and then separate backing tracks so you can sing along. The CD is playable on any CD, but it is also enhanced for PC and Mac computer users so you can adjust the recording to any pitch without changing the tempo! Perfect for home rehearsal, parties, auditions, corporate events, and gigs without a backup band. Or for singing just for the fun of it!

Songlist: Crazy He Calls Me, Don't Explain, Don't Worry About Me, Easy Living, God Bless' The Child, Just One More Chance, Solitude, Trav'lin' Light

The most important composer in the history of jazz, the legendary Duke Ellington lead his band continuously for five decades. This collection features 52 of his most beloved songs, including: Caravan - Don't Get Around Much Anymore - I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good - I'm Just a Lucky So and So - It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Mood Indigo - Perdido - Satin Doll - Solitude - Take the A Train - and more.

Songlist: Day Dream, Drop Me Off In Harlem, East St. Louis Toodle-oo, Love You Madly, Ring Dem Bells, Black Butterfly, The Mooch, I Didn't Know About You, Cotton Tail, Passion Flower, Everything But You, Something To Live For, Azure, Solitude, Dancers In Love, In A Mellow Tone, The Single Petal Of A Rose, Warm Valley, I'm Gonna Go Fishin', Jump For Joy, Caravan, Just A Settin' And A Rockin', Duke's Place, What Am I Here For?, Brown Skin Gal In The Calico Gown, Black And Tan Fantasy, Boy Meets Horn, Chelsea Bridge, Prelude To A Kiss, Perdido, and more

Contents: Afar - After Work - Angel of Beauty - Atlas - Ave Maria - Benumbed - The Brook's Lullaby - By the Sea - The Carrier-Pigeon - Courage - Death and the Maiden - The Double - The Erlking - Faith in Spring - Farewell, Our Love to Sever - The Favorite Color - The Fishermaiden - Frozen Tears - Good Night - The Gray Head - The Guide-Post - Halt by the Brook - Hark! Hark! the Lark - The Hateful Color - Hedge Rose - Her Portrait - The Hunter - Huntsman's Even Song - Illusion - In the Village - Jealousy and Pride - The Last Hope - The Linden Tree - Longing for Spring - Looking Backward - Love's Message - The Maiden's Lament - Margaret at the Spinning-Wheel - Mignon's Song - The Miller and the Brook - The Miller's Flowers - Mine - The Mock Suns - Morning Greeting - My Abode - My Sweet Repose(Du Bist Die Ruh) - On the River - The Organ Player - Parting - Pause - The Post - Praise of Tears - The Question - The Raven - Rest - Restless Love - Romance (Rosamund) - The Secret - Serenade - The Shepherd's Lament - Solitude - Spring Dreams - The Stormy Morning - Teardrops - Thanks to the Brook - To Be Sung on the Waters - The Town - The Trout - Ungeduld (Impatience) - The Vane - The Wanderer - Wanderer's Night-Song - Wandering - Warrior's Foreboding - The Water-Course - The Wayside Inn - Whither? - Who is Sylvia - Will O' the Wisp - With the Green Lute-Band - Withered Flowers - The Young Nun.

Songlist: Good Night, Serenade, Solitude, By The Sea, Ave Maria, Op. 52, No. 6, Teardrops, The Wanderer, The Secret, Mine, The Trout, Rest, Atlas, Courage, On The River, Question, The (Schubert), Hark! Hark! The Lark, Death And The Maiden - Schubert, Heidenroslein (Hedge-Roses), Linden Tree,The (Schubert), Love's Message (Schubert), Wohin? (Whither?), Who Is Sylvia (An Silvia), Ungeduld (Impatience), My Sweet Repose(Du Bist Die Ruh), Wandering(Die Schone Mullerin), Halt By The Brook(D.Schone Mull), Thanks To The Brook, After Work (D.Schone Mullerin), Morning Greeting, Miller's Flowers, The, and more

One of the most powerful live performers of her time, Nina Simone mixed jazz, blues, soul, classical and more to create a genre all her own. This book features authentic transcriptions in the original keys of 23 Simone classics in voice with piano accompaniment format: Feeling Good - He Needs Me - I Loves You Porgy - I Put a Spell on You - It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - It Might As Well Be Spring - Little Girl Blue - My Baby Just Cares for Me - Solitude - Willow Weep for Me - Work Song - Young, Gifted and Black - and more.

Songlist: If I Should Lose You, Work Song, Solitude, He Needs Me, Night Song, Lilac Wine, Young, Gifted And Black, Take Me To The Water, If You Knew, Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, Feeling Good, For All We Know, Children Go Where I Send You, I Loves You, Porgy, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), It Might As Well Be Spring, Little Girl Blue, Love Me Or Leave Me, My Baby Just Cares For Me, Something Wonderful, The Twelfth Of Never, Willow Weep For Me, I Put A Spell On You

15 essential standards have been given new arrangements tailor-made for singers, with alternative jazz chord changes, complete verses, introductions and singer-flattering endings. This book is in a traditional jazz format designed for improvising accompaniments, with melody line, lyrics and chords in a handwritten music engraving style. Traditional chord changes are also included, along with the alternative chords in Steve Rawlins' creative arrangements. Keys in the Women's Edition are in a generally lower range, as is customary for this style of music. The Men's Edition keys are in a medium range. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Songlist: Autumn in New York, Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans, Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, I Could Write a Book, I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good), It Might as Well Be Spring, Just One More Chance, Lush Life, Manhattan, My Romance, Nature Boy, The Nearness of You, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, Solitude, Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most

Steve Rawlins : Jazz Ballads for Singers - Mens Edition   

15 essential standards have been given new arrangements tailor-made for singers, with alternative jazz chord changes, complete verses, introductions and singer-flattering endings. This book is in a traditional jazz format designed for improvising accompaniments, with melody line, lyrics and chords in a handwritten music engraving style. Traditional chord changes are also included, along with the alternative chords in Steve Rawlins' creative arrangements. Keys in the Men's Edition are in a generally higher range, as is customary for this style of music. The Men's Edition keys are in a medium range. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Songlist: Autumn in New York, Do You Know What It Means to miss New Orleans, Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, I Could Write a Book, I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good), It Might As Well Be Spring, Just One More Chance, Lush Life, Manhattan, My Funny Valentine, My Romance, The Nearness of You, A Nightgale Sang in Berkeley Square, Solitude, Stardust

Over 90 more classics from the American repertoire of classics.

Songlist: If I Should Lose You, Always, Ain't We Got Fun?, Guilty, Solitude, Rockin' Chair, Who?, Caravan, More Than You Know, Are You Havin' Any Fun?, As Long As I Live, At Sundown, So In Love, Candy, Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song), By Myself, But Beautiful, Ol' Man River, Some Enchanted Evening, Cherokee (Indian Love Song), My Shining Hour, Come Sunday, Dear Hearts And Gentle People, Everything I Have Is Yours, Exactly Like You, Falling In Love With Love, Flying Home, I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You, Hit The Road To Dreamland, I Concentrate On You, and more

Sling that sensual voice around like a black feather boa! This collection contains 35 great standards in low keys especially for women singers.

Songlist: As Long As He Needs Me, Autumn Leaves, Bewitched, Black Coffee, Blue Turning Grey Over You, Come Rain or Come Shine, Crazy, Cry Me A River, Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, Fine And Mellow, A Good Man Is Hard To Find, Good Morning Heartache, He Was Too Good To Me, Here's That Rainy Day, I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good), In A Sentimental Mood, Just One More Chance, Losing My Mind, Love Me or Leave Me, Lover, Come Back To Me, The Man That Got Away, Misty, Moanin' In the Mornin, More Than You Know, My Foolish Heart, Nobody's Heart, One For My Baby, 'Round Midnight, Skylark, Solitude, and more

All fifty arrangements of jazz standards in this book are written in a single line "fake book" or "lead sheet" format. However, they are not just the standard renditions of the songs. All are custom arrangements, logical suggestions for repeated sections, and simple but stylish song endings. The chords below the lines are the traditional harmonies. The chords above the line are more advanced, alternate harmonies. A musician using these arrangements may use just one set of these chord changes, or a mixture of them within a song.

Songlist: All or Nothing at All, Alright, Okay, You Win, Autumn in New York, Body and Soul, But Beatufiul, Cheek to Cheek, Day by Day, Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me, Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, Fly Me To The Moon, The Frim Fram Sauce, Gee Baby, Aint I Good to You, Have You met Miss Joses?, Hello, Young Lovers, Honeysuckle Rose, I Could White a Book, I Get Along Without You Very Well, I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good), I'm Beginning to See the Light, I've Got My Love to keep Me Warm, I've Got the World on a String, I've Got You Under My Skin, It Might As Well Be Spring, Just One More Chance, The Late Late Show, Lean Baby, Lost Mind, Lush life, and more

50 Essential Jazz Standards from the repertoir of the greatest artists in New, Custom, Vocal Arrangements and singer-Friendly Keys with Traditional and Alternate Chord Changes.

Songlist: All Or Nothing, Alright Okay You Win, Autumn In New York, Black Coffee, Body And Soul, But Beautiful, Come Rain or Come Shine, Day By Day, Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me, Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, Fever, Fine And Mellow, Fly Me To The Moon, The Frim Fram Sauce, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You, Good Morning Heartache, Hello, Young Lovers, HoneySuckle Rose, I Could Write A Book, I Get Along With You Very Well, I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good), I'm Beginning to See the Light, I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm, It Might As Well Be Spring, Just One More Chance, The Late Late Show, Lost Mind, Lush Life, and more

Pure Elektra marks the Silver Anniversary of Elektra Women's Choir with a collection of highlights from several recent seasons of Elektra programming. All but four of the composers and arrangers are alive and well today, most of them Canadians, and all are worthy of being appreciated far and wide. This recording has two intended audiences: one of listeners who are attracted to exhilarating and moving sounds of fine choral music, and another of choral conductors who are looking to discover new repertoire for their own ensembles. Close your eyes, open your ears, and take a deep breath of Pure Elektra!

Songlist: Da Pacem, Ave Regina Coelorum , Lauda Sion, In the Gardens of Shushan, Cedit, Hyems, Magnificat, Early Spring, I Am Not Yours, Joy, Changed Forever, Un Canadien errant, The Garden of Dreams, Solitude, Le ruisseau, what i want, One Voice

Hi-Lo's with Rosemary Clooney : Ring Around Rosie    

Rosemary's "friends" on "Ring Around Rosie" are none other than the Hi-Lo's! (She is accompanied by Harry James on "Hollywood's Best.") The dozen songs on "Ring Around Rosie," though not a cappella, are some of the loveliest in the canon of American popular song. Clooney's straightforward and unmannered style is immediate and engaging, in contrast to the Hi-lo's more modern jazz phrasing; together, they offer the best of both. For example, the Hi-lo's trade verses with Rosie on "How About You," and outline chords behind her with brilliantly hued swipes; when they harmonize, as they do, fittingly, on "Together," one can feel the appreciation flowing. Her "Everything Happens To Me" conveys the song's gloomy irony by virtue of the plainness of its delivery. The Hi-Lo's are sans Rosie on "I Could Write A Book," "Coquette" and "Solitude"; the latter two are presently unavailable on any other recording. "Hollywood's Best" features big band arrangements of movie themes, and Clooney's first million-selling record, "Come On-A My House."

Songlist: Doncha Go Way Mad, Moonlight Becomes You, Love Letters, I Could Write A Book, I'm In the Mood For Love, Coquette, Together, Everything Happens To Me, Solitude, What Is There To say, I'm Glad There is You, How About You?, Plus "Hollywood's Best" with Harry James (12 tracks)

Terry Edwards conducts the London Sinfonietta Voices in 37 striking a cappella choral works by noted Hungarian composer Gyorgy Ligeti. Influenced by Bartok and Kodaly, and by Hungarian and Romanian folk music, Ligeti experienced censorship of his work by the Soviets, finally fleeing with his wife to Austria after the crushing of the Hungarian uprising in 1956. Since then his work has found a much wider audience in Germany, Sweden and California. All songs are a cappella and sung in Hungarian, but the extensive liner notes have English translations of all the lyrics. Some of our favorites are the folk tunes "Haj, Ifjusag!" (Heigh, Youth!) which sings lustily of the battle of the sexes, "Hortobagy," which sings of life on the farm, and "Kallai Kettos," (Double Dance from Kallo), which sings of love in Autumn, and the fact that all the singers' relatives and in-laws are still alive and kicking. "Choral Works" is a complex, powerful, poetic choral work by a gifted composer and a wonderful choral group.

Songlist: Night, Morning, Far from Home, Solitude, Two Canons, Kings of Bethlehem, The Fugitive, Wedding Song, Songs from Inaktelke, Songs from Matraszentimre, Widow Papai, Three Fantasies after Holderlin, Hungarian Etudes, Heigh, Youth!, Easter, Hortobagy, From A High Mountain Rock, Double-Dance from Kallo