Title:

Best Things In Life Are Free, The (Jo Stafford)

Product code:

2236

Style:

Swing

Tempo:

165

Grade:

Medium

Duration:

2 mins 20 secs

Trumpets 1-4:

C6, A5, G5, F5

Trombones 1-4:

Bb4, F4, Eb4, Eb4

Vocal:

G3 - Eb5 (13 steps as sung)

Vocal Key:

G, Ab

Arranged by:

Paul Weston

Transcribed by:

Myles Collins

PDF Score sample:

Audio sample:

Description:

Here is a hard-swinging vocal chart of Best Things In Life Are Free as performed by Jo Stafford and backed by the Paul Weston Orchestra. The chart opens with a punchy vocal verse, then a full vocal chorus supported nicely by the band backings, followed by a slick modulation to an instrumental chorus which features an ad-lib Piano solo, then an equally slick modulation to Ab for the final vocal section. The original Weston arrangement was by scored for only 5 brass, so we have augmented it to take the brass to 8 voices, making the chart playable by a full 5444 line-up. The vocal keys are G & Ab and there are no sax doubles.

Price

£37.95
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