Edition: Jazz Big Band Arrangement with Vocal

Description: Swing - Medium Difficult

Publisher: Jazz Lines Publications

This Russ Garcia arrangement of You Make Me Feel So Young for Ella Fitzgerald (recorded in 1957) offers up a noticeable contrast from Frank Sinatra’s more famous interpretations of the tune. It's lighter, breezier, and even more teasingly playful at times. Minus a few brief rangey brass moments, it is also a fairly simple and easy-to-perform arrangement as well.

A cutesy brass and woodwind fanfare provide an introduction for a bass trombone and bass duet that serves as the underpinning for a sizable chunk of the instrumental accompaniment. This duet continues when the vocals enter at measure 7, with occasional piccolo interjections adding to the cheeky atmosphere. The rest of the horns arrive at measure 15 with some basic yet playful riffs in support of Fitzgerald's vocals.

A rapidly rising scale ushers in the bridge at measure 23, with Fitzgerald accompanied by a mellow choir of trombones. Most of the background motifs for the rest of the arrangement are repeat performances, with a few jaunty brass blasts being the only major additions. The final A section of the melody is repeated twice. The ending features a brief tag, a recycled introduction, and one last piccolo solo to bring the performance to a sharp, clean conclusion.

This publication was prepared using Russ Garcia's original pencil score and the set of parts used during the recording session - this is not a transcription.

Full Score
Vocal
Woodwind 1: Piccolo/Alto Saxophone
Woodwind 2: Flute/Alto Saxophone
Woodwind 3: Clarinet/Tenor Saxophone
Woodwind 4: Clarinet/Tenor Saxophone
Woodwind 5: Bass Clarinet/Baritone Saxophone
4 Trumpets
3 Trombones
Bass Trombone
Guitar
Piano
Bass
Drums

Trumpet 1 and 2: E6
Trombone 1: C5