This arrangement for Sax Quartet reflects the original song very effectively.
It was recorded by Kaempfert on Polydor Records and released in the United States on Decca Records, but failed to chart.
That same year, Billy Vaughn recorded it, and his cover reached number 13 on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the Easy Listening chart that summer.
This arrangement follows his version fairly close and includes optional Bass Guitar and Drum Set parts.
The soprano sax is perfect for recreating the organ lead part and also gets a chance to improvise near the end.
It was written by Shannon and keyboardist Max Crook, and became a major international hit.
It is No. 472 on Rolling Stone s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, compiled in 2010.
This tune works surprisingly well as a saxophone quartet and has been very well received by audiences.
The soprano sax provides the perfect emulation of the organ solo and near the end also does some improvisation.
Drum Set and Bass Guitar parts are included but are strictly optional.
Soon after its 1917 publication, Darktown Strutters Ball was included by Sophie Tucker in her Vaudeville routine.
The song was recorded on May 9 that year by the Six Brown Brothers.
The best-known recording by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, which was recorded on May 30, 1917, and released by Columbia Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006.
This arrangement for saxophone quartet will keep your toes tapping all day long.
Beale Street Blues juxtaposes the 12-bar blues form with an 8-bar counter-theme.
Like many of Handys songs, it is a hybrid of the blues style with the popular ballad style of the day; the opening lyrics follow a line pattern typical of Tin Pan Alley songs and the later stanzas give way to the traditional three-line pattern characteristic of the blues.
So get out your blues shoes and let this arrangement speak to your audience.
Bette Midler s 1972 recording of the song reached the top ten on the U.S.
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song but lost out to The Last Time I Saw Paris.
The sustained chords near the end just represent an improvised tenor solo.
It is sung by Anna, played by Gertrude Lawrence in the original Broadway production and then a major hit for Frank Sinatra.
This waltz version was inspired by the arranging style of Count Basie who recorded it in 44 time.
Includes optional parts for Bass Guitar and Drums.
If your quartet ever plays for dancing, this one will be an important addition to your set list.
Released as a single in 1977, the track topped the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100 and Black Singles charts, and reached number two in the UK Singles Chart, his joint biggest hit there at the time.
The lyrics describes popular superstitions and their negative effects.
It was Wonders first number-one single since Fingertips, Pt.
Billboard Hot 100 in 1973.
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