Call Me little big band with vocal arrangement by Bill Fulton

Description

The Call Me little big band arrangement with vocal by Bill Fulton brings Tony Hatch’s classic bossa nova standard to an eight-piece jazz ensemble built around a lead female vocal part. Made famous by Petula Clark and later by Chris Montez, “Call Me” has long been an easy-listening favorite, and this chart adapts it as a vocal feature for the tight horn-and-rhythm sound of a little big band.

About the Call Me Little Big Band Arrangement With Vocal

This is a vocal chart first: the female vocal carries the melody throughout, supported by alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, and trombone, with guitar, piano/keyboard, bass, and drums filling out the rhythm section. Because it’s written with vocal as the lead voice, the arrangement gives a singer a full horn-backed jazz octet without the size or cost of a full big band — well suited to wedding bands, jazz combos adding a horn line, and community or college jazz ensembles that need a singer-forward chart.

Why Bandleaders Choose This Little Big Band Vocal Chart

Bill Fulton has arranged and orchestrated music for film, television, and touring jazz groups for years, and this Call Me little big band arrangement with vocal reflects that experience: a singable melody line, clean horn voicings, and a groove that works equally well for dancing or a listening set. Because it’s built around a vocalist, it also pairs naturally with other vocal-and-horn charts in the Little Big Band catalog, including Girl of the Moment and Lady Is a Tramp, another little big band chart with vocal.

Genre: jazz, latin. Instrument type: little big band with vocal.

Looking for a custom vocal chart instead? Bill also takes on arranging and orchestration commissions, so get in touch to talk through your singer, instrumentation, and deadline.

Instrumentation:

• Vocal (female — lead)
• Alto sax
• Tenor sax
• Trumpet
• Trombone
• Guitar
• Piano/Keyboard
• Bass
• Drums

Genre: jazz, latin