Stu Johnstone’s compositions, arrangements and transcriptions
Stu’s scores and charts, many of which are played by the Prohibition Big Band, are available for purchase (or in some cases for free). The charts are available as pdfs or Sibelius Files.
Transcriptions and arrangements are also created regularly on contract for individual musicians and bands in various parts of the world, including for big bands and Sinatra cover bands in Europe, the USA and Australia, gospel bands in the USA and New Zealand, and Motown bands in Australia and New Zealand. The greatest demand tends to be for charts of songs and big band arrangements of live performances and recordings for which scores were never published and for which recordings of the versions were never released on albums.
Charts currently available include all those listed below:
Female vocals and 18 piece big band
Avalon
I Only Have Eyes For You
It’s Almost Like Being In Love
I Will Wait For You (Laura Fygi and Lena Horne arrangements)
Love Me Or Leave Me
Love Theme from Sharky’s Machine – Listen to MP3 audio from Sibelius file
Orange Colored Sky
Take the A Train
This Can’t Be Love
Female or Male vocals and 4 to 8 piece group
Champion Of The World (Stu original) Listen to MySpace audio
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Garden In The Rain
Gentle Zephyr (Stu original) Listen to MySpace audio
I Wanna Rock You (Stu and Tia Takarangi original) Listen to MySpace audio
I Won’t Dance
Let There Be Love
My Saxophone (Stu original)
Our Love Is Here To Stay
Route 66
Sing Sing Sing
Take The A Train
Unforgettable
Male vocals and 18 piece big band
Call Me Irresponsible
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Imagine Brazil (Stu original)
I Only Have Eyes For You
I Will Wait For You (Frank Sinatra arrangement)
Let There Be Love
Mack The Knife
Oye Lo – Listen to MIDI clip of Sibelius chart
Female and Male vocals and 18 piece big band
Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree
Flat Foot Floogie
I Won’t Dance
Petootie Pie
18 piece big band
Cosas Del Alma
Days of Wine and Roses
Haitian Lady
Oye Lo
Papa Gato
Peloton Song (Stu original)
M-Squad
Mr Sandman
My Little Suede Shoes
There Will Never Be Another You
Smaller jazz and other bands
Gospel John (8 piece band – 4 horns and rhythm section)
My Saxophone (Stu Original)
Female or Male vocals, choir and 5 to 10 piece group, for “Songs of Hope” Charity Concert
Greater Is He Than Me
Hold On, Help Is On The Way – Listen to MIDI clip of Sibelius chart
I Can Go To The Rock
Lean On Me
Life’s A Climb
Through It All
When I Cry
When We All Get Together With The Lord
Stand Up For Love
Count on Me
Now Behold The Lamb
People Get Ready
The Prayer
Bread Upon The Water
Horn arrangements (tpt, alto and ten sax) plus bass and chords for Motown band
Boogie Shoes
I Feel Good
In The Midnight Hour
Kiss
Knock On Wood
Me and Mrs Jones – Listen to MIDI clip of Sibelius chart
Mustang Sally
The Letter
Unchain My Heart
You Can Leave your Hat On
Bublé Band arrangements for vocals and miscellaneous line ups ranging from quartet to big band plus strings
Home
Everything
Haven’t Met You Yet
Fever
Feelin’ Good
Sway
Call Me Irresponsible
I Won’t Dance
Email or telephone Stu for sample pages from the above charts, chart prices, or to commission arrangements / transcriptions of other charts.
Stu Johnstone: (64-9) 377 9050