Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.806662

By Billy Williams. By Fred E. Ahlert. Arranged by Derek Scarr. A Cappella. Octavo. 5 pages. Derek Scarr #3562261. Published by Derek Scarr (A0.806662).

SATB, A Cappella.

Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.753622

By Billy Williams. By Fred E. Ahlert. Arranged by John Hoesly. Contemporary. Score and Parts. 46 pages. PRS&B #4608189. Published by PRS&B (A0.753622).

I’M Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter- music by Fred E. Ahlert  and lyrics by Joe Young. Written in 1935 and one of the most recorded songs ever.  It seemed to work in all genres. Rock, Swing, Pop…on and on.  Recorded by Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Barry Manilow, Willie Nelson, Bill Haley and His Comets, Fats Waller and Count Basie. Even Paul McCartney. 

This arrangement is in the style of Basie’s LIL’ DARLIN’…a slow burn.  Relaxed, but full of energy.

It is written for small big band; Alto, Tenor, Bari, 2 Trumpets, Trombone and 5 rhythm (including opt. vibes and guitar).  There are alternate parts and a score included.  The solo section can be played by anyone (a solo sheet for all parts is included). Difficulty: Intermediate.  Lead Tpt A5.

A standard of the Great American Songbook.

Choral Choir (SSAA) - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.776409

By Billy Williams. By Fred E. Ahlert. Arranged by Tom Gentry. Contemporary. Octavo. 5 pages. Tom Gentry #5805949. Published by Tom Gentry (A0.776409).

Interactive Download

SKU: HX.430832

By Billy Williams and Willie Nelson. This edition: Interactive Download. Standards. Ukulele. 2 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.430832).

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.791030

By Billy Williams. By Fred E. Ahlert. Arranged by Kevin P Holdgate. Contemporary. Score and parts. 29 pages. Kevin P Holdgate #4888851. Published by Kevin P Holdgate (A0.791030).

Versatile Brass Big Band Solo Collection

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter is a 1935 popular song with music by Fred E. Ahlert and lyrics by Joe Young. It has been recorded many times, including several recordings by Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and a host of other big American stars. It has become a standard of the Great American Songbook. It was popularized by Fats Waller, who recorded it in 1935 at the height of his fame

It is one of several songs from the Harlem Renaissance featured in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin'.

American Public Media's business-news program, Marketplace, uses a portion of Fats Waller's version to open its weekly letters-from-listeners segment.

This arrangement can be for male vocals or played as a trombone solo in a swing style.

By Willie Nelson, Paul McCartney, and Billy Williams. Pop; Standards. Piano/Vocal/Guitar. 6 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital Sheet Music

Choral Choir (TTBB) - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.776408

By Billy Williams. By Fred E. Ahlert. Arranged by Tom Gentry. Contemporary. Octavo. 5 pages. Tom Gentry #5805943. Published by Tom Gentry (A0.776408).

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1427036

By Billy Williams. By Fred E. Ahlert and Joe Young. Arranged by Martyn Clive Johnson (aka Martycli Piano Guy). 20th Century,Broadway,Comedy,Jazz,Musical/Show,Ragtime. Score. 8 pages. Martyn Johnson #1007767. Published by Martyn Johnson (A0.1427036).

My arrangement is a tribute to the old Fat's Waller recording. It's not copied from that rendition at all but I have arranged it as a stride piano piece and hope it exudes some of the joy that Mr Waller brought to it.
I take it through three iterations in C, Db and D major, going up a semi-tone each time - so plenty of practice in trickier keys. 
I don't include dynamics in my notation nor fingering and pedalling as I prefer to leave these to the discretion of the individual pianist. You will never get two piano teachers to agree on these things. I like to give the reader the notes as simply as possible and leave the interpretation up to them. Similarly with voicings - some notes will be held longer instinctively by the pianist than others and do not need to be placed in separate voicings to make them difficult to read.
The stride piano left hand often contains 10ths which can be too large a span for some pianists. The solution is to roll them or to just play them as a single bass note on the root of the chord or as an octave.
This is a wonderfully joyous piece and I hope you get as much pleasure from learning and playing it as I did arranging it.

Choral Choir (SSAA) - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1270973

By Billy Williams. By Fred E. Ahlert and Joe Young. Arranged by Kimberly Heilbrun. A Cappella,Barbershop. Octavo. 5 pages. Kimberly Heilbrun #863359. Published by Kimberly Heilbrun (A0.1270973).