C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.500158 Composed by Dale Henry Allison. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Jazz,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #113341. Published by John Fries (A0.500158). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer.   Alfie is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David to promote the 1966 film Alfie. Cilia Black states that, rather than declining outright to record the song, she decided to set conditions: I said I'd only do it if Burt Bacharach himself did the arrangement, never thinking for one moment that he would. When the reply came back from America that he'd be happy to...I said I would only do it if Burt came over to London for the recording session. 'Yes,' came the reply. Next I said that as well as the arrangements and coming over, he had to play piano on the session. To my astonishment it was agreed that Burt would do all three. So by this time, coward that I was, I really couldn't back out. The song was a major hit for Cilla Black (UK) and Dionne Warwick (US).

C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1248751 Composed by Andrew John Watkins, Paul Wilson, and Shenette May. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Pop,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #843246. Published by John Fries (A0.1248751). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns. Thanks, John.  All the Man That I Need is a song written by Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore.  The song was first recorded as All the Man I Need by Linda Clifford for her album I'll Keep on Loving You (1982).  In 1990, American singer Whitney Houston had a number-one multiple chart hit with this song, recorded as All the Man That I Need, from her third album, I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990).  The single became a major worldwide hit, received mainly positive reviews from music critics, and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100; it remains her fourth biggest-hit in that chart.

C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.500180 By Herman's Hermits. By Geoff Stephens and Les Reed. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Jazz,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #113362. Published by John Fries (A0.500180). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer.   There's a Kind of Hush is a popular song written by Les Reed and Geoff Stephens. Originally recorded by Stephens' group the New Vaudeville Band in 1967 as a neo-British music hall number, this version of the track became a hit in Australia and South Africa. However, in the rest of the world, a near-simultaneous cover was a big hit for Herman's Hermits. The song was a charted hit again in 1976 for The Carpenters.

C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.500000 Composed by Duke Ellington and Milt Gabler. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Jazz,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #113230. Published by John Fries (A0.500000). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer.  In a Mellow Tone, also known as In a Mellotone, is a 1939 jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Milt Gabler. The song was based on the 1917 standard Rose Room by Art Hickman and Harry Williams, which Ellington himself had recorded in 1932. Howard Stern used a recording of this song (from Ellington's Blues in Orbit album) as the opening theme to The Howard Stern Show from 1987 to 1994.

C Instrument - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.499781 By Kate Smith. By Ray Noble. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Jazz,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #113074. Published by John Fries (A0.499781). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer.  The Very Thought of You is a pop standard that was recorded and published in 1934 with music and lyrics by Ray Noble. The song was first recorded by Ray Noble and His Orchestra with Al Bowlly on vocals for HMV in England in April 1934. This record was then released in the United States by Victor, and it reached number one on the pop music charts.

C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1189163 Composed by Pharrell L. Williams. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Pop,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 2 pages. John Fries #788784. Published by John Fries (A0.1189163). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer.  On My Own is a duet by American singers Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald.  It was written and produced by Burt Bacharach and his then-wife Carole Bayer Sager and originally recorded by singer Dionne Warwick for inclusion on her album Friends (1985).  The two performers were in separate cities when they recorded their individual parts which were then married during mixing.  This was reflected in the music video produced to promote the song, which depicted LaBelle and McDonald performing the song simultaneously on different coasts.  The singers were shown on separate sides of a split screen, each singing the song while walking through apartments which had identical layouts but different decor and furniture.  The views from their respective porches, where they finished the song, made clear their separation by the continent.

C Instrument - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.517842 By Johnny Cash. By Stan Jones. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Country,Folk,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #128565. Published by John Fries (A0.517842). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer.   This was written and originally recorded by Stan Jones in 1948. Jones was a forest ranger who wrote songs on the side. After recording his version of the song, artists like Burl Ives, Bing Crosby, Gene Autry and Johnny Cash all recorded it, and the song became a cowboy standard. The melody is based on the song When Johnny Comes Marching Home. The song presents an image of cowboy hell - riders who are doomed to chase the Devil's cattle for all eternity.

C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.501374 By Sheryl Crow. By Mel Torme and Robert Wells. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Christmas,Jazz,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 2 pages. John Fries #114270. Published by John Fries (A0.501374). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer.   The Christmas Song (commonly subtitled Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire or, as it was originally subtitled, Merry Christmas to You) is a classic Christmas song written in 1945] by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé. According to Tormé, the song was written in July[ during a blistering hot summer. In an effort to stay cool by thinking cool. This arrangement includes the lyrics.

C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1147071 Composed by Adam R. Young. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Christmas,Film/TV,Jazz,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #747273. Published by John Fries (A0.1147071). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer. The Christmas Song (commonly subtitled Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire or, as it was originally subtitled, Merry Christmas to You) is a classic Christmas song written in 1945] by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé. According to Tormé, the song was written in July[ during a blistering hot summer. In an effort to stay cool by thinking cool. This arrangement includes the lyrics.

C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.501377 By Taylor Swift. By Irving Berlin. Arranged by arr. by John Fries. 20th Century,Christmas,Film/TV,Jazz,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #114274. Published by John Fries (A0.501377). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer.  White Christmas is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. The song was written by Berlin for the musical film Holiday Inn, released in 1942. The composition won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 15th Academy Awards. Since its release, White Christmas has been covered by multiple artists, with the version sung by Bing Crosby being the world's best-selling single (in terms of sales of physical media) with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide. When the figures for other versions of the song are added to Crosby's, sales of the song exceed 100 million. A must have in your repertoire! This arrangement includes the lyrics.

C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.499854 Composed by J. Michael Bateman. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Jazz,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #113126. Published by John Fries (A0.499854). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer.  Just in Time is a popular song with the melody written by Jule Styne and the lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It was introduced by Judy Holliday and Sydney Chaplin in the musical Bells Are Ringing in 1956. Judy Holliday and Dean Martin sang the song in the 1960 film of Bells Are Ringing. Martin then recorded it for his 1960 album, This Time I'm Swingin'. Tony Bennett recorded the song in 1956 and continued performing it until his retirement, at Radio City Music Hall, in 2021 at the age of 95.

C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1076703 Composed by John Fries. Arranged by John Fries. Blues,Folk,Multicultural,Pop,Standards,World. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 3 pages. John Fries #680797. Published by John Fries (A0.1076703). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer.   This driving song tells the story of the mine disaster that occurred in 1959 when the minors got too close to the Susquehanna River and the river poured into the mine killing 12 men. 69 men survived. The song is structured with 5 verses and a chorus that repeats after each verse. Words and chord symbols are present. Well worth the play and sing!

C Instrument - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.491677 By Dinah Washington. By Stanley Adams. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Jazz,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #107222. Published by John Fries (A0.491677). TYPE JOHN FRIES IN THE SEARCH BAR TO SEE ALL I HAVE TO OFFER. Thanks, John.  What a Difference a Day Made, is also recorded as What a Difference a Day Makes. Dinah Washington won a Grammy Award in 1959 for Best Rhythm and Blues Performance with this song. If you have need for a special arrangement or wish to see what I have available email me at jfries@ptd.net.

C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.502634 By Bryan Adams. By Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen, and Robert John Mutt Lange. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Film/TV,Pop,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #114985. Published by John Fries (A0.502634). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer.  (Everything I Do) I Do It for You is a power ballad by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. Written by Adams, Michael Kamen, and Robert John Mutt Lange, it was the lead single for both the soundtrack album from the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and Adams's sixth studio album, Waking Up the Neighbours (1991). The song was an enormous chart success internationally, reaching the number-one position on the music charts of at least nineteen countries. This arrangement includes the lyrics.

C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.499869 Composed by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Jazz,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #113135. Published by John Fries (A0.499869). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer. My Romance is a popular jazz song, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, written for Billy Rose's musical, Jumbo (1935). The song's lyrics describe a romantic attraction between two people, often by listing elements that are not needed to make this attraction work. In turn, the singer states that the romance does not need a certain setting (a moon in the sky), location (a blue lagoon), or stereotypical dating accompaniment (soft guitars), due to the strong attraction to the person.