C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.500096 Composed by Daniel Pringle, Leah Cooney, and Shelly Peiken. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Jazz,Latin,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #113292. Published by John Fries (A0.500096). 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 Masquerade is a song written by American singer and musician Leon Russell. The song was then covered on Helen Reddy's 1972 album, I Am Woman. It was then recorded by American vocal duo, the Carpenters, for their 1973 album Now & Then and as the B-side of the Carpenters's single Please Mr. Postman. Three years later, This Masquerade was recorded by American singer and guitarist George Benson, who released it on his 1976 album, Breezin'. Benson's version, featuring Jorge Dalto on piano, was released as a single and became the first big hit of his career.

C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1178361 Composed by John Barry. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Jazz,Latin,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 2 pages. John Fries #778324. Published by John Fries (A0.1178361). 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 Masquerade is a song written by American singer and musician Leon Russell. It was originally recorded in 1972 by Russell for his album Carney and as a B-side for the album's hit single Tight Rope. The song was then covered on Helen Reddy's 1972 album, I Am Woman. It was then recorded by American vocal duo, the Carpenters, for their 1973 album Now & Then and as the B-side of the Carpenters's single Please Mr. Postman. Three years later, This Masquerade was recorded by American singer and guitarist George Benson,.

C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1116669 Composed by Daniel Nigro and Erick Serna. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Country,Pop,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 2 pages. John Fries #718324. Published by John Fries (A0.1116669). 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.  Behind Closed Doors is a country song written by Kenny O'Dell. It was first recorded by Charlie Rich for his 1973 album Behind Closed Doors. The single was Rich's first number-one hit on the country charts, spent 20 weeks on this chart, and was also a crossover hit on the pop charts. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA for U. S. sales in excess of two million copies. it ranked #9 in CMT's 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music.

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: A0.501374 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: A0.1076703 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 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.947086 Composed by Siala Robson and Toby Nicholls. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Blues,Film/TV,Jazz,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #552815. Published by John Fries (A0.947086). 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 song was published in 1948. Sarah Vaughan charted with this song in 1949 on Columbia; arranged by Joe Lipman. It is considered one of the most notable versions. Peggy Lee recorded the song on May 4, 1953,[2] and it was included on her first LP record Black Coffee. It was included in the soundtrack for the 1960 Columbia Pictures feature Let No Man Write My Epitaph, recorded on Verve by Ella Fitzgerald, also in 1960.

C Instrument - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1500121 Composed by James Pierpont. Arranged by Leo Silva. Christmas,Pop. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. MP Sheet Music #1076197. Published by MP Sheet Music (A0.1500121). Jingle Bells, known as One Horse Open Sleigh, is one of the most common and well-known Christmases in the world. It was written and composed by James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893) and published as One Horse Open Sleigh on September 16, 1857, a song for Thanksgiving and not Christmas. The song portrays how to play me lyrical while walking through the snow in a horse-drawn sleigh. Jingle Bells was the first song played in Space. On December 16, 1965, the crew of the Gemini 6A decided to get into the Christmas spirit and play this classic Christmas music during their trip to Space.

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: A0.501377 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: A0.998224 Composed by Lennie Hayton. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Broadway,Film/TV,Musical/Show,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #603878. Published by John Fries (A0.998224). 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 musical film of the same name, Singin' in the Rain (1952), was suggested by the song. The performance by Gene Kelly dancing through puddles in a rainstorm garnered the song the third spot on the American Film Institute ranking of 100 Years...100 Songs. The song was incorporated by Michael Kamen into his score for the 1988 film Die Hard, where it is most closely associated with the character of Theo. Diana Krall included it on her 2020 album This Dream of You.

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.

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: A0.500158 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 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.