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Suggested Vocal Jazz Repertoire List for High School and Collegiate Ensembles

Suggested Vocal Jazz Repertoire List for High School and Collegiate Ensembles

 SBO+: This list of vocal jazz selections appeared in the 2024 edition of ChorTeach published by ACDA. The number following each selection is the Grade level.

 Swing/Standards/Ballads

You Make Me Feel So Young Gordon/Myron, arr. Jeremy Fox SATB with rhythm section 2/3

There Is No Greater Love Jones/Symes, arr. Jennifer Barnes SATB with rhythm section 4 There Is No Greater Love Jones/Symes, arr. Justin Binek SATB and SSAA with rhythm section or big band 4

A Child Is Born Jones/Wilder, arr. Martez Rucker SATB a cappella 3

Lover Come Back to Me Romberg/Hammerstein, arr. Jennifer Barnes SATB with rhythm section 3

Come Back To Me Lane/Lerner, arr. Kerry Marsh SSATB with rhythm section 4

I’m Old Fashioned Kern/Mercer, arr. Matt Falker SAB with rhythm section 2

Tight Betty Carter, arr. Matt Falker SSATB with rhythm section 3/4

Nature Boy Eden Anbez, arr. Anders Edenroth SSATB a cappella 4/5

For All We Know Lewis/Coots, arr. Peter Eldridge and Darmon Meader SATB with piano only 3

I Remember You Scherzinger/Mercer, arr. Matt Falker SAB with rhythm section 2

Come Rain or Come Shine Mercer/Arlen, arr. Gene Puerling SATB with rhythm section 4

I’ll Be Seeing You Fain/Kahal, arr. Phil Mattson SATB a cappella

Latin (these are mostly Samba or Bossa nova)

Mad Heaven Peter Eldridge, arr. Rosana Eckert SSATB with rhythm section 3

Forever Blue Peter Eldridge, arr. Rosana Eckert SSATB with rhythm section 3/4

Bailando Greg Jasperse SATBB a cappella 3/4

At the End of the Day Rosana Eckert, arr. Michele Weir SATB with rhythm section 2

Open Invitation Darmon Meader SSATB with rhythm section 3

New Day Carol Welsman, arr. Jennifer Barnes SSATB with rhythm section 3/4

Chicago Fred Fisher, arr. Michele Weir SATB with rhythm section 2/3

Fly Al Jarreau, arr. Matt Falker SSATB with rhythm section 4/5

Spain Chick Corea, arr. Kelly Kunz SSATBB with rhythm section 5

Funk/Contemporary

Afro Blue inspired by Robert Glasper, arr. Justin Binek SATB with rhythm section 3

PYT Michael Jackson, arr. Ned Rosenblatt SSATBB with rhythm section 5

Green Garden Laura Mvula, arr. Kerry Marsh SSATB with rhythm section 4

As Stevie Wonder, arr. Tim Brent SATB with rhythm section 3

Rest Michael Engelhardt SATB divisi with rhythm section 3/4

Amazing Grace arr. Jeremy Fox SATB with rhythm section 3

How Sweet It Is Holland, Dozier, and Holland; arr. Jeremy Fox SATB with rhythm section 3

Fly Away, Birdie Nelson/Gazarek, arr. Matt Falker SATB with rhythm section 2/3

Still Fighting It Ben Folds, arr. Kerry Marsh SATB with rhythm section 2

Too Good Drake and Rihanna, arr. Amanda Taylor SSATB with rhythm section 5

At Last Warren/Gordon, arr. Kerry Marsh SSSAAA a cappella with vocal percussion

Desert Song Erin Bentlage SSAAB and SSAA with rhythm section (no drums) 3

Green Lights Sarah Jarosz, arr. David von Kampen SSATBB with rhythm section 3

Bridge Over Troubled Water Paul Simon, arr. John Stafford II SSAA with rhythm section 2

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