Melancholy Lullaby
by Benny Carter
Big Band - Sheet Music

Item Number: 19641719
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Big band (Solo Alto Saxophone, 2 Alto Saxophones (3 total Alto Saxophones), 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums) - Medium

SKU: JL.JLP-8495

Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof and Rob Duboff. Arranged by Benny Carter. Ballad. Score and parts. Published by Jazz Lines Publications (JL.JLP-8495).

Melancholy Lullaby was written in 1939 by Benny Carter and became his theme song. In the 1970s Benny revised his 1939 arrangement so that it featured a solo alto saxophonist along with a full big band. This is a very beautiful, late-night, show closer ballad. Brass are on cup mutes throughout. This arrangement was never recorded by Benny.