Ain't That a Kick in the Head
Recorded by Dean Martin
by Nelson Riddle
Orchestra - Sheet Music

Studio Orchestra - Medium Difficult

SKU: JL.JLP-9294

Recorded by Dean Martin. Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof and Rob DuBoff. Arranged by Nelson Riddle. Jazz, Swing. Score and parts. Published by Jazz Lines Publications (JL.JLP-9294).

This is one of most famous vocal studio orchestra arrangements, recorded by Dean Martin in 1960. Nelson Riddle created a marvelous swing arrangement to showcase Dean. The arrangement was originally written by Riddle in the key of Eb; the key was lowered a half step to D for the recording. In addition, the instrumentation was originally 2 violin parts, viola, and 2 celli. A 3rd violin part has been added that is a combination of the first two violins (divisi throughout). An optional synthesizer part has been included that may be used in place of the strings; however, we highly recommend using string players. There are no saxophone doubles. The vocal key is D.

Please note: This publication has been prepared directly from Nelson Riddle's original score and the parts used during the recording session - this is not a transcription.

Ranges:
Vocal Key: D Trumpet 1: E6; Trombone 1: A#4.