Smiles

"I set out to write an arrangement in the style of Nelson Riddle’s L.O.V.E. for Nat King Cole. Smiles is an old-fashioned song that became a hit 30 years later for Jimmy Dorsey. I chose it for its simplicity, which lent to the easy backgrounds to the vocal." - David Berger

Style: Medium Swing

Grade: 3

Solos: Vocal, Trumpet

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