Sesame Street – Arr. Gene Puerling

This swinging rendition of the theme from the children’s hit television show was arranged in 1971 by Gene Puerling and recorded by The Singers Unlimited with the Oscar Peterson Trio on their album In Tune (and contained in the Magic Voices box set). This is NOT a transcription, but an authentic edition created from the handwritten manuscript of Gene Puerling. The fun-loving nature of the song is maintained from the original television show theme song, with up to six parts in the ensemble vocal parts. The PDF you purchase contains Editor's Notes, a Director's Score, Vocal Part (with combined rhythm reference staff), and individual parts for Piano, Bass, and Drums. Rhythm section parts are written in classic jazz notation, with a mix of slashes/rhythmic notation with chord symbols and some essential notes and guidelines, capturing the essence of the OP Trio’s performance. Shorter in length (under 3 minutes) and with less full ensemble writing than many other Puerling charts, this piece gives plenty of opportunities to work on unisons and energetic swing feel from the vocalistsas well as a nice feature for the pianist (Level IV).