The lead trumpet on Frank Sinatra’s “Come Dance with Me!” album played a vital role in creating the album’s distinct sound and musicality. Their technical prowess, expressive playing, and collaboration with Sinatra and Nelson Riddle contributed to the success and enduring legacy of this classic record. The lead trumpet’s contributions added excitement, sophistication, and a touch of magic to the songs, making “Come Dance with Me!” a cherished gem in Sinatra’s discography. This series by Stuart McLean Fowler puts you in the lead chair with note-for-note complete album transcriptions of your favourite Sinatra records.

Come Dance With Me is the hardest swinging Sinatra album ever recorded, and it is a must to learn these charts. Below you can read a full writeup on this album, and to the left you can find some samples. Click above to grab an immediate digital download.

Album Review

Working with Billy May again, Frank Sinatra recorded his hardest swing album ever with Come Dance with Me! Driven by an intensely swinging horn section, the album has a fair share of slower numbers, but the songs that make the biggest impression are the up-tempo cuts. With May’s charts wildly careening all over the place, Sinatra relies on his macho swagger; as a result, Come Dance with Me! is an intoxicating rush of invigorating dance songs.

Song List

1. Come Dance With Me
2. Something’s Gotta Give
3. Just In Time
4. Dancing in the Dark
5. Too Close for Comfort
6. I Could Have Danced All Night
7. Saturday Night (is the Loneliest Night of the Week)
8. Day In, Day Out
9. Cheek to Cheek
10. Baubles, Bangles and Beads
11. The Song is You
12. The Last Dance