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For those who are interested, I'm in the process of publishing some of Jan Berry's original music scores from the 1960s. I'm transcribing them from the original documents used by the Wrecking Crew to record the original Jan & Dean songs.

I'll post information for each title as they become available.

The series began with publication of the transcription for "Dead Man's Curve."

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Dead Man’s Curve
Jan Berry’s Authentic Original Music Score
Used by the Wrecking Crew to Record the Original Song (and for live performances).
Arranged by Jan Berry
Transcribed by Mark A. Moore

Size: 10″ x 14″
Length: 48 pages
Contents: Cover Page; Introductory Text; Full Score; Individual Charts; and End Page.
18 Parts: Alto Sax 1-2; Tenor Sax 1-2; Baritone Sax; Trumpet 1-3; Trombone 1-3; Bass; Guitars 1-3; Timpani; Drums; and Piano (classic “big band” lineup for jazz ensembles).

Distributed by: ArrangeMe and the Hal Leonard Corporation.
Licensed from: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.
Available from: Sheet Music Direct, Hal Leonard’s premier outlet for digital sheet music.
Published: May 17, 2022 (Fiji Printing #1).

https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1132222/Product.aspx

https://jananddean-janberry.com/jan-berrys-authentic-original-music-scores/

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The Anaheim, Azusa & Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review and Timing Association
Jan Berry’s Authentic Original Music Score
Used by the Wrecking Crew to Record the Original Song (and for live performances).
Arranged by Jan Berry
Transcribed by Mark A. Moore

Size: 11″ x 17″
Length: 71 pages
Contents: Cover Page, Introductory Text, Full Score Studio Recording Arrangement (with Full Vocal Arrangement and Individual Charts), Full Score Alternate Brass and Woodwind Arrangement (with Individual Charts), and End Page.

Studio Recording Arrangement (20 parts): Oboe, Bassoon, Trumpet, French Horn; Guitar 1-3, Bass 1-2; Glockenspiel, Timpani, Percussion, Drums 1-2; Harpsichord, Piano; Vocals (lead, falsetto, alto, tenor, and bass).

Alternate Brass and Woodwind Arrangement (live performances) (11 parts): Alto Sax 1-2, Tenor Sax 1-2, Baritone Sax; Trumpet 1-3, Trombone 1-3.

Distributed by: ArrangeMe and the Hal Leonard Corporation.
Licensed from: Universal Music Careers.
Available from: Sheet Music Direct, Hal Leonard’s premier outlet for digital sheet music.
Published: July 27, 2022 (Fiji Printing #2).

https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1161003/Product.aspx

https://jananddean-janberry.com/jan-berrys-authentic-original-music-scores/

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Batman
Jan Berry’s Authentic Original Music Score
Used by the Wrecking Crew to Record the Original Song (and for live performances).
Arranged by Jan Berry
Transcribed by Mark A. Moore

Size: 11″ x 17″
Length: 78 pages

Contents: Cover Page, Introductory Text, Full Score Studio Recording Arrangement (with Full Vocal Arrangement and Individual Charts), Full Score Alternate Brass and Woodwind Arrangement (with Individual Charts), and End Page.

Studio Recording Arrangement (18 parts): Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax; Trumpet 1-3, French Horn, Trombone 1-3, Tuba; Guitar 1-3, Bass; Timpani, Drums; Piano

Vocal Arrangement (5 parts): Lead, Falsetto, Alto, Tenor, and Bass

Alternate Brass and Woodwind Arrangement (live performances) (11 parts): Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax; Trumpet 1-3, French Horn, Trombone 1-3, Tuba.

Distributed by: ArrangeMe and the Hal Leonard Corporation.
Licensed from: EMI Music Publishing.
Available from: Sheet Music Direct, Hal Leonard’s premier outlet for digital sheet music.
Published: August 13, 2022 (Fiji Printing #3).

https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1189842/Product.aspx

https://jananddean-janberry.com/jan-berrys-authentic-original-music-scores/

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Surf City
Jan Berry’s Authentic Original Music Score
Used by the Wrecking Crew to Record the Original Song (and for live performances).
Arranged by Jan Berry
Transcribed by Mark A. Moore

Description: Jan & Dean’s blockbuster hit from the summer of 1963—the first record in the Surf genre to hit #1 nationally (#1 Billboard; #1 Cash Box; #3 R&B; #1 Australia; #26 UK; #26 Cash Box Year-End; #28 Billboard Year-End). A BMI Award-winning song.

Size: 11″ x 17″
Length: 61 pages
Contents: Cover Page, Introductory Text, Full Score Studio Recording Arrangement (with Full Vocal Arrangement and Individual Charts), Full Score Alternate Brass and Woodwind Arrangement (with Individual Charts), and End Page.

Studio Recording Arrangement (14 parts): Guitar 1-4 (with tablature), Bass (with tablature), Vibraphone, Percussion, Drums; Piano; Vocals (lead, falsetto, alto, tenor, and bass).

Alternate Brass and Woodwind Arrangement (used for live performances in the '60s) (9 parts): Alto Sax, Tenor Sax 1-2, Baritone Sax; Trumpet 1-3, Trombone 1-2.

Distributed by: ArrangeMe and the Hal Leonard Corporation.
Licensed from: Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.
Available from: Sheet Music Direct, Hal Leonard’s premier outlet for digital sheet music.
Published: September 9, 2022 (Fiji Printing #4).

https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1200059/Product.aspx

https://jananddean-janberry.com/jan-berrys-authentic-original-music-scores/

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It’s As Easy As 1, 2, 3
Jan Berry’s Authentic Original Music Score
Used by the Wrecking Crew to Record the Original Song.
Arranged by Jan Berry
Transcribed by Mark A. Moore

Description: Jan Berry’s duet with Jill Gibson, originally from Jan & Dean’s Dead Man’s Curve/The New Girl in School LP, 1964. Also a Jill Gibson solo single, 1964.

Size: 11″ x 17″
Length: 40 pages
Contents: Cover Page, Introductory Text, Full Score Studio Recording Arrangement (with Full Vocal Arrangement), and Individual Charts.

Studio Recording Arrangement (15 parts): Baritone Sax, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Guitar 1-3 (with tablature), Bass (with tablature), Drums; Piano; Vocals (lead, soprano, alto, tenor, and bass).

Distributed by: ArrangeMe and the Hal Leonard Corporation.
Licensed from: Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.
Available from: Sheet Music Direct, Hal Leonard’s premier outlet for digital sheet music.
Published: October 4, 2022 (Fiji Printing #5).

https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1211108/Product.aspx

https://jananddean-janberry.com/jan-berrys-authentic-original-music-scores/

I can't believe nobody has posted in this thread yet.

Here’s a new interview about the project with Phil Miglioratti of Pray for Surf:

Fascinating History of Jan Berry's Music Scores from the '60s (https://prayforsurfblog.blogspot.com/2022/10/exclusive-fascinating-history-of-jan.html)

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Rockin’ Little Roadster
Jan Berry’s Authentic Original Music Score
Used by the Wrecking Crew to Record the Original Song.
Arranged by Jan Berry
Transcribed by Mark A. Moore

Description: Non-single album cut from the Dead Man’s Curve/The New Girl in School LP, 1964.

Size: 11″ x 17″
Length: 44 pages
Contents: Cover Page, Introductory Text, Full Score Studio Recording Arrangement (with Full Vocal Arrangement and Individual Charts).

Studio Recording Arrangement (15 parts): Tenor Sax, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Guitar 1-3 (with tablature), Bass (with tablature), Drums; Piano; Vocals (lead, falsetto, alto, tenor, and bass).

Distributed by: ArrangeMe and the Hal Leonard Corporation.
Licensed from: Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.
Available from: Sheet Music Direct (https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1243461/Product.aspx), Hal Leonard’s premier outlet for digital sheet music. Also available from Sheet Music Plus (https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/rockin-little-roadster-digital-sheet-music/22409978).
Published: December 19, 2022 (Fiji Printing #6).

Here's an audio preview . . .

For anyone interested in Jan Berry's arrangements for brass and woodwinds:

"Batman" (1966) — Alternate Brass and Woodwind Arrangement (https://jananddean-janberry.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Batman_Jan-Berry_Alternate-Brass-and-Woodwind-Arrangement-1.mp3) (intended for live performances) — (11 parts): Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax; Trumpet 1-3, French Horn, Trombone 1-3, Tuba.

Note: The music notation software cannot realistically reproduce the glissandos and falls written in the original music score. Otherwise, the playback is remarkably authentic.

“Dead Man’s Curve” (Audio Preview (https://jananddean-janberry.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Dead-Mans-Curve_brass-woodwinds_Jan-Berry-arrangement_1964.mp3)) — Jan Berry’s brass and woodwind arrangement for "Dead Man's Curve" (1964), from the full version intended for live performances in the '60s. The studio (hit single) version was culled from this arrangement, recorded with fewer players. The verses and outro are the same in both versions. Again, the music notation software cannot realistically reproduce the glissandos and slides written in the original music score. The recitation section accounts for the brief gap of silence.

"Rockin' Little Roadster" (1964) — Audio Preview (https://jananddean-janberry.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Rockin-Little-Roadster_Jan-Berry-Arrangement_brass-woodwinds-bass-dano.mp3) — Jan Berry’s brass and woodwind arrangement, accompanied by parts for bass and Danelectro six-string bass (guitar), as written in the original music score used by the Wrecking Crew to record the original song.

Very nice. Thanks, Mark!

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Pop Symphony: The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)
Jan Berry and George Tipton’s Authentic Original Music Score
Used by the Wrecking Crew in recording the Pop Symphony LP, 1965.
Arranged by Jan Berry & George Tipton
Transcribed by Mark A. Moore

Description: The opening track of Jan’s ambitious orchestral project from 1965. Here the classic ’60s hit is re-imagined as a sophisticated Viennese Waltz.

Size: 11″ x 17″
Length: 41 pages
Contents: Cover Page, Introductory Text, Full Score and Individual Charts, and End Page.

Studio Recording Arrangement (25 parts): WOODWINDS: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet 1 (Clarinet & Flute); Clarinet 2 (Clarinet & Bass Clarinet); BRASS: French Horn 1-2, Trumpet 1-2, Trombone; STRINGS: Harp, Violin 1-8, Viola 1-2, Cello 1-2, Contrabass; RHYTHM: Guitar, Danelectro 6-String Bass Guitar, Drums, Percussion (Triangle, Piatti, Concert Bass Drum) — The original recording was made with 28 Wrecking Crew musicians, plus Jan as session leader.

Distributed by: ArrangeMe and the Hal Leonard Corporation.
Licensed from: Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. and Universal Music-Careers.
Available from: Sheet Music Direct, Hal Leonard’s premier outlet for digital sheet music. Also available from Sheet Music Plus.
Published: February 1, 2023 (Fiji Printing #7).

https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1267159/Product.aspx

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Ride the Wild Surf
Jan Berry’s Authentic Original Music Score
Used by the Wrecking Crew to Record the Original Song
Arranged by Jan Berry
Transcribed by Mark A. Moore

Description: Title track from the Columbia Pictures film Ride the Wild Surf, and a Top-20 hit single for Jan & Dean in 1964.

Size: 11″ x 17″
Length: 51 pages
Contents: Cover Page; Introductory text, with commentary on Jan Berry’s arrangement and recording process; Full Score Studio Recording Arrangement; Full Score Vocal Arrangement; and Individual Charts for each score.

Studio Recording Arrangement (20 parts): WOODWINDS: Oboe, English Horn; RHYTHM: Guitar 1-3 (including Danelectro 6-string bass guitar, with standard notation and tablature), Bass 1-2 (Fender electric and upright acoustic, with standard notation and tablature), Percussion (Suspended Cymbal and Hawaiian Pu’ili Sticks), Drums; Piano; STRINGS: Violin 1-2, Viola, Cello; VOCALS: (lead, falsetto, alto, tenor, and bass).

Number of Distinct Chords: 30

Distributed by: ArrangeMe and the Hal Leonard Corporation.
Licensed from: Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. and Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
Available from: Sheet Music Direct, Hal Leonard’s premier outlet for digital sheet music. Also available from Sheet Music Plus.
Published: May 5, 2023 (Fiji Printing #8).

https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1322832/Product.aspx

Now that's a fitting arrangement for a song called "Ride the wild Surf". The strings come actually crushing down like big waves. Beautiful. Not to forget the cool guitar intro

“Ride the Wild Surf” offers a great example of multiple key changes in Jan Berry’s arrangements. The song begins in Ab Major (intro/first verse and chorus). It then transitions to A Major (second verse and chorus/bridge/third verse and chorus), and then finally to Bb Major (fourth chorus/ending).

And you could make a case for a third key change with the intro. The chord progression for the four-bar intro is D/D/G/D-Eb7 . . . But after the opening four bars, it does not resolve back to D. Instead, it transitions to Ab Major. As Jan said to Brian Wilson, that is sophisticated. But instead of writing the four-bar opening in D, Jan left it in Ab.

I Found A Girl

Jan Berry’s Authentic Original Music Score
Used by the Wrecking Crew to Record the Original Song.
Arranged by Jan Berry
Transcribed by Mark A. Moore

Description: Jan & Dean’s Top-30 hit from the fall of 1965. Folk tinged with sunshine pop.

Size: 11″ x 17″
Length: 55 pages
Contents: Cover Page; Introductory text, with commentary on Jan Berry’s arrangement and recording process; Full Score Studio Recording Arrangement; Full Score Vocal Arrangement; and Individual Charts for each score.

Studio Recording Arrangement (20 parts): WOODWINDS: Harmonica, Oboe, Tenor Saxophone; BRASS: Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone; RHYTHM: Guitar 1-3 (including electric 12-string and Danelectro 6-string bass guitar, with standard notation and tablature), Bass 1-2 (Fender electric and upright acoustic, with standard notation and tablature), Percussion (Hand Claps and Chimes), Drums, Piano; VOCALS: (lead, lead harmony, falsetto, alto, tenor, and bass).

Number of Distinct Chords: 19

Distributed by: ArrangeMe and the Hal Leonard Corporation.
Licensed from: Universal Music Corporation.
Available from: Sheet Music Direct, Hal Leonard’s premier outlet for digital sheet music. Also available from Sheet Music Plus.
Published: May 31, 2023 (Fiji Printing #9).

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https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1337262/Product.aspx

The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)
Studio (Hit Single) Version
Jan Berry’s Authentic Original Music Score
Used by the Wrecking Crew to Record the Original Song.
Arranged by Jan Berry
Transcribed by Mark A. Moore

Description: A classic #3 hit by Jan & Dean in the summer of 1964.

Size: 11″ x 17″
Length: 78 pages
Contents: Cover Page; Introductory text, with commentary on Jan Berry’s arrangement and recording process; Full Score Studio Recording Arrangement; Full Score Alternate Brass and Woodwind Arrangement (used for live performances in the ’60s); Full Score Vocal Arrangement; Individual Charts for each score; Illustrations, including images from Ja Berry's music archive.

Studio Recording Arrangement (18 parts): WOODWINDS: Harmonica; Tenor Sax; BRASS: Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn; RHYTHM: Guitar 1-3 (including Danelectro 6-string bass guitar, with standard notation and tablature), Bass 1-2 (Fender electric and upright acoustic, with standard notation and tablature); Drums; Piano; VOCALS: Lead, Falsetto 1-2, Alto, Tenor, and Bass.

Alternate Big Band-Style Brass and Woodwind Arrangement (used for live performances in the ’60s) (8 parts): WOODWINDS: Tenor Sax 1-2, Baritone Sax; BRASS: Trumpet 1-2, Flugelhorn, Trombone 1-2.

Number of Distinct Chords: 17

Distributed by: ArrangeMe and the Hal Leonard Corporation.
Licensed from: Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. and Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
Available from: Sheet Music Direct, Hal Leonard’s premier outlet for digital sheet music. Also available from Sheet Music Plus.
Published: September 4, 2023 (Fiji Printing #10).

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https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1383906/Product.aspx

Honolulu Lulu
Jan Berry’s Authentic Original Music Score
Used by the Wrecking Crew to Record the Original Song.
Arranged by Jan Berry
Transcribed by Mark A. Moore

Description: Jan & Dean’s hit follow-up to “Surf City” in the late summer and fall of 1963.

Size: 11″ x 17″
Length: 80 pages

Contents: Cover Page; Introductory text, with commentary on Jan Berry’s arrangement and recording process; Full Score Studio Recording Arrangement; Full Score Brass and Woodwind Arrangement; Full Score Vocal Arrangement; and Individual Charts for each score.

Studio Backing Track Arrangement (10 parts): Guitar 1-4 (including Danelectro 6-string bass guitar, with standard notation and tablature); Bass (with standard notation and tablature); Percussion (Suspended Cymbal, Hawaiian Pu’ili Sticks, Toms “Hawaiian Style”); Drums; Piano.

Studio Vocal Arrangement (5 parts): Lead; Falsetto; Alto; Tenor; Bass.

Big Band-Style Brass and Woodwind Arrangement (used for live performances in the 1960s) (9 parts): Alto Sax; Tenor Sax 1-2; Baritone Sax; Trumpet 1-3; Trombone 1-2.

Number of Distinct Chords: 17

Distributed by: ArrangeMe and the Hal Leonard Corporation.
Licensed from: Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.
Available from: Sheet Music Direct, Hal Leonard’s premier outlet for digital sheet music. Also available from Sheet Music Plus.
Published: January 2, 2024 (Fiji Printing #11).

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https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1450455/Product.aspx

Pop Symphony: The New Girl in School

Jan Berry and George Tipton’s Authentic Original Music Score
Used by Wrecking Crew studio musicians to record the Pop Symphony LP, 1965.
Arranged by Jan Berry & George Tipton
Transcribed by Mark A. Moore

Description: Jan & Dean’s Top-40 hit from the spring of 1964 (#26 Cash Box; #37 Billboard), re-imagined as an orchestral arrangement. Perfect for college, state, and local orchestras who want to tackle a more sophisticated version of this classic ’60s hit.

Size: 11″ x 17″
Length: 40 pages
Contents: (1) Illustrated cover page; (2) Introductory text with commentary on the Pop Symphony album and the musicians who performed on it; (3) Song chronology with recording session details; (4) Full music score; (5) Individual charts for each part in the music score; and (6) Illustrations, including images from Jan Berry’s music archive.

Studio Recording Arrangement (22 parts): WOODWINDS: Flute 1-2, Clarinet 1-2; BRASS: Trumpet 1-3, French Horn 1-2, Trombone; STRINGS: Violin 1-8 (2 parts), Viola 1-2, Cello 1-2, Contrabass; RHYTHM: Mandolin 1-2, Harpsichord, Drums, Percussion (Concert Tambourine).

Distributed by: ArrangeMe and the Hal Leonard Corporation.
Licensed from: Universal Music Careers.
Available from: Sheet Music Direct, Hal Leonard’s premier outlet for digital sheet music. Also available from Sheet Music Plus.
Published: January 16, 2024 (Fiji Printing #12).

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https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1460528/Product.aspx

Since publication of Jan Berry’s original 1965 music score for “You Really Know How to Hurt a Guy” is forthcoming (Fiji Printing #13)—Pop Symphony version, with a few added elements from the hit single version—I thought I’d share some audio tracks featuring the sound font playback from the music notation application.

I’ve isolated the different sections—Rhythm, Strings, Brass, and Woodwinds—so listeners can hear what each section sounds like when accompanied by the bass line. And then compare the sections to playback for the full ensemble.

This approach is revelatory, allowing listeners to hear the nuances of this song on a deeper level. Then go back and listen to the original recordings (Hit Single version and Pop Symphony version) to gain a better appreciation of what’s happening instrumentally.

You Really Know How to Hurt a Guy:

Rhythm Section (https://soundcloud.com/mark-moore-943163347/you-really-know-how-to-hurt-2?si=2766d02343214dd8ae93919949dfc6bc&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing) — sound font playback

String Section with Bass Line (https://soundcloud.com/mark-moore-943163347/you-really-know-how-to-hurt-1?si=d25d221a484544669b937f0822a72f79&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing) — sound font playback

Woodwind Section with Bass Line (https://soundcloud.com/mark-moore-943163347/you-really-know-how-to-hurt-a?si=c1757f84666f41f59c929331fc52682b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing) — sound font playback

Brass Section with Bass Line (https://soundcloud.com/mark-moore-943163347/you-really-know-how-to-hurt-4?si=b22c647299b54b12acdcd71a3250927a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing) — sound font playback

Full Ensemble (https://soundcloud.com/mark-moore-943163347/you-really-know-how-to-hurt-3?si=667047bdc8094701bc30843c47e4ce66&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing) — sound font playback

Transcribed from Jan Berry’s original music scores.

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Cool-thanks Mark!  very interesting idea.

Since I can't access the Jan & dean message board currently I thought I'd post this here:


From CBS 8 San Diego:

Jan and Dean shoot tv pilot in San Diego 1965

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwAiwm_zru0



Also:

Frank Zappa Dinah Shore Show - Peaches & Herb Jan & Dean - CBS - May 18, 1979

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiOApLhoCf8



Where The Action Is 1965 – Pilot Episode- Supremes, 4 Seasons, Jan & Dean, Chad & Jeremy, Raiders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eECvmzt4VQw

I know it's probably the wrong place to do this, but wow, what a cool bunch of clips! I had seen the Zappa appearance before, but the news B-roll raw footage of the J&D concert finale from their pilot was a nice treat to see. That is one of the few times you get to see the "Wrecking Crew" in action, in the pilot it's in color of course, but it's always cool to see those musicians on video. Notice Tommy Tedesco, Don Peake, a young-looking Hal Blaine, and I think they even got Plas Johnson in there among others. Again, anyone interested in the  Wrecking Crew should seek out the pilot episode on the J&D show, it's in color too and very enjoyable.

And just a warning, be prepared to go down the YouTube rabbit hole if you start watching Frank Zappa interviews. It happened again when I was watching this one. The man was ahead of his time, and his commentary is even more valid today as it was 40-50 years ago. Do yourself a favor and go through those clips of him discussing current events. One of my favorites from the Dinah Shore appearance is this quote:
"Every time you see a political figure in the presence of a person from the music business or from television or from the movies, you should smell a rat and get away from it"

I cannot imagine what Zappa would be saying today if he had been alive in the past 30 years, because much of what he was warning against or predicting as early as the 1960's currently plays out on an almost daily basis, and he had been calling it out all along.

Sorry for the derail, but those were cool clips and thanks for posting them.

I hope Mark doesn't mind me posting this. Just saw it linked on Facebook:


Jan & Dean — Bat Cues (from their Batman LP) — Wrecking Crew — Original Music Score Transcriptions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmMOv1Xbvm4



The Batman album is such a great record. Criminally overlooked.

Here are the latest Jan Berry music arrangements that have been transcribed and published (or are slated for publication). Expand the video descriptions on YouTube to see the specific Wrecking Crew instrumentation for each track and other details.

The tracks linked below are transcribed from Jan Berry's surviving music scores from the 1960s and rendered with MuseScore:

"The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)" (1964)
The studio backing track for the classic #3 hit from the summer of 1964. The bass line and horn arrangement are classic Jan Berry. Covered by the Beach Boys on their live Concert LP in 1964.

https://youtu.be/4bFe8NH_-RA?si=w0UANPzO6oLy01V_

"My Mighty G.T.O." (1964)
An album cut from the "Dead Man's Curve" LP and later the B-Side of "The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)." The track for "My Mighty G.T.O." is more sophisticated than "Little Old Lady" and has several interesting things going on. It has the transition between 2/4 and 4/4 time signatures that Jan was fond of, and which he also used in his arrangements for "Dead Man's Curve" and "Anaheim, Azusa ..." (to name a couple). A fantastic bass line, especially in the chorus. The four-part horn ensemble features Tenor Sax, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, and French Horn. The galloping eighth- and sixteenth-note groove on the Danelectro 6-String Bass Guitar in the chorus was also later employed by Jan in his arrangement for "Ride the Wild Surf."

https://youtu.be/Ah90J4oOBd4?si=fudU4nUvfmLVfp8q

"Batman Theme" (from Jan & Dean Meet Batman) (1966)
Neal Hefti's classic theme with a flourish . . . Jan Berry and George Tipton's arrangement pays homage to composer Nelson Riddle, who wrote the music for the first two seasons of the Batman television series in 1966.

https://youtu.be/LItycM3bAFs?si=96LDSeWDtm6j4m1B

"Bat Cues" (from Jan & Dean Meet Batman) (1966)
Jan Berry and George Tipton go Baroque with moody underpinning and quirky connectors for the Batman LP.

https://youtu.be/tmMOv1Xbvm4?si=4u7TiBJC288Naum2

"Fan Tan" (String Sextet from Carnival of Sound) (1967)
Jan Berry's first songwriting collaboration after his car accident, which later became part of his Carnival of Sound project for Warner Bros. Working with George Tipton, Jan's string arrangements for "Fan Tan" and "Love and Hate" picked up where 1965's "Pop Symphony" left off.

https://youtu.be/KXpbjGvSiCE?si=o09MAKxPpwUnTlYH

IT’S AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3 — Transcription of Jan Berry's original music score and charts used by Wrecking Crew studio musicians to record the original track in 1964.

Released on Jan & Dean’s Dead Man's Curve and Little Old Lady from Pasadena albums in 1964, and as the B-Side of the Top-30 hit "You Really Know How to Hurt a Guy" in 1965. Also released as a single by Jill Gibson (with alternate lyrics) in August 1964. Both versions were arranged and produced by Jan Berry.

This ballad moves between 4/4 and 3/4 time signatures. And it illustrates how Jan Berry used brass and woodwinds differently than Brian Wilson used them. Jan often used horns as an integral part of a song’s melodic structure. Brian Wilson used horns as chord padding with maybe a melodic riff here and there. Both approaches are cool.

Interesting Fact: "It's As Easy As 1, 2, 3" (credited to Jill Gibson and Don Altfeld) was co-written by Jan Berry. The song was identified by Screen Gems in their 1964 lawsuit—against Jan, Lou Adler, and others in Jan's creative orbit—as being among those they knew that Jan had co-written but had deliberately withheld his name from in an attempt to place the publishing with a firm outside of Screen Gems. They were right, and the lawsuit was settled out of court (but Jan lost his writing credit as a result). When Jan's songwriting credits were legally restored in 2002, he could have taken a co-writing credit for "It's As Easy As 1, 2, 3." But he chose not to, in deference to Jill Gibson, because the vocal melody originated with Jill. In 1964, Jan took Jill’s original melody and morphed it into his final version. Don Altfeld contributed to the lyrics.



https://youtu.be/_6TbaqQ21g4?si=Tnv0wv5uH3ZnJb0Z

DEAD MAN'S CURVE — Jan Berry's original music score, used by Wrecking Crew studio musicians to record the original track in 1963-64. A Top-10 hit for Jan & Dean in the spring of 1964 (#8 Billboard; #9 Cash Box).

Transcribed by Mark A. Moore from Jan Berry's music archive, in association with his estate. Moore is the author of Dead Man's Curve: The Rock 'n' Roll Life of Jan Berry (McFarland 2021) and The Jan & Dean Record (McFarland 2016).

Jan Berry wrote a master score for “Dead Man’s Curve” with a Big Band-style brass and woodwind arrangement (featured in this publication). He initially scored the song in the key of G Major, and then transcribed it to F# Major to fit the desired vocal range. The 1963-64 studio (hit single) version and the version used for live performances in the ‘60s were culled from this arrangement. It moves between 4/4 and 2/4 time signatures. Jan’s initial horn arrangement for the inferior 1963 Drag City album version of the song was largely scrapped.

This sound font recording (and publication) reveals Jan's brass and woodwind arrangement for "Dead Man's Curve" in all its glory. We hear parts that were buried on the hit single version, but brought forward just enough to underpin the vocals in an interesting way. And we also hear parts that were played for live performances in the '60s, including a fuller intro and filling in for vocal parts that were not sung live.

And the "Taps" motif at the end plays a dirge for the dead driver of the Jaguar XKE.

"Dead Man's Curve" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008.

https://youtu.be/zOwmwfRfAog?si=TE4RZ4drPynipfSb

Thanks Mark!


Hope you don't mind me posting this but I somehow can't access the Jan Berry messageboard but wanted to share this picture of Jan post-accident:

(https://monkees.coolcherrycream.com/images/magazines/1967/12/tiger-beat-presents-davy-jones/w/24-berry-micky-davy-peter-1.jpg)
Info Jan Berry, Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Peter Tork



Source: https://monkees.coolcherrycream.com/people/jan-berry/pictures

Great photo, Rocker. That Monkees tour in '67 was just what Jan needed.

"Surf City"

Jan Berry's original music score, used by Wrecking Crew studio musicians to record the original track in 1963.

The studio backing track arrangement featured rhythm instruments only, but Jan wrote a separate Big Band-style horn arrangement that was added for live performances in the 1960s.

There were three guitarists on the original tracking session (held March 20, 1963). This transcription features four guitar parts: Guitar 1 is a chord chart with a combination of slashes and rhythmic (slash) notation. Guitars 2-3 provide a transcription of the grooves heard on the studio recording. There are slight change-ups across the song, but these authentic grooves can be tweaked to match the nuances of the recording. Guitar 4 is the Danelectro 6-string bass guitar, a specific note-for-note part written in standard music notation (treble clef) that doubled the bass line.

As with all of Jan Berry's music arrangements, the bass part is written in standard music notation. Note-for-note bass lines that match the recordings are a hallmark of Jan's original music scores.

The drum part is also written in standard notation, used by drummers Hal Blaine and Earl Palmer, who played the part live in tandem in the studio.

The ending in this transcription features a mashup of elements heard in the extended-fade version of the studio recording, together with the hard ending used for live performances in the ‘60s.


Studio Backing Track Arrangement:

https://youtu.be/35RtRytTBns?si=5ygZlahQOfvnb3DK


1960s Live Performance Arrangement:

https://youtu.be/VYusWzsVOBo?si=MbBCqzHU6RDqAq8_