[You Really Know How to Hurt a Guy:]

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 — sound font playback

String Section with Bass Line — sound font playback

Woodwind Section with Bass Line — sound font playback

Brass Section with Bass Line — sound font playback

Full Ensemble — sound font playback

Transcribed from Jan Berry’s original music scores.

[Pop Symphony: The New Girl in School]

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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[Honolulu Lulu]

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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[The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)]

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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Excellent work, Ian.

[I Found A Girl]

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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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.

[Ride the Wild Surf]

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).

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Mark:

I own both of your excellent, meticulously researched, J & D books - they're incredible and I recommend them to everyone!

Thank you for all the hard work that went into producing these.

Hopefully, you're now working on others.
 

Thanks DSalter . . . My current project is publishing some of Jan Berry's original music scores from the 1960s, the charts from which were used by Wrecking Crew studio musicians to record the original songs.

The money shot is Jan Berry talking to engineer Bones Howe. Jan and Bones, along with Lanky Linstrot, worked hand in glove on Jan's productions. Great stuff. I interviewed both Bones and Lanky, and they each praised Jan as a music arranger and record producer. And both, especially Bones, emphasized how much they liked working with Jan. And like Hal Blaine, Bones also socialized with Jan outside of the studio.

Wonderful footage, showing a young Phil Sloan and Steve Barri as they appeared when working with Jan in the studio. Sloan of course became P. F. Sloan, singer-songwriter extraordinaire, and Steve Barri became a major music executive in Hollywood. And both acknowledged Jan's positive influence on their careers in my books.

[Pop Symphony: The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)]

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).

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"Rockin' Little Roadster" (1964) — Audio Preview — 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.

“Dead Man’s Curve” (Audio Preview) — 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.

["Batman"]

Here's an audio preview . . .

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

"Batman" (1966) — Alternate Brass and Woodwind Arrangement (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.

[Rockin’ Little Roadster]

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, Hal Leonard’s premier outlet for digital sheet music. Also available from Sheet Music Plus.
Published: December 19, 2022 (Fiji Printing #6).

Excellent! Sounds authentic.

Joshilyn,

I'm not an expert on the recording process, but Bones Howe told me they devised a way of recording using two tracks, initially. They left the middle track open so Jan could put the first lead vocal on. Bones: "Lay down the track, do the lead vocal, double the lead vocal, combine the tracks, open up a track to do background vocals, double the background vocals..." Then combine and free up a track for horns, strings, or percussion, etc.

Bones said that Jan sometimes tweaked the track after the vocals were on. And sometimes Jan would fix a vocal part during the mixing process. Bones said they tried all kinds of experiments like that, mindful that depending on what they tried, they might not be able to undo it later.

As part of my research, Capitol-EMI scanned the tape boxes for me. So, I have color scans, and they also scanned any notes that were in the boxes for me. There are various reels with 3-track masters compiled on them. But most of those probably have the vocals. There are also a few reels with 4-tracks. Ron Furmanek used the multi's for his remixes in the '90s.

When Jan died, he had a few 3-track reels in his possession that he had absconded with back in the '60s. Those were transferred to digital. Among them are some good examples with just the Wrecking Crew instrumental backing. Multiple takes for each song. But based on some news I received recently, those tapes may have since been stored improperly and possibly damaged. Really disappointing, if true.

Ron Furmanek told me a United Artists (pre-EMI) employee named "Bert" copied many J&D LP masters to brand new (cheap) Ampex tape, via Dolby, in the early 1970s. And Ron said "Bert" then destroyed the originals from the '60s. Astonishing. By the 1990s, the new copies had to be baked, and they had added hiss because the dubs were inferior. Ron was horrified by this, but obviously relieved that "Bert" did not do the same to the multi's.

As for "Anaheim," Hal Blaine told me it was Lyle on standup. But Lyle did play electric bass on other tracks on Jan's sessions (specifically stated on the contract). Could Hal have been mistaken? Certainly. Jan would sometimes add a musician's name to his part in the music score, but not so for "Anaheim."

Thanks Joshilyn,

I think the union would have copies of Orchestrator & Arranger contracts, but not the scores and charts themselves. The Orchestrator contracts list song titles, the number of pages of each arrangement, and the amount of money due to the arranger for each arrangement.

Jan was a dues-paying member of the union.

I don’t know if Brian Wilson filed Orchestrator & Arranger contracts with the union. He didn’t write anything out beyond chord charts, but a chord chart is at least a partial arrangement.

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

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

[It’s As Easy As 1, 2, 3]

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

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Rocker,

I agree. “Drag City” and “Little Old Lady” are the two most symphonic and complex arrangements on the Pop Symphony LP. Unfortunately, the Pop Symphony arrangement for “Drag City” is missing from Jan’s music archive. Lost or stolen.

[Currently Published:]

How many of these are you planning to put out, Mark?

Joshilyn,

Currently, I’ve identified 19 for publication, including what has already been released. But there will be more, including at least one of Jan’s arrangements for other artists. Maybe more. And eventually more J&D arrangements.

Here’s the list so far . . .

Currently Published:

Dead Man’s Curve
Anaheim, Azusa …
Batman
Surf City

On Deck (in no particular order):

It’s As Easy As 1, 2, 3
Drag City
Honolulu Lulu
Ride the Wild Surf
The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)
The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena) – Pop Symphony Version
The New Girl in School – Pop Symphony Version
Hot Stocker
Rockin’ Little Roadster
Quasimoto (‘B’ Gas Rickshaw)
I Found a Girl
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Play On (The Brave Bulls) – Intro as heard on Command Performance
Batman Theme (from Jan & Dean Meet Batman)
Batman Cues (from Jan & Dean Meet Batman)

More to be determined.

[Surf City]

Jan Berry's first collaboration with Brian Wilson . . .



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/

[Surf City]

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/