
"Tu Vuo Fa l'Americano" is an Italian song from 1956. There are many versions of this song. There's even a house disco pastiche that got popular a few years back. It was also used in the film "The Talented Mr. Ripley." Brian Seltzer recorded a rock-a-billy version. I wanted my arrangement to be swinging, danceable and fun as the original recording - no fiddling around with changing harmonies but finding the best way to have chords, melody and rhythm work together as a song. I tried also to keep the clarinet/brass lines close to the original. I wanted a nice alternating bass for the rhythm combined with a walking bass line. Putting all the pieces together hopefully gives that swing-band sound. This arrangement will take practice.