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Charts from Friends

1. Blues For Clare (excerpt)
Commissioned by The Commission Project for the Al Regne-Joe Alessi Big Band. Slow blues setting with Clare Fischer type harmonies.
2. Dido’s Lament (excerpt)
Jazz treatment of Purcell aria
3. Fortune Teller (excerpt)
Latin, Trumpet feature. Interesting phrygian voicings.
4. Not So Happy Talk (excerpt)
Fast modal piece using sus chords.
5. Point of Return (excerpt)
Melodic samba with nice chord changes. Features trombone, tenor. Meaty ensemble. Written for Jiggs Whigham.
6. Something From Everyone (excerpt)
Piano or Guitar feature. Slow waltz featuring a Strayhorn-like melody. WW doubles.

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Charts from Blue Highways

1. Seventh Sense (excerpt)
Bossa nova can feature flugel or trombone. Interesting harmonies,meaty ensemble.
2. Niece Piece (excerpt)
Fast minor blues alternates with Afro-Cuban 12/8 passages. Features alto, trumpet and piano. Regularly performed by the Airmen of Note. Everybody loves this one!
3. The Long View (excerpt)
Slow Bossa reminiscent of Clare Fischer. Flugel or soprano sax feature. Easy WW doubles.
4. Astieri (excerpt)
Extended piece features Soprano Sax. Easy WW doubles, flugels. Great “focal” piece for concerts.
5. Further Derivations (excerpt)
Jack Johnson shuffle rock 24 bar blues features Trombone section and any soloist.
6. High Noon (excerpt)
First movement of “Three Studies on Themes of Edward Hopper”, premiered at 1996 IAJE as part of Gil Evans fellowship commission. Can feature piano, alto or trumpet.

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Charts from Traditions (Cleveland Jazz Orchestra)

1. Conversations (MP3 excerpt)
Commissioned by the University of Akron and The Commission Project. Fast blues with an 8 bar bridge, features flugel and trombone in unison. Grade 4

Charts for Various Level Bands

1. Bouncin’
Written for The Commission Project. Employs the rhythms of “Billies Bounce” in a minor blues setting. Grade 3 1/2

2. Just U.S.
Commissioned by The Commission Project for University School. Modal chart based on “So What”, but employs Dominant instead of minor seventh chords. Grade 3

3.Mon Ami Jobim
Commissioned by The University of Toledo. Lovely bossa nova features tenor guitar or flugel and Trombone. Excellent development section. Grade 4

4. Sonny’s World
Easy Swinger based on the changes to “Doxy” and “It’s a Wonderful World”. Commissioned by The Commission Project. Grade 3

5. Tyler’s Hope
Commissioned by Salem High School. Easy, pretty Alto ballad. Grade 2

6.Wink Whistle and Snap
Commissioned by Jackson High School.
Crowd pleasing Swing style number with Krupa style drums and counterpoint.Grade 4

7. The Xyphoid Process
Commissioned by Memorial Junior High School. Harmonically interesting yet easy blues. Grade 2

8. Be Thou My Vision
Elvin/Coltrane inspired version of Irish Hymn.

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Charts from Sierra Music

1. Blue Highways
Winner of 1995 Gil Evans Fellowship

2. Nighthawks
Slow Blues, Alto feature, 2nd movement of Edward Hopper Suite

3. Rooms for Tourists
Samba/Mambo, 3rd movement of Edward Hopper Suite

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Charts from Kendor Music

1. Punkin Patch
Easy blues with counterpoint. Kendor best seller. Grade 3

2. Rachel is the Bossa
Easy bossa nova. Grade 3

3. Auld Lang Syne
Swinging treatment of standard. Kendor best seller. Grade 4

4. That’s A’ Plenty
Dixieland meets Count Basie. Kendor best seller. Grade 4