Jazz Orchestra

Recorded on the Valley Jazz Orchestra album Vicious Fishes approx. 9 minutes.  This piece features fairly simple, often homophonic, textures against a backbeat shuffle feel.  The first alto and first trumpet tend to have the melody notes atop the chordal homophony, so those parts should remain clear in the balance.  The passage beginning Read more…

For Jazz Orchestra Recorded on the Valley Jazz Orchestra album Vicious Fishes rev. 2024; approx. 9:30. This melodic piece is a contemporary take on the traditional Basie style. Features an extended solo in the tenor saxophone 1 part. The recapitulation gives each player an opportunity to participate in the contrapuntal Read more…