Bill Dobbins

Ein impressionistisches Stück in einer 9/8 Latin Groove, mit guter Ausgewogenheit an Komposition und Improvisation. Die improvisierten Teile basieren auf modalen, harmonischen Sequenzen. Die CD enthäl...

The chorales and solo suites of Johann Sebastian Bach inspired Remembering the Master. In general, the dynamics and phrasing are left to the performers, as was the case in Bach's manuscripts. Performe...

Mbira Magic wurde inspiriert von einem wunderschönen und kraftvollen Song für Gesang und Mbira des rhodesischen Musikers Simon Mashoko.

The Stranger is titled after the novel of the same name by the French existentialist philosopher and writer Albert Camus. The piece seems to capture some of the general mood of the story, with its und...

David Liebman - soprano saxophone/flute, Richie Beirach - piano; Gargoyles, Tender Mercies, Elm, Third Visit. Transcribed by Bill Dobbins. More about David Liebman at his homepage.

Diese Piano-Preludien haben sich aus meiner langjährigen Liebe zur klassischen Musik und zur Jazztradition entwickelt. Ich habe absichtlich ein musikalisches Format gewählt, das Improvisation mit eins...

Diese Piano-Preludien haben sich aus meiner langjährigen Liebe zur klassischen Musik und zur Jazztradition entwickelt. Ich habe absichtlich ein musikalisches Format gewählt, das Improvisation mit eins...

Six preludes for solo piano using vocabulary from both the classical and the jazz traditions. Prelude XIII (G flat) focuses on a lovely right hand melody that sits on top a constantly shifting set of...

Song for Jaco is a warm and lyrical ballad of Peter's, which is dedicated to the legendary electric bassist, Jaco Pastorius. Solo contributions are heard from the lead trumpet, the baritone saxophone...

Prism is a modal composition which is based largely on several reharmonizatios of a simple 8-bar melody. It is a jazz waltz and features the lead alto sax. Correlated with Vol. 1 of the Jazz Workshop...

Instrumentation: Alto Sax 1/Flute/Soprano (or Alto Sax 1/Soprano) Alto Sax 2/Clarinet/Soprano (or Alto Sax 2/Soprano) Tenor Sax 1/Alto Flute/Soprano (or Tenor Sax 1/Soprano) Tenor Sax 2/Clarinet/Sopra...

Clare Fischer originally recorded Strayhorn in 1962 with his trio on 'Surging Ahead'. We have asked Bill Dobbins to arrange it as a piano feature. He completely wrote out the solo piano part so that i...

Instrumentation: Violin 1-2, Viola 1-2, Cello 1-2 A beautiful series of harmonic variations on this well-known Christmas favorite is developed with modulations through several different keys, featurin...

Instrumentation: Violin 1-2, Viola 1-2, Cello 1-2 A medley of What Child Is This? (Greensleeves), The First Noel, and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen is developed through fresh and colorful harmonic varia...

Dieses schwungvolle traditionelle Weihnachtslied wird auf eine musikalische Reise in verschiedenen Tempi, Tonarten und Stimmungen, einschließlich eines Latin-Abschnitts mit optionaler Schüttelrohr-Beg...

Legendary jazz composer, arranger, and saxophonist Bill Holman discusses his life, career, and views on music with Bill Dobbins, professor at the Eastman School of Music. In Conversations with Bill Ho...

Band 4 mit Variationen zu Stücken von James P.Johnson, Earl Hines, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Th. Monk, Oscar Peterson, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, mit Erläuterungen A Comprehensive Approach to Keyb...

Solisten: Randy Brecker (trp), Joe Lovano (ts), Jimmy Knepper (trb). Bye-Ya (Thelonious Monk): A bebop classic, performed in the true spirit of Monk's unique stylistic approach. Arranged for trombone...

The Stranger is titled after the novel of the same name by the French existentialist philosopher and writer Albert Camus. The piece seems to capture some of the general mood of the story, with its und...

Instrumentation: Trumpet 1-2, Horn, Trombone 1-2, Bass Trombone A beautiful series of harmonic variations on this well-known Christmas favorite is developed with modulations through several different...

Durch Modulationen in mehreren verschiedenen Tonarten, in denen die einzelnen Instrumente sowohl solistisch als auch im Ensemble zum Einsatz kommen, ist eine wunderschöne Reihe harmonischer Variatione...

Durch Modulationen in mehreren verschiedenen Tonarten, in denen die einzelnen Instrumente sowohl solistisch als auch im Ensemble zum Einsatz kommen, ist eine wunderschöne Reihe harmonischer Variatione...

Elegy is dedicated to the memory of Bill Evans, certainly one of the most important pianists in the history of jazz, and a personal favorite of mine. It features the piano, both in written statements...

Song for Jaco is a warm and lyrical ballad of Peter's, which is dedicated to the legendary electric bassist, Jaco Pastorius. Solo contributions are heard from the lead trumpet, the baritone saxophone...

This arrangement of a great Peter Erskine tune is a real tour de force for the entire ensemble, and always brings the audience to its feet. It features solo space for trombone, soprano sax, piano (or...