Bill Dobbins

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...

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...

Burungkaka is an Indonesian folk song which is known throughout Malaysia. It is about an old parrot which sits near the window, singing. The children make fun of it in a good-natured manner. Originall...

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 it...

Instrumentation: Bb Clarinet 1-3, Alto Clarinet (sub. Bb Clarinet 4), Bb Bass Clarinet 1-2 A medley of What Child Is This? (Greensleeves), The First Noel, and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen is developed...

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

Instrumentation: Bb Clarinet 1-3, Alto Clarinet (sub. Bb Clarinet 4), Bb Bass Clarinet 1-2 A beautiful series of harmonic variations on this well-known Christmas favorite is developed with modulations...

Instrumentation: Trumpet 1-2, Horn, Trombone 1-2, Bass Trombone. A medley of What Child Is This? (Greensleeves), The First Noel, and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen is developed through fresh and colorful...

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

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

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...

Diese CD ist das Ergebnis von Bill Dobbins' lebenslanger Liebe zur Musik aus Klassik und Jazz. Lauschen Sie seinem Vortrag seiner sechs Originalkompositionen sowie von vier Jazzstandards von Duke Elli...

Die ersten vier Stücke stammen aus Studioproduktionen mit Peter Erskine und die letzten vier aus einem Live-Konzert im Stadtgarten, einem lokalen Club in Köln und einer von mehreren Veranstaltungsorte...