Charlie Richard

Comp by Jeff Ellwood. Written for the Riverside Community College Jazz Ensemble 1 and performed at the IAJE 2002 National Conference. This is a bop feature for tenor sax and trumpet. The two do the me...

An emotional ballad feature for trumpet/flugelhorn written to remember Mechelle Hawk. The soloist plays the melody on flugelhorn over lightly but colorfully scored backgrounds, then improvises over th...

A swingin' rock shuffle written to celebrate the career and retirement of long time great Orange County band director, Wayne Nelson. The melody is for trumpet, alto and tenor. Later there is a medium...

An exciting bop over a minor blues form featuring solis for the saxophone, trombone and trumpet sections. The sections also trade back and forth. There is solo space for players in each section throug...

An extended and demanding solo trumpet feature. Soloist plays extended jazz and written melodies up to double A. Stylistically from contemporary 'legit' ballad with swing interpretation, to an up swin...

An extended Latin work. Features extended piano solo both written and improvised and a challenging sax soli. Solo changes are option for many players. Altos have easy flute doubles. Begins and ends wi...

This is a solo vehicle for an alto saxophonist that is not part of the sax section in somewhat of a concerto format. This was inspired by the fast Latin music of Metheny and Mayse with the shifting me...

Commissioned by Riverside Community College. Medium swing minor blues in the Kenton tradition that features 1st and 4th trombones in duet and blowing. 9 brass. Recorded by the Hawk-Richard Jazz Orches...

Fast swing in the hard bop tradition and is a tenor-trumpet feature. The melody and the blowing are by trumpet and tenor. There is an exciting but challengin trumpet soli. 8 brass. Recorded by the Haw...

A colorful, moody ballad in Db minor. This chart features lead alto. Soloist is featured throughout and improvises over double time section (swing). Saxes double on simple flute parts. 8 brass. Record...

Fast swing in the hard bop tradition and is a tenor-trumpet feature. Bop lines written throughout the band but melody and blowing by trumpet and tenor. (8 brass). Recorded by the Hawk-Richard Jazz Orc...

A medium groove alto feature that should be played with conviction, much like Jack McClean. There is a medium-hard trombone soli and some good riff-like shout sections so the drummer can bash. 8 brass...

This is a solo vehicle for an alto saxophonist that is not part of the sax section in somewhat of a concerto format, including cadenzas. It's in a medium 3/4 groove and has plenty of improvisaion spac...

This is a solo vehicle for an alto saxophonist that is not part of the sax section in somewhat of a concerto format, including cadenzas. It's a traditional ballad, one section is just the piano and so...

a medium, slow samba that explores colors and is a feature for the flugelhorn. Saxes also have flute parts. (8 brass). Recorded by the Hawk-Richard Jazz Orchestra on Sea Breeze Jazz. See master Otter...