Earl MacDonald

Commissioned and programmed by USAF Airmen Of Note. Features flugelhorn and tenor sax. Woodwinds: flute, clarinet, soprano sax, tenor sax, bari sax. Contemporary, straight eighths groove.

Written just prior to the birth of his first child, MacDonald captures the anxiety and trepidation associated with 'the pre-fatherhood jitters'. His creepy melodic material and pensive harmonic settin...

A tribute to Art Blakey (Buhainna). A hard-boppin' chart which alternates between swing and Afro-Cuban feels. Medium up tempo. Reminiscent of the Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers. Features drums, trum...

This humorous piece, based loosely on the harmony of 'You Stepped Out Of A Dream', was written for use with the many high school honor bands and all-state jazz groups MacDonald conducts. Medium-up tem...

A swinging, medium-up, Eb rhythm changes chart with an Eternal Triangle bridge. Solos for trumpet, trombone and piano. Includes a fun, meaty sax soli. Manageable brass ranges, with lead trumpet going...

Selected as a finalist for the 2007 BMI/Charlie Parker Jazz Competition Award, this gorgeous jazz waltz was originally written as a surprise for his wife on their wedding day. Lush sonorities are achi...

Hints of Romanticism are evoked by this contemplative, stirring piano feature. Vetted within the BMI Jazz Composer's Workshop, this piece calls for woodwind doublings (3 flutes & 2 clarinets), fluegel...

As performed by the USAF Airmen of Note and Maynard Ferguson & Big Bop Nouveau. Winner of the Sammy Nestico Award High-energy shuffle composed by Bob Berg and arr by Ferguson's former musical director...