The Automatic

Dedicated to the great Chick Corea, Catch Me Up was inspired by excitement, vision, and intrigue communicated through Chick's music.

Performed by the late Don Ellis, chart features alto, trumpet and piano. Strong motivic melody is contrasted with tone clusters sustained over the octave 6/8 afro/Latin rhythm. Doubles. Recorded by Da...

Extended two movement work based on the sound of the Blue whale and the 'songs' of the Humpback whale. The work features interesting angular melodies in rich harmonic settings. 1st movement, like the...

Chart features drums and tenor. Medium tempo funk, with a straight forward melody over a sophisticated set of changes. The chart builds from beginning to end with a powerful, high energy ending. Easy...

Up-tempo straight ahead jazz chart utilizing modal A sections with changes for the bridge. Commissioned as the sight-reading chart for the Pacific Coast Collegiate Jazz Festival. Solos for trumpet or...

A 'burning' up-tempo chart (dedicated to Horace Silver) that alternates between heavy funk and hard bop. Features tenor and trumpet. No doubles.

An up-tempo piece with a light character for a big band chart. It has a fast harmonic rhythm (like Giant Steps) with solos for alto and Harmon muted trumpet. Recorded by Dave Eshelmans' Jazz Garden Bi...

Comp by Horace Silver, arr by Dave. Horace Silver's beautiful ballad evokes a feeling of longing and contemplation. This lush arrangement features trombone with a guitar solo also included. Scored for...

A samba in tribute to Chick Corea with a 'Corean' treatment of the rhythm section. Solos: Flute and Flugelhorn. Recorded by Dave Eshelmans' Jazz Garden Big Band 'Deep Voices' on Sea Breeze Jazz.

Written as a solo vehicle for trumpet sensation Bobby Shew. An up tempo street samba with some rock sections. A lyrical Flugelhorn melody and solo section is followed by a soaring lead trumpet line al...

This Cedar Walton classic is set in tight horn voicings over a backbeat pedal for the rhythm section. A tough ensemble section will challenge advanced level bands, but can be cut without compromising...

This chart was commissioned to commemorate the work of tenor giant Stan Getz. The chart features a solo tenor sax which can be performed in a traditional five piece sax section or by an added tenor so...

Although this is a 12 bar blues, each chorus begins in Bb and ends in F. Chart features several 'Basieisms'. Solos for alto and trumpet.

A warm, haunting melody over soft shifting voicings and timbres. Even eighth jazz feel moves to a light funk at times. Medium tempo. Features alto flute (optional c fl) and guitar (or Flugel). Doubles...

Felt in a medium two and written in 6/8, this pensive chart features sweeping lyrical lines over a churning rhythm section. Features alto sax, piano and Flugelhorn.

This is a jazz classic jazz waltz with a beautiful, haunting melody and progression. Composed by John Abercrombie/arr by Dave Eshelman. The tune serves as an improvisors springboard combining energy a...

This is a concerto for bass trombone and jazz band. The bass trombone part incorporates fast moving lines with a complete use of the range and will challenge any good bass trombonist. The solo bass tr...

An up tempo contemporary piece with fast moving contrapuntal lines for each section which merge into shout sections. Solos for alto and trumpet. Musical influences: The big band writing of Thad Jones,...

A poetic tribute to retiring Mayor Susan Hammer. The vocal part can be performed as an instrumental with flugelhorn substitute. The tune has some lyrics but the voice part also functions like instrume...

A medium tempo shuffle with solos for piano, tenor, and trumpet. Builds to a sustained climax. Contemporary lines with lots of historical ?ériff' like material as well. An favorite for audiences and m...

This is a medium-up tempo chart in G minor with lost so contrapuntal ideas for each section of the band. Gradually builds to a boiling climax. After a sax soli there are solos for alto, trumpet, tromb...

The piece is a musical metaphore for the life journey of a central american woman. It begins with a single flute. A harmonized trio of flute, guitar and bass clarinet follows, performing written caden...

Exciting Jazz-Rock piece w/a hint of a Latin feel. Requires strong brass section. Solos for Trpt, Tenor & Alto. Soprano opt'l.

3 Love songs by Evert Taube, arranged by Per Drud Nielsen. Danish and Swedish text.