Vocal Jazz Charts

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(*indicates charts available for purchase from Sound Music Publications.)

Spain (2001) An arrangement of the Chick Corea tune with the Rodrigo opening.  Lots of room for solos.  Live recording by the WSU Vocal Jazz Choir.

Up There (2001) An original Lyric and SATB arrangement of the Ray Brown tune.  Live recording by Soundsation at the Edmonds Community College Jazz Festival.

New York State of Mind (2002) An arrangement of the Billy Joel classic.  Live recording by the Selah High School Vikolairs.

*Light Through The Glass (2002) A sensual bossa nova with tight voicing and an interesting lyric.  Winner of the 2002 Lional Hampton Jazz Festival Vocal Jazz Composition Competition.  Live recording by the WSU Vocal Jazz Choir.

*Living In Sunlight (2003) An original calypso tune with a fun lyric and room for solos.  Live recording by the WSU Vocal Jazz Choir.

*Indiana (2003) An arrangement of the old standard Indiana and Charlie Parker's Donna Lee.  Includes original lyrics and Big Band accompaniment.  Live recording by the WSU Big Band and WSU Vocal Jazz Choir.

The Shadow of the Hill (2004) An original bossa nova in the style of Tom Jobim.  Winner of the 2004 Lional Hampton Jazz Festival Vocal Jazz Composition Competition.  Live recording by the WSU Vocal Jazz Choir with guest pianist Brent Edstrom.

Cloudburst (2004) An arrangement of the classic Jon Hendricks' tongue-twister.  Inspired by the Pointer Sisters, this chart has plenty of room for improv, which builds up to a roaring polyphonic climax.  Live recording by the SHS Vikolairs.

Washington, My Washington (2004) The Washington State University school song, arranged in a "Take Six" style that is both hip and jazzy.  This song is a strong feature piece.  Recorded live by the WSU Vocal Jazz Choir.

As Time Goes By (2007) An a cappella arrangement of the Casablanca classic. Recorded by The West Salem HS Jazz Choir.

L-O-V-E (2007) An arrangement of Nat King Cole's classic. With scat and lyric solos throughout. Recorded by the West Salem HS Jazz Choir.

Fall, 2012: Joseph Abad will premiere a new Saxophone Sonata.

Fall, 2012: Jordan Jacobson will perform fragments and memories in CT.

Spring-Summer, 2012: Jeux pour Jumeaux will be performed in San Francisco, CA.

Spring, 2012: Bobby Watson and the UMKC Big Band will premiere Rhapsody for Dean Moriarty in Kansas City, MO.

Spring, 2012: Ashly Evans will premiere Birdsongs in Houston, TX.

Spring, 2012: BA(da)SS will be performed by Ryan Ford in West Hartford, CT.

Spring, 2012: Jordan Jacobson will perform fragments and memories in CT.

Spring, 2012: Not Death, but Love will be premiered by Ineo Saxophone Quartet.

Spring, 2012: David Tayloe will perform A Page Out of Zen in CT.

May, 2012: The Invisible, Magic, Soccer Phone will be premiered in Middlefield, CT.

April, 2012: The UMKC Opera Dept. will perform portions of Songs from Behind the Curtain.

April, 2012: David Tayloe will premiere A Page Out of Zen in NY.

Feb. 17th, 2012: The 016 Ensemble will be perform Romanza for Alto Saxophone and Violin in Manchester, CT.

Dec. 3rd, 2011: Ryan defends his dessertation, Songs from Behind the Curtain at UMKC.

July 17th, 21st, 24th, 2011: Music Faculty from the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will perform ...and those seven dwarfs in a series of concerts in Western Maine.

June 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th, 2011:Orphée Redux will be performed by Rhymes With Opera on their East Coast Tour (NYC, Baltimore, Hartford, Boston).

June 12th, 2011:Selection from Songs from Behind the Curtain will be performed at the John Duffy Composers Institute in Norfolk, VA.

May 13th, 2011: The Ineo Quartet will perform the 1st movement of Not Death, but Love on their Fischoff Competition program in South Bend, Indiana.

March 19th, 2011: The Ineo Saxophone Quartet will perform ...and love is fire... from Not Death, but Love at the NASA conference in West Point, NY.

Feb. 25th, 2011: I. Jest will be premiered by Robert Olson and the UMKC Orchestra in Kansas City, MO.

Feb. 14th, 2011: Hebdomas Squatinae will be performed at the Nebraska at Kearney New Music Festival.

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