Active Measures is a classic straight ahead swing chart with bebop overtones. Cup mutes are featured throughout the brass and instantly place the listener "...
The four selections (Humming Tune, Soldier’s March, Choral, and A Little Piece) are perfect for playing for general audiences unfamiliar with the instrument...
Aria, as the title suggests, is a beautiful melodic feature for alto sax. In addition to the haunting tune, Rick Lawn has fashioned subtle supportive ensemble...
Exhilarating piece emulating Japanese taiko drumming. Begins with fairly simple syncopated rhythms, but becomes more and more complex as the piece progresses....
Representing the active part of city life, this work begins with a rhythmic and energetic section building to a more complex polyrhythmic passage. The...
A high energy thriller working both sides of the street. Streetwise by day and suave and sophisticated by night. This chart covers all the bases from the...
A dramatic and modern Thad Jones style take on an extended blues form makes for a challenging chart for everyone. Beginning with the opening glissando and...
Rick Lawn brings us a funky take on a stretched out blues form with a slippery melody and sophisticated harmonies. All goes according to plan through the...
