The title, Countin' In The Blues could be taken in two ways: countin' as in counting in the tempo of the blues, or countin' as in Count Basie. Whichever the...
Both contemplative and exhuberant, this popular work by David Maslanka once again demonstrates the composer's keen understanding of the boundless musical...
This exciting three-movement work for large percussion ensemble represents the three books contained in The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri – Inferno,...
Green Eggs and Funk was named by one of my students at Christian College Geelong. I mentioned that it had a funky rock type groove and “Bam” out came the name...
Hang Loose Herbie is reminiscent of the piece 'Watermelon Man' and similar pieces recorded throughout this period of Herbie Hancock's career.Program NotesThis...
Poison Water was written originally as a vibraphone and marimba duet but was changed to vibraphone and piano to better fit the conventional jazz sound.Program...
The title for this piece, Time, reflects several meanings. The first meaning of the title is the abundance of changing time signatures in the piece. Second,...
