4/4, Swing, 190 bpm, rhythmic hits

From the album Jim Hall & Basses. This track features Christian McBride playing the head.

116 bpm (half-note), 4/4, straight, jazz latin, drum feature

Henry Grimes’ bass solo on “Theme For Ernie”, from McCoy Tyner’s 1962 album “Reaching Fourth”

Set to 3/4 jazz waltz. In F Major with solos modulating to Ab Major.

5/4, Straight, Med Up, 180 bpm, intro, coda

A beautiful song by Stevie Wonder arranged here for instrumental jazz quartet. I kept the original melody and chords, but the sections are slightly re-ordered and a solo section has been added.

A very dark & stormy arrangement of a beloved standard, set in G minor.

Larry Grenadier’s bass solo on Brown Speaks, from the Brad Mehldau Trio album “Where Do You Start”, 2012.

In preparation for an upcoming Horace Silver tribute, there were inevitably a few “pieces of silver” I couldn’t find charts for. So this small batch of his compositions, and many others, will be performed at the show.

Pretty random pick in the grand scheme of things, but I’ve loved this Larry Goldings album “Awareness” for a long time, featuring Larry Grenadier and Paul Motian. They sure do a lot with this short 7-1/2 bar piece. It’s a very playful earworm of a tune that reminds me of a mixture of Bill Evans

Ray Brown’s bass solo on Au Privave (Blues in F), from the 1960 album “Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners”.

7/4, Swing, Fast, 260 bpm, drum feature, intro, coda

4/4, Swing, Up Tempo, 215 bpm, Funky 2nd Line vibe, intro, rhythmic hits

Just a nice clean leadsheet for this awesome Monk tune.

Leadsheet for Freddie Hubbard’s arrangement from his 1970 album Red Clay

My arrangement of the classic Gershwin standard. In F, modulating to Ab, with Intro & Coda

3/4, Swing, Jazz Waltz, 210 bpm, bass ostinato

4/4, Straight, Med Tempo, 150-160 bpm, Samba-flavored Funk, intro, rhythmic hits, optional vamp section