David Baker

Slow 12/8 blues in the style of 'After Hours'. Attractive mixture of laid back 12/8 feel & an aggressive 3/4 swing. A virtuoso shout chorus in the saxes.

A festive, hard swinging blues with lots of blowing space. No solo, then guitar, then all instruments in a collective improv.

A hard-swinging shuffle. Great shout chorus with virtuosic sax writing. No dbls. 8 brass (no tuba). Solos for Alto & Trpt.

Improvisational Patterns: The Bebop Era' is a series of pattern books predicated on the belief that while certain patterns seem to transcend eras and styles, the greater body of improvisational materi...

A delightful book of jazz trivia that includes games, puzzles, nostalgia and other items. It is not only fun and exciting, but it is also intended to be challenging and educational. All of the materia...

Med. tempo blues which builds into an 'outside' sounding lydian section and climaxes with an a cappella brass soli. Alto, piano, trumpet & trombone solos.

Up-tempo rock/R&B groove with interesting changes. Tenor & trombone solos. Small group free-improv section with trombone & trumpet.

Medium tempo Latin chart with Piano & Alto solos, and lots of dynamic contrasts.

A wistful, lyrical ballad. No soloists, all written composition. Sax dbl.. 10 brass and tuba.

A 14 bar minor blues, funky melody, interesting backgrounds. No sax dbls. 10 brass (include tuba). Solos: tenor, guitar, baritone, trumpet & trombone.

A Lush, sensual melodic ballad a la Johnny Hodges followed by a long, open development section featuring soprano in a quasi-Coltrane section. Sax dbls. 10 brass (include tuba) Solos for Alto sax/Sopra...

Bebop line with extremely angular & modern sounding chart. Theme is stated in octave line by flute, trombone & string bass. Lead alto dbl. flute. 10 brass.

Fast samba. Bitonals & unusual harmonic progressions. Lots of 'blowing' space. 10 brass.

A modern type tune with bitonals & a form that has straight combined with Latin. Based on the changes to 'Soon'. Reminiscent of 'Birth of the Cool' arrangements. Solo trumpet & tenor. No dbls. 10 bras...