Gordon Goodwin

Features strong solo guitar throughout, starting with a bluesy rubato statement of the theme, followed by a burning gospel rock groove.

If you're feeling like a little '70's nostalgia, dial up this challenging opus, where the big band genre meets John Travolta. Just think, rap music will sound like this someday.

Starts out funky and stays there. If your alto sax soloist has studied his Dave Sanborn, then this is the feature for him.

Your soprano sax soloist will enjoy this pretty song, a shuffly rock ballad with a kind of Al Jarreau feel.

Written for, and in the sytle of the late pianist Bill Evans, this jazz waltz pleases with it's lyrical melody and intersting chord progression. Features a sax soli with soprano lead. Can feature any...

Written and recorded for acclaimed Los Angeles trombonist Andy Martin, this exciting samba pays tribute to Andy's favorite baseball team, the San Francisco Giants. You don't have to be a baseball fan...

Written in a popish latin style, 'A Game of Inches' is a hot, contemporary chart, featuring complex saxophone lines, crisp brass accents and interesting harmonic movement. You can hear the Big Phat Ba...

Delicate jazz waltz written for Bill Evans. Some Dbls. No score. Scored for A,T,B. 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Burning samba will push your band & audience to the limit. Definitely not for the squeamish. Dbls. Alto on soprano and Bari on flute. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. No score.

Open drum solo leads back to the head. Buoyant samba ala 'St. Thomas'. No score. Scored for S,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

Driving rock shuffle starts out cool & builds to exciting conclusion. Ens writing features aa sections. Solo changes on all parts. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy. No score.

Your band will schmooze it's way through a sassy melodic line while the rhythm cooks up a laid back jazz-rock shuffle. No score. Scored for A,T,B, 2 Trpts, 1 Bone & Rhy.

No one on the current jazz scene is bigger than composer/bandleader Gordon Goodwin. To close out our Big Band Music Through the Years show, Ralph Ford takes one of Gordon's hippest tunes and skillfull...