Performing Peter Erskine's "To Be Or Not To Be"
at the U of A in September 2011 - drum solo 'til 1:55 or so
Rob Alley - trumpet
Jon Noffsinger - tenor saxophone
Pedro Luis Mayor - piano
Chris Kozak - bass
I transcribed and arranged this from Peter's original recording which appears on his album Sweet Soul.
"Some Other Time" by Leonard Bernstein/ Comden & Green
Many of the harmonic ideas in this arrangement are from the wonderful Ballad Session by tenor saxophonist Mark Turner in which he alters some of the chords and colors found in the original version. I transcribed those ideas from Mark's album and then checked out a lead sheet for the original chords and created this version based on those two.
"Dee Wee" by New Orleans drumming legend James Black (RIP)
My friend Gary Wheat was learning this one for an audition; I borrowed his chords and so all I had to do was transcribe the melody. Check out Ellis Marsalis' version on Whistle Stop, which has a bunch more great James Black tunes.
Here we are at Marty's in April 2012, doing Charles Mingus'
"Nostalgia In Times Square".
Rob Alley - trumpet
Briana Carrasquillo - tenor saxophone
Carlos Pino - guitar
Tim Carroll - bass
Thanks to George Omura for capturing & uploading it!
The following recordings are from a show at Ona's Music Room in July 2012 (music plays in a new window):
The Lesson (a Carlos Pino original)
Round trip / Broadway Blues (both by Ornette Coleman)
Rob Alley - trumpet
Carlos Pino - guitar
Pedro Luis Mayor - keys
Todd Brasher - electric bass