originals

Here's a list of some of my better originals. I have chord charts available for most of these and recordings for some of them on the music page.

• 1. Paws For Reflection (with Todd Hiller) -- a smooth jazz tune a la Dave and Don Grusin and Lee Ritenour

  2. Phileo Funk (Filet 'o' Funk) -- a fusion tune a la Chick Corea Elektric Band

  3. Mexican Mocha -- a latin jazz tune heavily influenced by Chick Corea

  4. Don't Draw The Line -- a pop/rock tune heavily influenced by Toto (a la Rosanna and Pamela)

  5. Alter Your Motifs -- a swing or latin jazz bebopish tune influenced by Chick Corea

  6. Play Tonic Relationships -- a funk/gospel tune influenced by Victor Wooten, the Brecker Brothers, and the YellowJackets (Russell Ferrante)

  7. The Sky Is Falling -- a fusion tune influenced by Andy Milne and Dapp Theory, the Yellowjackets, and Chick Corea's Elektric Band, of course

  8. The Last Time We Met -- a jazz waltz a la Vince Gauraldi

  9. Metermorphosis (Bird on a Schwinn) -- a vocalese-style tribute to Charlie Parker based on Gershwin's "rhythm changes", but done as a jazz waltz

  10. Someday Syndrome -- a fusion tune in 7/4 a la Spyro Gyra or the YellowJackets

  11. Blues In Suspense (For Michael Brecker) -- a jazz tune in 5/4 a la Dave Brubeck, Bud Powell, Chick Corea, and Michael Brecker

  12. Second Chance -- a samba in the style of Chick Corea (loosely inspired by his "Folk Song" with hints of "Armando's Rhumba", etc.)

  13. Upbeat @ Etude -- a bit like something Joe Henderson and Chick Corea would write, with a little bit of black gospel thrown in at the end

  14. Chaos Theory -- a latin/funk fusion tune in 5/4 inspired by Chick Corea, Hiromi, Spyro Gyra, Don Grusin, etc.

Unfinished works in progress:

• 1. The Garden of Eden --a partially complete progressive rock or possible fusion tune I need to finish writing someday, heavily influenced by Kerry Livgren (AD/Kansas). I sequenced most of it a few years ago, but somehow lost the file. I never recorded it and I didn't write out a chart, so I've forgotten parts of it. I keep trying to finish it every so often, but usually give up in frustration after a while. Maybe I need to partner with someone to complete it. It has some very cool sections in it that deserve to be performed in a finished song.