Cookin' (Comp. Lou Donaldson)

The blues as performed on New Faces - New Sounds (1953).

Instrumentation: B-flat lead sheet

Style: Hard Bop

Ugetsu (C/A by Cedar Walton)

The classic Cedar Walton composition as performed on Ugetsu: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Live at Birdland (1963).

Instrumentation: Trumpet, trombone, tenor, piano, bass, drums

Style: Up Swing, Post-Bop

Caravan (Comp. Juan Tizol; Arr. Freddie Hubbard)

The jazz standard as performed on The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1961).

Instrumentation: Trumpet, trombone, tenor, piano, bass, drums

Style: Up Swing, Jazz Standard

Dexterity (Comp. Charlie Parker; Arr. Roy Hargrove)

The Charlie Parker composition as arranged for the album Parker's Mood (1995).

Instrumentation: Trumpet, piano, bass

Style: Up Swing, Bebop

On The Trail (Comp. Ferde Grofé/Arr. Donald Byrd)

The jazz standard as arranged for the album Mustang! (1967). The instrumentation has been altered for use with my septet.

Instrumentation: Trumpet, trombone, alto, guitar, piano, bass, drums

Style: Medium Swing

Juicy Lucy (C/A by Horace Silver)

The contrafact on "Confirmation" as recorded for the album, Fingerpoppin' with the Horace Silver Quintet (1959).

​Instrumentation: Trumpet, tenor sax, piano, bass, drums

Style: Medium Swing

The Cup Bearers (C/A by Tom McIntosh)

The hard-bop classic as arranged for the Blue Mitchell's album, ​The Cup Bearers (1962).

​Instrumentation: Trumpet, tenor sax, piano, bass, drums

Style: Up Tempo Swing

Chasin' the Bird (Comp. Charlie Parker/Arr. Tom Harrell and John McNeil)

The Charlie Parker composition as arranged for the Tom Harrell and John McNeil's album, ​Look to The Sky (1979).

​Instrumentation: 2 Trumpets, piano, bass, drums

Style: Up Tempo Swing

The Cup Bearers (C/A by Tom McIntosh)

The hard-bop classic as arranged for the Blue Mitchell's album, ​The Cup Bearers (1962).

​Instrumentation: Trumpet, tenor sax, piano, bass, drums

Style: Up Tempo Swing
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