Friday, July 25, 2014

Moanin' (Timmons)

Composed by Bobby Timmons, arranged by Mark Taylor



Moanin' (publisher's sample), arranged by Mark Taylor

This Mark Taylor arrangement (above) is of the classic Bobby Timmons piece Moanin', which originally appeared on the 1958 Art Blakey album of the same title. Since then, Moanin' has become a jazz standard.


Art Blakey (d), Lee Morgan (t), Benny Golson (ts), Bobby Timmons (p), Jymie Merritt (b)

Friday, July 18, 2014

When You Go

Composed by Ray Brown, arranged by Geoff Keezer



When You Go (publisher's sample), composed by Ray Brown and arranged by Geoff Keezer

Geoff Keezer's arrangement of Ray Brown's When You Go features flugelhorn and piano. The tune originally appeared on Brown's 1994 trio recording Don't Get Sassy with Benny Green and Jeff Hamilton.

 

When You Go Ray Brown Trio, 1994

When Keezer was in Brown's trio, they recorded another version with Australian trumpeter James Morrison on the 2000 recording Some of My Best Friends Are...The Trumpet Players.