Chris Walden: spartiti difficile

Med up tempo, long intro movie-score like, featuring trombone solo. Recorded by the Chris Walden Big Band on 'Home Of My Heart'.

Jazz-Rock (Brecker-Bros.-like) features trumpet and guitar solo.

Long contemporary jazz piece (10 min) starts out medium tempo with flugelhorn and tenor sax melody and solos, then a slow jazz waltz featuring flugelhorn and finishing with a fast jazz-samba featuring...

Up-tempo be-bop on the changes of 'There Is No Greater Love.' Theme played by the whole band followed by an alto sax solo, band tutti, and trumpet solo. Recorded by the Chris Walden Big Band on 'No Bo...

Slow jazz-waltz featuring a flugelhorn melody, then going into 4/4 bossa featuring tenor sax solo, ending in 3/4 again. Recorded by the Chris Walden Big Band on 'Home Of My Heart'.

Up-tempo 40's swing featuring guitar melody and solo (Brian-Setzer-like).

Up-tempo 40's swing in minor featuring guitar solo (Brian-Setzer-like).

Piano-feature in medium even-eigths tempo with a touch of Pat Metheny feel. After a 32-bar intro comes the 34-bar theme featuring piano. Then a 20-bar soft band tutti and a piano solo. After that a se...

Slow, long intro without rhythm, movie-score like, flghn solo. Recorded by the Chris Walden Big Band on 'Home Of My Heart'.

Ultra fast intro, then going into half time blues, open for any solo over blues changes. Recorded by the Chris Walden Big Band on 'Home Of My Heart'.

Medium-up tempo. The intro illustrates funnily an argument between husband and wife. Then theme and solos played by flugelhorn and alto sax. Recorded by the Chris Walden Big Band on 'No Bounds'.

Up-tempo be-bop, featuring trombone and trumpet solo.

Medium tempo blues, melody with saxes, featuring alto sax and trumpet solos. Brass solo in between without rhythm.

Medium-up tempo boogie, featuring tenor sax solo.