Sam Crain

Overture Overture

a modern classical piece for flute, clarinet, oboe, piano and percussion. has some zip to it.

Contemporary

Mesquite Mesquite

funky groove, very guitar-ful.

Jazzy Beats

Boot Scoot Boot Scoot

Swing

Just a Sittin and a Scratchin Just a Sittin and a Scratchin

downhome bluesy thing with a Gospel feel to it.

Swing

Tourettes Tones Tourettes Tones

A sort of pointillistic piece, for "woodwinds". A very animated two minutes or so.

Contemporary

blues express blues express

Up-tempo minor blues, gets better as it goes.

Swing

pursuit pursuit

For piano and percussion.

Jazzy Beats

Miz Jones Miz Jones

Jamming over changes similar to the standard Have You Met Miss Jones.

Swing

Primal Guitar Primal Guitar

Guitar and soundz. Intense.

Acid Jazz

Discourse for Oboe and Soundz Discourse for Oboe and Soundz

Wacky piece for Oboe and percussion. If you have a sense of humor, you'll probably like this one.

Contemporary

Aberrant Funk Music Aberrant Funk Music

Some fairly bizarre funk music.

Acid

01 Sin in Cincinnati (Quartet Version) 01 Sin in Cincinnati (Quartet Version)

from the Bird's Eye View CD session, an 'extra' cut along with a few alt takes. Guitar, piano bass and drums.

Latin Jazz

04 Two Pieces for Solo Guitar 04 Two Pieces for Solo Guitar

These pieces were on a cassette recording of mine but no other CDs. They go back to '97 or possibly even earlier.

Modern Jazz

Bleu Balsa Bleu Balsa

A latin thing based on Kenny Dorham's "Blue Bossa", which is of course an oft-played jazz tune. My tune starts off very similar and soon makes a few broad right turns, as you'll hear.

Jazzy Beats

05 Floundering in Suburbia 05 Floundering in Suburbia

Jazzy Beats

Trail of Suds (Alt Take) Trail of Suds (Alt Take)

An alternate take from my CD Bird's-Eye View. Probably because I liked the guitar solo better on this one. Latin jazz.

Latin Jazz

Judy's Song Judy's Song

A latin thing, written back in '90 or so for the wife(now ex, but..)Some interesting changes.

Jazzy Beats

Pining Away Pining Away

a pretty piece for solo guitar, written for a woman I tried for but didn't get. Sometimes I DO get them, but songs are written in either case. Sometimes the tunes are better when I don't..

Modern Jazz

Protons on Parade Protons on Parade

Straight-ahead jazz, also energetic on both guitar and keys. Written while on the road, during a sound check. We'd been working on 'Neutron Dance', hence the title Protons on Parade.

Modern Jazz

The Happy Pancreas The Happy Pancreas

straight-ahead jazz, very energetic melody. The title comes from a local keyboardist advertising his gig as , "the happy organs of___". I couldn't resist.

Modern Jazz