COMPOSITIONS
For Large Jazz Ensemble
A SINGLE FLOWER (1993)
ADVOCATE’S DEVIL (1981)
AMPHIBOLOGY (1978)
ANYTHING BUT BLUE (1988)
BLUES COMIN’ ON (1972)
CHAMPAIGN MUSIC ’73 (1973
CHICKEN FAT (1971)
CONVERSATION PIECE (1984)
COPA BANANA (1987)
CROW MAGNUM (1989)
CRYSTAL (1973)
THE DAY BEFORE (1981)
EAT AND RUN (1991)
…FLOWERS… (1968)
FUIJABALODA AND ME (1967)
THE GOLDEN GOOSE (1978)
GOOD-BYE (1972)
GOOD OLDE SUMMER THYME (1987)
I’LL BE BACK (1970)
IN THE KITCHEN (2012)
JAZZBERRIES (1987)
JUMPIN’ WITH B.J. (1972)
JUST LETTUCE (1992)
KARIN (1980)
LADY BAY (1991)
LAVENDER HAZE (1984)
LITTLE ONE (1981)
LYDIA (1985)
M & M (2010)
MAXWELL STREET (1970)
MIDNIGHT DAWN (1971)
ONE WAY WINDOW (1977)
OPEN BLUE (1983)
PORT O’ CALL (1984)
REVEREND GOODNEWS (1984)
RIFF RAFFLE (1980)
RITUAL, SONG AND DANCE (1973)
SAIL (2014)
SCREE SPLAT SKEWS (1987)
SECOND-HAND GOLD (1980)
SOMEONE I KNEW (1983)
SONG FOR MISS JANE (1975)
SONNY’S SIDE (1979)
SOUTHERN CROSS (TO BARE) (1976)
STEPPIN’ OUT (1972)
STILL/IN THE MORNING (1992)
SWISS AIRS (1982)
THANDI (1975)
THANKSGIVING (1975)
THERE’LL COME A TIME (1970)
THIMBLERIG (1980)
TRAVELIN’ MUSIC (1973)
TWO ATMOSPHERES (2018)
UNDERCURRENT (1996)
WHY DO YOU…? (1971)
WOMBAT WOMBLE (1983)
For “The Jazz Unit”
an ensemble of 3 reeds, 3 trumpets (flugelhorns), horn, trombone (euphonium), guitar, bass, drums, piano, and vibraphone)
ANIMATED SUSPENSION (2002)
ERKIMANIA (1996)
IN THE KITCHEN (1999)
KATYA (1999)
LISTEN TO THE WIND/FLY (2002)
LOVE WALKED (1999)
NOCK FIRST (1999)
NOT SO LONG AGO ((2003)
OPEN SEA (1998)
REPLAY (1998)
THANDI (1997)
WAYNE’S WHORL (2000)
For Small Jazz Ensemble
AFTER (1987)
AFTERNOON HUSTLE (1974)
ALL IN A ROW (2009)
ALLAMBIE (2016)
ALMOST YESTERDAY (2006)
AS TRAIN IS TO PORTER (1998)
BREROO GETS A NEW WIG (1975)
BUT FOR DIFFERENT REASONS (1974)
CAMEL TRAIN (1993)
CAPRIUS (2021)
CAPTAIN GALAH (1978)
CASI UN TANGO (2019)
CELEBRATION BLUES (1977)
COMANGO (1990)
COUNTERCLOCKWISE (2012)
CRAZY RED (1988)
D’ARTAGNAN’S DANCE (2014)
FROM THIS… (2008)
GENTLE BREEZE (1998)
GLIDE (1985)
GWANDALAN (1992)
HALFWAY TO DAWN (1998)
I’LL BE THERE (1988)
IN TIME (1994)
INDIGO (1974)
IS…AIN’T…IS (1991)
JAZZBERRIES (1978)
JOLLY BLUE GIANT (2015)
JUMP FOR JOEY (2000)
KUBICK’S RUBE (1998)
MAYBE TODAY (1973)
MAY DAY (1973)
MINKS (1979)
MON(K)EY C’S, MON(K)EY DUES (2007)
MOSTLY SUNNY (1998)
NO PHOTOS (1992)
NOT REALLY (2019)
OFF THE MARK (2007)
OF THINGS ONCE LOST (1974)
OPAL DREAM (1987)
PANDORA (1982)
PLATYPUS PARADE (1993)
POCKET CHANGE (2008)
PTEROMAN ISLE (1973)
PYRAMID PIECE (1973)
QUARALLIA (1977)
SADDLE HORNS (1974)
SAIL (2010)
SAY IT AGAIN (2007)
SECOND DOOR ON THE LEFT (1983)
SOFT EDGES, ROUND CORNERS (1975)
SOUTH SIDE (2008)
SOUVENIR (1988)
SPANISH DANCER (1976)
SUBINDO (2016)
SUMMONS (1973)
TEST MODE (2020)
THEN AND NOW (2002)
THREE SHADES OF BROWN (1983)
TO BE, ORNETTE, TO BE (2003)
TRAINING SHOES (1974)
VIRTUAL UNREALITY (1998)
WALLABY ONE-STEP (1978)
WALTZ FOR BARBARA (1973)
WHO WILL SING? (1991
WITH YOU (2021)
For Iron Toys
(a saxophone/woodwind quartet)
A MINGUS A MONGUS (for soprano, alto, tenor & baritone saxophone) 1995
BROADWAY BOOGIE WOOGIE (for 4 alto saxophones) 1996
CAMEL TRAIN (for soprano, alto, tenor & baritone saxophone) 1995
THE FISHIN’ LINE (for soprano, alto, tenor & baritone saxophone) 2005
MONKEY BARS (for soprano, alto, tenor & baritone saxophones) 2011
NO PHOTOS (for soprano/alto, alto, tenor & baritone saxophone) 2008
ONLY THE NOTES HAVE BEEN CHANGED (for alto, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone) 2022
PRELUDE, POST-PRELUDE AND FINALES (for soprano, alto, tenor & baritone saxophone) 1975
SCENE UNSEEN (for alto saxophone, 2 alto flutes and bass clarinet) 2004
STORYBOARD (for soprano sax/alto sax/Eb soprano clarinet, soprano sax/alto sax/alto flute/Bb clarinet, soprano sax/tenor sax/Eb soprano clarinet/bass clarinet, and soprano sax/baritone sax/alto
flute/bass clarinet) 2006
For Two Jazz Musicians
AS THE CROW FLIES (for tenor saxophone and double bass; written for Bob Bowman) 1991
BITTERSWEET (for tenor saxophone and double bass; written for Todd Coolman) 1985
FOLLOW ME, AFTER YOU (for alto and baritone saxophones) 2000
INDIAN ORANGE (for bass clarinet and double bass; written for Tony Leonardi) 1985
IT’S HAPPENING AGAIN (for alto and baritone saxophones) 1998
IT’S STILL THE SAME COIN (for alto saxophone and double bass; written for Dave Morgan) 1998
LESTER LEAPS OUT (for alto and tenor saxophones; written for Scott Robinson) 1998
LUNA(R) PARK(ING) (for alto and tenor saxophones or alto saxophone and horn) 2004
MOON DANCE (for alto saxophone and drums; written for Ed Soph) 1991
MULLIGAN’S TWO (for trumpet and baritone saxophone; written for Jack Schantz) 1992
NO PRESENT LIKE THE TIME (for alto saxophone and F horn; written for Bill Hoyt) 2015
NOOSE AT 11:00 (for alto saxophone and double bass; written for Tony Leonardi) 1992
ONCE A JONES, ALWAYS A JONES (for trumpet and baritone sax; written for Jack Schantz) 1999
OUTSIDE IN (for alto and baritone saxophones; written for Scott Robinson) 1986
OVERLAY (for alto saxophone and percussion) 1984
STICKS AND STONES (for alto saxophone and electric guitar; written for Bob Ferrazza) 1992
SUM OF THE PARTS (for alto and baritone saxophones) 2008
THREE SHADES OF BROWN (for tenor saxophone and piano; written for Neal Creque) 1983.
TULPI (for tenor saxophone and percussion; written for Phil Treloar) 1979
For Miscellaneous Instrumentation
ADAGIO I (for strings or voices 1988
ADAGIO II (for alto saxophone) 1988
ADAGIO III (for alto saxophone & strings, voices or synthesizer) 1988
ALL IN THE NUMBERS (a collaboration with Mike Nock for MIDI wind controller, synthesizer, percussion and electronics) 1993
AS A MATTER OF COURSE (for 2 flutes, bass clarinet, flugelhorn, 2 trumpets, horn and trombone) 1999
BANA NATO (for 3 players of wind, keyboard and percussion instruments) 2002
BETWEEN THE LINES (for Eb soprano clarinet, english horn, euphonium, 3 actors, slides and closed circuit television) 1986
BEWILDERING GLASS ECHOES (for alto/soprano saxophone, piano & string quartet) 1997
COLOR WHEEL (for soprano sax, tuba, piano & string quartet; written for Sergio Carolino) 2009
COLORFUL LIFE OUTSIDE (for MIDI wind controller, MIDI guitar controller, bass and drums) 1991
CONTENT (a recorded work for dance, commissioned by choreographer David Shimotakara and Groundworks Dance Theater) 2001
CORAL CAY (for flute, horn and bass clarinet) 2014
DECO (a/k/a MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE) (with choreographer Ross Coleman, commissioned by the Dance Company of New South Wales for performance in the Sydney Opera House) 1974
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (for piano, bass, drums, F horn, tenor saxophone, vocalist and electronics) 1987
DOMINO (for solo alto saxophone and chamber ensemble; written for the Cleveland Chamber Symphony) 1985
EARRATIONAL NUMBER (a collaboration with Mike Nock for soprano saxophone and piano) 2012
ELEGIA (for tuba and piano; written for Sergio Carolino and dedicated to Ron Bishop) 2014
ELEGIA (for tuba, 3 cellos and piano; written for Sergio Carolino and dedicated to Ron Bishop) 2016
ELEMENT(ALLY) (a collaboration with Bill Ransom for saxophones/bass clarinet & percussion) 2007
EPILOGUE (for alto saxophone and strings; written for the Cleveland Chamber Symphony) 2004
EVERY DOG HAS HIS SAY (for alto saxophone and tuba; written for Sergio Carolino) 2015
A FIRST THING FOR EVERY TIME (for 4 MIDI Wind Controllers) 1990
FROM THE BEGINNING (for MIDI wind controller & electronics) 1988
FROM…TO… (for saxophones, prepared tapes and electronics, in collaboration with Martin Wesley-Smith) 1976
HEAR HERE – (for 2 trumpets, F horn, trombone, bass trombone & tuba. written for Sergio Carolino, Hugo Assunção and 100 Caminhos) 2024
HELIX III (for solo alto saxophone and chamber orchestra; written for the Cleveland Chamber Symphony) 1984
ILLODA (for solo alto saxophone and wind ensemble; written for Donald Sinta) 1965, 1986
IN ANIMATE OBJECTS (for MIDI wind controller & electronics) 1988
INFINITE INSTANTS (for trumpet and soprano saxophone; written for James Darling) 1982
INNERTUBE FOR ORCHESTRA (for symphony orchestra; written for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra) 1972
IN THE AIR (for alto saxophone and electronics) 1992
JAMAICAN RHUMB (a collaboration with Mike Nock for alto saxophone and piano) 2012
LAMENTATION (for mixed chorus and organ) 1967
LANDSCAPE (a collaboration with Mike Nock for soprano saxophone, synthesizer and piano) 2012
LET THE GAMES BEGIN (for saxophone quartet) 1983
LETTOSA (for solo double bass) 1966
LIFE ON EARTH: COMING SOON (for alto saxophone, amplified viola and electronics; written for Michael Dreyfuss) 1982
THE MAGIC FOREST (a collaboration with Mike Nock for soprano saxophone and synthesizer) 2012
MEDITATION (for saxophone and percussion) 1973
METAFOREST (for solo alto saxophone with prepared tapes and electronics) 1978
MIRO, MIRO, ON THE WALL ( a collaboration with Rock Wehrmann for saxophone and interactive computer processing) 2007
MOBIUS STRIP (for trumpet and chamber orchestra; written for Lester Bowie and the Cleveland Chamber Symphony) 1994
MOBIUS STRIP II (for alto/soprano saxophone or trumpet and chamber orchestra; written for the Cleveland Chamber Symphony) 2000
NEW YORK STILL LIFE (for alto and soprano saxophones; written for Roger Frampton) 1975
OBERON (for 8 percussionists; written for Ed Soph) 1985
PAN (for solo saxophone and chamber orchestra) 1987
PARTY AT SERGIO’S (for 2 tubas, piano & drums; written for Sergio Carolino) 2016
PASSAGES (for solo soprano saxophone and string ensemble; written for the Cleveland Chamber Symphony) 1981
PASSING NOTES (for oboe and soprano saxophone) 1982
PASSING NOTES (for soprano saxophone duet; written for James Romeo) 2002
PERIOD (for MIDI wind controller & electronics) 1988
PICNIC FOR THREE (for alto saxophone, soprano saxophone and electronics) 2000
POINTS AT ISSUE (for brass quintet) 1974
THE POSTER (a/k/a MAX FACTORS) (for MIDI wind controller and percussion; written for Mark Gonder) 1992
RAG(GED) TIME (a collaboration with Mike Nock for soprano saxophone and piano) 2012
THE RAINBOW SERPENT (for saxophone and synthesizer ensemble) 1986
REMINISCÊNCIA (for brass ensemble: 4 flugelhorns – 3 doubling Bb trumpet & 1 doubling piccolo trumpet; 4 F horns; 2 trombones; bass trombone; and 2 tubas; written for Sergio Carolino and Massive Brass Attack) 2013
RETURN (for alto clarinet, bass clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, 3 flugelhorns, F horn and euphonium) 2003
RETURN TO SABINO (for Bb clarinet, bass clarinet and electronics) 2000
RETRO NOUVEAU (for saxophone and pre-recorded electronics) 2021
ROBOT DREAMS (for saxophone and electronics) 1985
SABINO AFTER DARK (for bass clarinet and electronics) 2000
SHADOW DANCERS (a collaboration with Mike Nock for soprano saxophone and piano) 2012
SNOWBALL (a collaboration with William Cavanaugh and Michael Dreyfuss for saxophones, clarinets, violin, viola, piano, synthesizers, percussion, and electronics) 1986
SONG FOR THE CHILDREN (for solo saxophone, strings, percussion, organ and synthesizers; commissioned by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony) 1986
SPIRITS OF THE CANYON (for bass clarinet, Bb clarinet and electronics) 2002
THE SPEED OF TIME (for saxophone soloist, saxophones, synthesizers, percussion, voices and electronics) 1994, 1995, 2001, 2009
STILL LIFE WITH ORANGE (for solo alto saxophone and chamber orchestra; commissioned by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony) 1987
STORYBOARD (for string quartet) 2006
STORYBOARD III (for alto/soprano saxophone and string quartet) 2006
STRANGE ATTRACTORS (for saxophone, vacuum cleaner and electronics) 2000
THANKSGIVING (for tenor saxophone, brass quintet, piano, bass and drums) 1975
THROUGH A WINDOW (a collaboration with Mike Nock for soprano saxophone, synthesizer and piano) 2012
TICKETS OF ADMISSION (for 60 saxophones) 1986
TIME/WINDOWS (for solo trumpet and chamber orchestra; written for Ray Sasaki and the Cleveland Chamber Symphony) 1992
TWELVE ITEMS REDUCED BY 25% (for trumpet and bass clarinet; written for James Darling) 1983
TWO SHADOWS DANCING IN THE DARK (for trombone and tuba; written for Hugo Assunção and Sergio Carolino) 2022
UNCAGED MELODY (for any number of wind, string and/or percussion instruments) 2002
UNCAGED MELODY (for 5 alto saxophones) 2008
VANISHING POINTS (for horn quartet; written for the NFB Horn Quartet) 1999
VIA… (for Eb soprano clarinet and electronics) 1984
WALKING THE FIELD (for saxophone and electronics) 1992
XO (for 3 trumpets, computer-generated electronics and hypersonic flame thrower; commissioned by Cuyahoga Community College for the official dedication ceremony of the Unified Technologies Center)
1986
XVII (fanfare for brass ensemble; commissioned for the opening ceremonies of the Michelson-Morley Centennial Celebration in Severance Hall) 1987
YIN-YANG (a collaboration with Mike Nock for soprano saxophone and piano) 2012