Performed in rehearsal here by Doctor Ohm Digital Jazz Orchestra. Approx. 8.5 minutes. Ablation Zone is composed for 5/4/4/4 jazz orchestra. Solos are for trombone 2 and tenor 1. This is an adaptation of a piece originally recorded on the album Justin Morell — Exit Music for Intelligent Life on Read more
Performed in rehearsal here by Doctor Ohm Digital Jazz Orchestra. Approx. 7 minutes. The Wobbler is composed for 5/4/4/4 jazz orchestra. Solos are for soprano and trumpet 2. The melody is featured in the bass instruments. This is an adaptation of a piece originally recorded on the album Justin Morell Read more
Performed in rehearsal here by Doctor Ohm Digital Jazz Orchestra. Approx. 8 minutes. The Straight Man (Walking the Dog on a Sunday) is composed for 5/4/4/4 jazz orchestra. The main solo section can be played be either alto 1, tenor 1, trumpet 2, or trombone 2. Drums are featured in Read more
Performed in rehearsal here by Doctor Ohm Digital Jazz Orchestra. Approx. 10 minutes. Senate Summer is composed for 5/4/4/4 jazz orchestra. Drums are featured throughout, first during a slow introduction, then over a simple open vamp, and finally in dialog with ensemble figures at the end. Additional solos are for Read more
Performed in rehearsal here by Doctor Ohm Digital Jazz Orchestra. Approx. 10 minutes. Sun Subtle is composed for 5/4/4/4 jazz orchestra. The first solo can be opened up for several players. Additional solos are for soprano 2 and trumpet 2 (in dialog with the ensemble). This is an adaptation of Read more
Performed in rehearsal here by Doctor Ohm Digital Jazz Orchestra. Approx. 10 minutes. Rumble is composed for 5/4/4/4 jazz orchestra. Solos can be opened up for several players in the band, but are explicitly written for trumpet 2, trombone 2, and lead alto. The piece is a play on classic Read more
Performed in rehearsal here by Doctor Ohm Digital Jazz Orchestra. Approx. 8 minutes. Noon is composed for 5/4/4/4 jazz orchestra. Solos are for tenor 1 and guitar. The melody is introduced by bass clarinet, bass, and piano, and low voices are featured in important melodic roles throughout. This is an Read more
As recorded by Doctor Ohm Digital Jazz Orchestra. Approx. 11 minutes. Dog Years is composed for traditional 5/4/4/4 big band. The video recording above features some additional layered synth sounds and effects, but every note in the recording is accounted for in the big band score. Solos are in the Read more
As recorded by the Valley Jazz Orchestra on the album Vicious Fishes approx. 6:30. An adaptation of a piece originally recorded on the album Justin Morell TriOrange. This instrumentation existed in an earlier draft and was revised in 2024 for the Lebanon Valley College Valley Jazz Orchestra. Mirroring the original recording, it opens Read more
As recorded by the Valley Jazz Orchestra on the album Vicious Fishes approx. 10 min. An adaptation of a piece originally written for septet, and recorded on the album Justin Morell Septet. This instrumentation existed in an earlier draft and was revised in 2024 for the Lebanon Valley College Valley Jazz Orchestra. At Read more