Fast Funk ala James Brown. Great feature for drums or any soloist. Includes a fun afro-cuban 6/8 bridge which breaks up the funk groove every cycle of changes. Standard Big Band Instrumentation 5-4-4-4

Slow Ballad featuring a sax solo from traditional jazz to funk ending in a powerhouse climax.

Middle-Eastern Afro-Cuban Flamenco Funk! Challenging powerhouse piece I wrote to feature Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Michael Brecker. This features lots of challenging rhythms - triplet hemiolas in afro cuban 6/8 style AND quickly changing into straight 16th funk rhythms. Standard Big Band Instrumentation 5-4-4-4

Slow Funk featuring slow build of 4-bar intro with solo gtr, adding bass, horns, drums. Features sax section melody, some complex 16ths rhythms for horns, and several soloists. Could also feature a vocalist as well (just like the DKO recording on “In The Now” CD)

Funky Medium Groove w Swing 8ths (116bpm)…a groove similar to Stevie Wonder’s “I Wish”. Originally composed as a 2-bar looping section for the intro with my Electric Quartet. Easy Eb7 mostly throughout, but has a 7/8 3-bar bridge and a loose improv melody section leading into solos. Drums or any soloist can solo over 7/8 repeated bridge at end. Standard Big Band Instrumentaion 5-4-4-4

Fast aggressive swing Cm blues with a bridge. Features trombone and tenor sax on melody as well as an exciting big horn soli. Standard Big Band Instrumentation 5-4-4-4

All Three Movements from the 20min DKO Latin Suite that direct segue into one another. This is a really dynamic show stopper and that features virtually all sections of the band, most notably Solo Trombone and authentic latin grooves in rhythm section. Standard Big Band Instrumentation 5-4-4-4 PLUS Solo Trombone.

Med Fast Straight 8th Funk/Rock originally composed in style of John Scofield’s “Still Warm” with drums keeping straight time w crossstick on every beat over inspiring 14-bar chord progression. After solos, the ending is a slow intense build featuring tenor or soprano sax to final melody and long 30+sec fermata fade. Standard Big Band Instrumentation 5-4-4-4

First of Three Movements from the 20min DKO Latin Suite. Features Solo Trombone and authentic latin grooves. Standard Big Band Instrumentation 5-4-4-4 PLUS Solo Trombone.

Med Funk with challenging 16th rhythms for all instruments. Features Trombone, Tenor Sax, and Guitar on Melody and Solos. AAB form and Standard Big Band Instrumentation 5-4-4-4

Beautiful and Powerful R&B/Soul Ballad featuring Trombone & Alto Sax. Straight 4/4 with one bar of 5/8 in the middle of chorus :) Can feature soprano sax or guitar for long building solo section at end. Standard Big Band Instrumentation 5-4-4-4