Trumpet-Tenor Saxophone Quintet
The inception of the Quintet started with my desire to perform the mostly forgotten music written by trumpeter Kenny Dorham for the quintet he co-led with saxophonist Joe Henderson in the mid-1960s. These compositions, while within the hard bop genre, are not exactly of it. They are different—dark, soulful, sophisticated, highly arranged, and with ingenious motifs and rhythmic devices that make each one of them a distinctive roadmap for improvisation. (Our video of Dorham’s composition “São Paulo” is a good example of this.) Dorham’s neglected masterpieces form the core of the group’s repertoire and concept, complemented by additional compositions by Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Mobley, Walter Bishop Jr., Billy Harper, and others.
Personnel
Bill Mobley, trumpet
Dave Riekenberg, tenor saxophone
Cecilia Coleman, piano
Matt Clohsey, bass
Chuck Braman, drums
Alternate Personnel
Alex Norris, Richie Vitale trumpet
Tom Christensen, Rich Perry, saxophone
Art Hirahara, piano
Noriko Ueda, Paul Gill, bass
Videos
Repertoire
Kenny Dorham:
Back Road
Brown’s Town
Escapade
La Mesha
Night Watch
An Oscar for Oscar
Pedro’s Time
São Paulo
Short Story
Sunrise In Mexico
Sunset
Una Mas
Whistle Stop
Joe Henderson:
Jinrikisha
Mamacita
Our Thing
Punjab
Serenity
Step Lightly
Teeter Tooter
Thelonious Monk:
Hornin’ In
Locomotive
Sixteen
Woody Shaw:
The Moontrane
Theme For Maxine
Various Composers:
Coral Keys (Walter Bishop Jr.)
Crocket Ballet (Billy Harper)
Joshua (Victor Feldman)
Lost (Wayne Shorter)
Pat ‘n Chat (Hank Mobley)
Rio (Wayne Shorter)
Scene (Tom Harrell)
Sky Dive (Freddie Hubbard)
The Black Angel (Kenny Barron)
Waiting For Chet (Hal Galper)
My Other Bands
Guitar Trio/Quartet With a front-line featuring either one or two guitarists, this band performs the music of Thelonious Monk, John Abercrombie, Pat Metheny, Paul Motian, and others.
Saxophone Quartet With a front-line consisting of saxophone and guitar, this group explores some of the most challenging jazz compositions from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.
Vibraphone Trio/Quartet With a front-line consisting of vibraphone, either alone (trio) or supported by guitar or piano (quartet), this group explores a mixture of standards, Brazilian, and jazz compositions that lend themselves to the sound of the vibraphone.
Piano Trio This group explores rarely-performed compositions of Bill Evans and Antonio Carlos Jobim, among other great jazz composers.
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