“November”(clip)
Composed and Arranged by John Guari for the 52nd Annual Grammy Nominated album Lab 2009 by the UNT One O’clock Lab Band.
This clip is spliced from the album, currently available by mail from the UNT Jazz website. Online purchase options such as the iTunes store are being investigated currently. Please buy and listen to this album. Every track is great.
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John Guari Graduate Recital. April 23, 2009. Kenton Hall, UNT College of Music. 8:00PM
All tunes written or arranged by John Guari
No Hesitation, quintet. Solos: John Guari (trumpet), Sylvester Onyejiaka (tenor)
weird chord and form experimentation!
Lilacs and Landmines, nonet. Solos: Adam Hutcheson (alto), Sylvester Onyejiaka (tenor)
blues+sus-y interludes!
Blue Lobster, jazz trombone ensemble. Solo: Nick Wlodarczyk
Lobster-esque swing!
Someone To Watch Over Me (Gershwin/Gershwin arr. John Guari), a capella vocal. Solo: Melissa McMillan
reharm!
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (Dylan arr. John Guari), big band. Solos: Tatiana Mayfield (Vocals), Thomas Eby (Trumpet)
stealing Thad licks! sassy lyrics!
Rifts, big band. Solos: Evan Weiss (trumpet) and Kelyn Crapp (Guitar)
?uestlove beats!
November, big band. Solo: Brian Girley (alto)
more spread chords! spacey piano stuff that I apparently find a way to stick into every chart (at least on this recital)!
Architect Flagmen, big band. Solos: Sylvester Onyejiaka (tenor), Kelyn Crapp (guitar)
anagram: face melting chart!
NEWISH COMPOSITIONS/ARRANGEMENTS
Groove/Swing. ?uestlove and Christian McBride as jumping off points.
An epic chart I wrote and revised last year. This is a 2nd reading. The tune with kinks worked out and face melting licks having been shedded will close my Grad Recital, which is Thursday, April 23rd at 8:00PM in Kenton Hall on the UNT College of Music Campus.
This is a recording from a performance by the Three O’Clock Lab Band featuring Melissa McMillan on vocals. This was meant to be Basie-ish, complete with stolen riffs.
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
Another arrangement for Vocalist and Big Band on one of my favorite Bob Dylan tunes. Tatiana Mayfield is singing on this recording.
A vocal jazz ensemble arrangement with accompaniment. Rhythm and vocal tracks were recorded separately and combined.
My first a capella vocal jazz arrangement. Pretty chords.
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Edge (beginning), (end)
Fusion. 2 Sax, 2 Trumpets, Trombone, Guitar, Rhodes, Bass, Drums, Percussion
Written for the UNT Zebras and Recorded March 2007.
Cobra Mask
Fusion/Funk. 2 Sax, 2 Trumpets, Trombone, Guitar, Rhodes, Bass, Drums, Percussion
Written for the UNT Zebras and Recorded March 2007.
Meresque
Swing w/Funk Interlude. 10 Brass, 5 Sax, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums
Written and Recorded March 2007.
Avellino
Modern, Groove. Trumpet, Tenor Sax, Trombone, Piano, Bass, Drums.
Written March 2007
John Guari - Trumpet
Ben Walkenhauer - Tenor Sax
Nick Wlodarczyk - Trombone
Kijoon Sung - Piano
Yuka Tadano - Bass
Michael D’Angelo - Drums
jivex
Computer
Written Winter 2007. My first attempt at computer music.
The piece samples “Jive Samba” from the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra track off of the album Central Park North.
I used Goldwave and ReCycle to make the beat and Reason 3.0 to process.
Under Shadow
Ballad. 10 Brass, 5 Sax, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums
Written and Recorded Fall 2006. My first original Ballad.
Song for Philbao
Samba. 5 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, 5 Sax, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums
Written and Recorded Winter 2006. Commissioned by Phil Holm for the Minnesota Youth Jazz Bands.
News
Violin, Trumpets, French Horns, Trombones, Timpani, Drumset.
Created using the Finale 2004 synthesizer (unfortunately). A news intro. A project for Radio/TV/Film Music, Summer 2005.
FedEx Showers
Violin, Bass, Clarinet, Flute, Cabasa, Triangle, Rhodes Piano.
Created using Reason. Postscore for a 30 second commercial. A project for Radio/TV/Film Music, Summer 2005.
Lines in the Sand (Big Band)
Uptempo Latin. 10 Brass, 5 Sax, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums.
Written and Recorded Fall 2005.
Lines in the Sand (Combo)
Uptempo Latin. Bari Sax, Trumpet, Guitar, Bass Drums
Written Summer 2005, Recorded Fall 2005.
Matt Gawlik - Bari Sax
John Guari - Trumpet
Hajime Yoshida - Guitar
Ryan Hagler - Bass
Blair Fix - Drums
Knightengale
Ballad. Alto Sax, Flugelhorn, Piano, Bass, Drums.
Written and Recorded Fall 2004.
Arrangements
NEW
Autumn Leaves (Comp. Joseph Kosma; Arr. John Guari)
Funk. 10 Brass, 5 Sax, Guitar, Piano, Bass Drums
Written Spring 2007 for my senior recital
Tea For Two (Comp. Vincent Youmans and Irving Caesar; Arr. John Guari and Kathryn Stachitus)
Samba. Vocals, Rhodes, Bass, Drums.
Written Fall 2006 for Downbeat Magazine submission
Kathryn Stachitus - Vocals
Eymard Furtado - Rhodes
Daniel Foose - Bass
Jose Perez - Drums
Got To Get You Into My Life (Comp. Lennon/McCartney; Arr. Earth Wind and Fire/John Guari)
Shuffle Funk. Vocals, 2 Trumpets, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Trombone, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Drums.
Written Fall 2006 for UNT Zebras ensemble
The First Taste (Comp. Fiona Apple; Arr. John Guari)
Modern-ish, not really swingy. Voice, Trumpet, Piano, Bass, Drums.
Written Fall 2006
Kathryn Stachitus - Vocals
Evan Weiss - Trumpet
Justin Stanton - Piano
Andy Rodgers - Bass
Jose Perez - Drums
Yesterdays (Comp. Jerome Kern; Arr. John Guari)
Medium Swing. 8 Brass, 5 Sax, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums.
Written and Recorded Spring 2006.
The Natives are Restless Tonight (Comp. Horace Silver; Arr. John Guari)
Swing. 10 Brass, 5 Sax, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums.
Written Spring 2005, Revised Summer and Fall 2005, Recorded Fall 2005.
Pure Imagination (Comp. Bricusse/Newley; Arr. John Guari)
Medium Swing. 8 Brass, 5 Sax, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums.
Written and Recorded Fall 2005 (sorry for the botched high note).
In Your Own Sweet Way (Comp. Dave Brubeck; Arr. John Guari)
Rumba/Swing. Tenor Sax, Trumpet, Trombone, Piano, Bass, Drums.
Written and Recorded Fall 2004.