There are two types of playing you'll hear at my solo performances:
1. Improvisation - Songs with solos played over a pre-recorded background with a percussion track - generally a larger portion of the show, plus more lively!
2. Chord Melody - Chords and melody being played simultaneously - generally more mellow.
As I play, I sense how upbeat or subdued the audience wants the music, and I’ll alternate between the two, working to create a balanced, fun performance.
Below, the first 2 examples are of improvised playing (Valdez in the Country and Jody Grind),
The 3rd is a chord melody example (Just the Way You Look Tonight).
SONG LIST/ IMPROVISED TUNES
ALWAYS THERE
BLUE MONK
BACK TO NEW ORLEANS -
CANTELOUPE ISLAND
CANTELOUPE WOMAN
CHAMELEON
CISCO
CISSY STRUT
COLD DUCK TIME
COMIN HOME
EASE BACK
EUROPA
EQUINOX
FOUR
GIBRALTAR
GREASIN EASY
GREEN DOLPHIN ST
HARD WORK
JODY GRIND
LIL WIN, BIG WIN
MERCY MERCY MERCY
MISS YOU
MOANIN'
MR MAGIC
MY GROOVE, YOUR MOVE
RED CLAY
SALUTE
SONG FOR MY FATHER
SOULFUL STRUT
SOUTHWICK
SUMMERTIME
SUNNY -
VALDEZ IN THE COUNTRY
VILLAGE BLUES
WELL YOU NEEDNT
WORK SONG
ORIGINALS
Lil Win Big Win
Stewfer Two
Burgundy Boogie
No Lie
Yeah, Right
SONG LIST/ CHORD MELODY TUNES:
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
AINT MISBEHAVIN’
ALL OF ME
BLUE MONK
BLUE MOON
BODY AND SOUL
CENTRAL PARK WEST
DESIFINADO
FLY ME TO THE MOON
FOUR/ MISTY
GEORGIA/
GIRL FROM IPANEMA
GOD BLESS THE CHILD
GREEN DOLPHIN STREET
HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE
HOUSE AT POOH CORNER
HOW INSENSITIVE
I LOVE LUCY (Theme
I ONLY HVE EYES FOR YOU
I REMEMBER YOU
I WISH I KNEW
I’VE GOT YOU (UNDER MY SKIN)
IF I FELL
IF IF ONLY HAD A BRAIN
IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD
IN MY LIFE
IT HAD TO BE YOU
LADY IS A TRAMP
LOVER MAN
LULLABY OF BIRDLAND
LUSH LIFE
MACK THE KNIFE
MAKIN WHOOPIE
MERCY, MERCY, MERCY
MICHELLE
MISS NEW ORLEANS
MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT
MOONLIGHT SERENADE
MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE
ON THE ST. WHERE YOU LIVE
ONCE I LOVED
ONE NOTE SAMBA
OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
PRELUDE TO A KIS
QUIET NITES OF QUIET STARS
RAGTIME MAMA
RAINBOW CONNECTION
ROUND MIDNIGHT
SARABANDE
SATIN DOLL
SIMPLE BLUES FINGER PICKIN
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
SOPHISTICATED LADY
ST JAMES INFIRMARY
STARDUST
STORMY
STRAIGHT, NO CHASER
SUMMERTIME/
SUNNY
TENDERLY
THE SUMMER WIND
THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGH
THERE’LL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU
THIS OLD HOUSE THEME
TILL THERE WAS YOU
TONIGHT, TONIGHT
UNFORGETTABLE
VOLARE
WAVE
WHAT’S NEW
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
WHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE
WITCHCRAFT
YESTERDAY
YOU GO TO MY HEAD
YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG