La Fiesta

2008-01-23 by Ben Janik

This song is by Chick Corea, originally played by Return to Forever on their self-titled album. This recording is by a group I played and recorded with in high school called Nexus, on the album Afterwards. A simple but very fun song!

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Cisco

2007-12-21 by Ben Janik

Here is my arrangement of Pat Martino’s Cisco, a swinging 24 bar blues. I harmonized the first chorus of his solo for the saxophone soli. We didn’t quite record it up to the tempo I wanted to, but I’m sure that next time it will be burning.

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How High The Moon

2007-12-21 by Ben Janik

This is my first arrangement that I actually spent some time on. I had to write out by hand every note that everyone played, which was an incredibly tedious process that made my hand cramp up repeatedly. This track isn’t especially swinging, but I like it. It has a cool sound I think.

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