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Sean’s Original Music Catalog
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Title
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Year of Comp.
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Type
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Description and Comments
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All Five
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1990
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Jazz Combo
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My first complete original composition, written for jazz sextet and performed on my senior bassoon recital. Later re-recorded as in a more fusion setting and currently featured by The Todd Butler Group. As the name suggests, it a modal 5/4 with a straight-ahead swing 5/4 bridge.
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Guess Who?
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1988
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Big Band
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My first big band composition under the tutelage of Hank Levy. The title comes from the amount of plagiarism from Hank’s chart “Peek Into a New Time Zone” – all in 7/4 and 14/8.
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Snap, Crackle, & Bop
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1989
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Big Band
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My first attempt at the adventurous world of 4/4. A conventional, yet charming, straight-ahead swing chart in the style of Sammy Nestico.
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Latin Inquisition
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1989
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Big Band
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One of my favorite Hank Levy charts “Chain Reaction” is all in 13/4. One of my favorites Chuck Mangione compositions is “The Hill Where the Lord Hides.” This composition is a collision of the two! Hank… meet Chuck!
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Odd Funk-N-Stuff
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1991
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Jazz Fusion Group
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Originally recorded in my basement on a 4-track with Kyle Coughlin (sax & flute) and Chris Holt (guitar). Currently exists as a solo MIDI project and is featured on the MP3 sites! One of my personal favorites. The name says it all! Like Pat Metheny meets Tower of Power. Mostly a heavy funk groove but covers a lot of mucial territory with strong melodies and all kinds of crazy odd-meters... 10/4, 7/4, 22/4, 9/4, 5/4, etc. plus a wild surprise ending!
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Que Pasa
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1992
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Latin Jazz Fusion
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This 4/4 composition recorded in my basement on a 4-track with Kyle Coughlin (sax, flute, & co-writer) and Chris Holt (guitar). It features a great latin groove contrasted with a heavy-electric funk solo section.
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Takerimba
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1991
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New Age – Solo MIDI Project
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Named after the Marimba synthesizer patch name I used in its creation, Takerimba was a project to utilize a 23/8 time signature – taken from one of the most sophisticated compositions of Don Ellis, “How’s This for Openers?” Composed for 3 mallet instruments.
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Funky Chick
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1993
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Electronic Jazz Fusion
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Recorded in my basement on a 4-track, “Funky Chick” relatively simple 7/4 funk groove featuring a MONSTER guitar solo by Tom Hirschman. Composed in the style of Chick Corea first Electric Band album.
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Symphony #7
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1993
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Electronic Jazz Fusion
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Recorded in my basement on a 4-track with Kyle Coughlin (sax, clarinet, & flute) and Chris Holt (guitar). An insane combination of musical elements, all in 7/4 or 7/8 and in a quasi-sonata form.
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The Funeral
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1993
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New Age
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Sad/morose new age mood music. Co-written by Chris Holt as background scoring music.
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Circle
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1993
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New Age
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Happy new age mood music with a classical overtones. Written as background “wallpaper” type music.
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Disney Medley
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1994
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Solo MIDI Project
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The name says it all! The musical mind of Sean Fenlon meets all those wonderful Disney tunes!
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Inside Outside Upside-down (I.O.U.)
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1995
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Electronic Jazz Fusion
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Modern synth-based 5/4 groove which romps through several characters and moods. Depeche Mode meets Dave Gruisin! Currently exists as a solo MIDI project and is featured on the MP3 sites!
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Hiatus IV
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1995
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Electronic Jazz Fusion
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An intense synth-based romp through 11/4 & 22/8 meters w/ a strong Pat Metheny influence. Killer keyboard solo! Currently exists as a solo MIDI project and is featured on the MP3 sites!
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The Wedding Song
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1995
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Smooth Jazz
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A slow dance ballad built from a beatiful & gentle melody. Light piano solo interlude section in a slow 5/4. Currently exists as a solo MIDI project and is featured on the MP3 sites!
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I’m Back
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1995
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Latin Jazz
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A crazy latin jam in 5/4 and 9/4 featuring a big musical “pyramid” build.
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Song for Stuart
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1997
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Jazz Fusion
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Composed for Stuart Hart for his upcoming CD Project. Based loosely on The Brecker Brothers, but all in 7/4.
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Freedom Jazz Dance (arrangement)
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1997
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Jazz Fusion
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Yes, I kept this in 4/4, but added a super-cool piano cadenza and all sorts of inside-outside polyrhythms.
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