Sean's Original Compositions & Arrangements

 

Sean’s Original Music Catalog

Title

Year of Comp.

Type

Description and Comments

All Five

1990

Jazz Combo

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.

Guess Who?

1988

Big Band

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.

Snap, Crackle, & Bop

1989

Big Band

My first attempt at the adventurous world of 4/4.  A conventional, yet charming, straight-ahead swing chart in the style of Sammy Nestico.

Latin Inquisition

1989

Big Band

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!

Odd Funk-N-Stuff

1991

Jazz Fusion Group

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!

Que Pasa

1992

Latin Jazz Fusion

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.

Takerimba

1991

New Age – Solo MIDI Project

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.

Funky Chick

1993

Electronic Jazz Fusion

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.

Symphony #7

1993

Electronic Jazz Fusion

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.

The Funeral

1993

New Age

Sad/morose new age mood music. Co-written by Chris Holt as background scoring music.

Circle

1993

New Age

Happy new age mood music with a classical overtones. Written as background “wallpaper” type music.

Disney Medley

1994

Solo MIDI Project

The name says it all!  The musical mind of Sean Fenlon meets all those wonderful Disney tunes!

Inside Outside Upside-down (I.O.U.)

1995

Electronic Jazz Fusion

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!

 

Hiatus IV

1995

Electronic Jazz Fusion

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!

The Wedding Song

1995

Smooth Jazz

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!

I’m Back

1995

Latin Jazz

A crazy latin jam in 5/4 and 9/4 featuring a big musical “pyramid” build.

Song for Stuart

1997

Jazz Fusion

Composed for Stuart Hart for his upcoming CD Project.  Based loosely on The Brecker Brothers, but all in 7/4.

Freedom Jazz Dance (arrangement)

1997

Jazz Fusion

Yes, I kept this in 4/4, but added a super-cool piano cadenza and all sorts of inside-outside polyrhythms.