This is the lovely theme of the 1951 classic "Alice In Wonderland". The tune was composed by Sammy Fain.

Alice In Wonderland

This is a slow and moving ballad off of John Coltrane's 1964 album "Coltrane's Sound". I play it rather expressively and for the most part just have a good time. 

Central Park West

Jimmy Van Heusen's classic that he wrote all the way back in 1939. I based this arrangement off the way Joe Pizziarelli played it.

Darn That Dream

A tune that I have loved since I was a child, from the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It was composed by Leslie Bricusse specifically for the movie, and has held its own through the years. The sort of ambient and oddly related intro/outro is a little piece I found trying to reharmonize the melody to make it more interesting. The reharmonization is actually briefly in the piece right while I improvise, but in the moment of performance I thought it would make a good way to set the mood.

Pure Imagination

This is the first composition that Bill Evans ever wrote that gain some recognition. He wrote it while on a full ride flute scholarship to Harvard. I stumbled across this tune while I was still playing six string guitar, and have loved it ever since.

Very Early

The classic by Duke Ellington, 1935. Before this performance I had been listening to the Duke and Coltrane recording of this tune, and it totally blows me away. On a whim, the trio played it after my recital.

In A Sentimental Mood

A beautiful bop line off of the Konitz Hi Fi album, circa 1956. This is a fun album that was super modern and cutting edge at the time, and it is sort of fun looking back. The quartet played this one, and although it has a rocky start I really like this recording.

Kary's Trance

Another one that the quartet decided to pull out of thin air and play in front of a crowd. Definitely the most hard, dirty, swingin' chart we played that day.

Brandon Crafts