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Music samples by Michael Caudill

This section contains a variety of samples that showcase my work. The samples were recorded during the past few years and include both studio and live performances. For more information please feel free to contact me.

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Impressions (Dec 2009)

This John Coltrane favorite features the Leominster High School Jazz Combo with me on tenor sax.

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Janohah (Dec 2009)

An excerpt from an impromptu live recording made in the old town hall in Berlin, MA for the "Christmas in Berlin" celebration. I play tenor sax with talented local high school players on this John Zorn song.

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Shannon (Nov 2009)

I wrote this ballad over a period of several months. On the recording, I play tenor saxophone over a sequenced backing track.

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Zigzagging (Apr 2009)

This is an up-tempo bebop piece I wrote with some avant-garde inspirations. On the track, I play alto sax. There is a human drummer, but the piano and bass are sequenced.

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Road Song (Jun 2009)

I play tenor sax in a live outdoor performance in downtown Leominster on this Wes Montgomery standard. Performing is the Leominster High School Jazz Combo.

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Footprints (Jun 2009)

Another live performance from the outdoor set. I play tenor sax with the LHS Jazz Combo on this Wayne Shorter tune.

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Bohemian Rhapsody (May 2009)

On this track, I play the soprano saxophone as part of the Leominster Saxophone Quartet as it performs “Bohemian Rhapsody,” by Queen.

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At Last (Dec 2008)

My take on a classic written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren, as popularly performed by Etta James. Features me on alto sax over a sequenced backing track.

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Funky Bop (Dec 2007)

Just having fun on tenor sax improvising over an original backing track I made with loops.

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Grease Scene Change Music (Dec 2007)

A short track of some scene change music from my high school's musical production, "Grease," featuring me on tenor sax.

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There are Worse Things I Could Do (Dec 2007)

Here is another track from "Grease." In it, I had the opportunity to back up a great vocal on tenor sax.

Copyright 2009 Michael Caudill