Sheet Music – CHARLES MCPHERSON

Manhattan Nocturne

Medium tempo Latin-based sensuous melodic “Nocturne.”
From “Manhattan Nocturne” Arabesque Recordings 2006

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Jumping Jacks

A playful Blues-tinged medium swing tempo.
From “Come Play With Me.” Arabesque Recordings 2008.

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Wedding Song

An energetic, syncopated joyful Samba.
From the suite “Song of Songs” on Jazz Dance Suites. Chazz Mack Music 2019

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Nightfall

A sensuous ballad with a hint of mystery written contrapuntally between the equal, two horns/voices.
From “Jazz Dance Suites” Chazz Mack Music 2020

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Song of the Sphinx

A mysterious, exotic tune conjuring up images of a vast desert.
From the suite “Sweet Synergy Suite” on Jazz Dance Suites.
Chazz Mack Music 2019

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Heart’s Desire

A heart-wrenching, brooding melody with stark tempo changes.
McPherson’s diverse writing at its best.
From the suite “Song of Songs” on Jazz Dance Suites.
Chaz Mack Music 2019

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Marionette

A playful tune dancing between “funky” and “swing.” From the Suite “Sweet Synergy Suite” on Jazz Dance Suites. CHAZZ MACK MUSIC 2019
Previously released on “Come Play With Me” Arabesque, 1995