A cue I orchestrated for composer Trevor Jones on his beautiful score to “Cliffhanger.” Lead trumpet by the late great Maurice Murphy 🎺🎶
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My arrangement of “Embraceable You” for the great Jack Jones. This one is off of “The Gershwin Album”, produced by the late Mike Berniker.
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An arrangement I wrote for an album produced by the late Mike Berniker, entitled “Colors of Jazz: From Hollywood” (1991). The track features Fred Hersch’s brilliant piano playing, accompanied by bassist David Finck and drummer Dave Ratajczak.
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A cue I orchestrated for the film “Wyatt Earp”, circa 1994. Score composed by James Newton Howard.
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My introduction on “Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?”, written for tuba (and fluba) virtuoso Jim Self. The track also features the great Gary Foster on alto saxophone.
BRAD DECHTER OCTET live at “The Hamlet” in Cambria, CA, circa early 2000’s.
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PHOTO (Left to Right): Roger Neumann, Mike Lang, Bob Summers, Les Benedict, Frank Bennett, Brad Dechter, Gary Foster, Kenny Wild
