Clay Jazz: Music
My One And Only Love (ballad)
(Duo: Clay and Rausch.)
Written by Wood & Mellin.
A blissful, contented love ballad, perfect for a wedding or anniversary.
Bésame Mucho (rhumba) (Click for Spanish lyrics)
(Quartet: Clay, Rausch, Dunlap and Hoffsommer.)
Just In Time (swing)
(Trio: Clay, Rausch & Dunlap.)
Written by Style, Comden & Green.
A lively swing tune of giddy, happy love.
You've Changed (ballad)
(Duo: Clay & Rausch.)
Written by Carl Fischer.
Made famous by Billie Holiday, this song expresses the despair of a love gone sour.
Gentle Rain (bossa nova)
(Quartet: Clay, Rausch, Dunlap and Hoffsommer.)
Written by Louis Bonfi.
A peaceful instrumental – you can almost see the raindrops making rivulets on the window pane.
Just Squeeze Me (swing)
(Trio: Clay, Rausch and Dunlap.)
Written by Duke Ellington.
Playful vocals beg for fair treatment from her beloved: Squeeze me, but please don't tease me!
Night And Day (swing)
(Trio: Clay, Rausch and Dunlap.)
Darn That Dream (ballad)
(Duo: Clay & Rausch.)
Written by Van Heusen.
A twisting, chromatic song of unfulfilled longing.
Tempest (swing)
(Quartet: Clay, Rausch, Dunlap and Hoffsommer.)
Written by Karl Rausch.
Israel (mixed-tempo swing)
(Quartet: Clay, Rausch, Dunlap and Hoffsommer.)
Written by John Carisi.
A rhythmically challenging instrumental – great fun to play!
The Night Has 1000 Eyes (swing/Latin)
(Quartet: Clay, Rausch, Dunlap and Hoffsommer.)
Written by Weisman, Garrett & Wayne.
A lively instrumental standard that flips from Swing to Latin and back again.
Some Time Ago (jazz waltz)
(Quartet: Clay, Rausch, Dunlap and Hoffsommer.)
Written by Sergio Mihanovich.
A sweet instrumental in 3/4 time.