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This page contains many audio samples of my playing and writing and .pdf files of the lead sheets (concert key) for many of my tunes. There are also scores for some of my works for saxophone quartet and other ensembles. I hope that you download and play some of my music. Please remember, though, that these pieces are my copyrighted work. If you would like to record any of them, please contact me in regard to obtaining a license at jazz-ed@earthlink.net

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NEW RELEASE!!!
The Mission
Edward Petersen-saxophone/composer
Victor Atkins-piano
Tarik Hassan-bass
Paul Thibodeaux-drums

Tracks
1. This One's for Wilbur
2. Simple

3. Cryptic Interlude
4. The Delivery
5. 2214
6. The Dreaded Symphony
7. TJ
8. The Test
9. You Never Know
10. Prognosis
11. Roving Bovine
12. The Mission

All compositions Copyright Edward Petersen
Published by Roving Bovine Music ASCAP

These are full tracks, not excerpts. If you enjoy the music, please consider sending a donation. If you would like to receive a disc, please donate at least $12.00 (more would make me happier!) and include a note with your address. If you would like for me to autograph the disc, just let me know. Thanks for staying with me during this commercial announcement...Summers in New Orleans can be slow!

 

NPR Toast of the Nation-New Year's Eve 2010-11

Von Freeman and Ed Petersen
Live at the Green Mill-Chicago

with
Willie Pickens-piano
Brian Sandstrom-bass
Robert Shy-drums

Here are several tracks and scores of my compositions for the
Thrascher
saxophone quartet
Randy Hamm-soprano, Tim Ishii-alto, Edward Petersen-tenor, Glenn Kostur-baritone

Abduction
Adoration of Ra
Bing Bing Boing Bing Bing Boing
Cryptic Suite
Memp from Emmo
You Never Know
Zed
Blow Out
Downhill
For Dan
Mr. Maurice
Spiral
Little Vamp
Mojave
 
Probably
Caste Off

here are a few other music samples
AB ("bootleg" excerpt)  
4 ("bootleg" excerpt)  
OtT ("bootleg" excerpt)  
Blues ("bootleg" excerpt)  
DU ("bootleg" excerpt)  
Minor ("bootleg" excerpt)  
VH ("bootleg" excerpt)  
Goofies ("bootleg" excerpt)  
jazz-ed solo from Delmark 508-Von and Ed
Walking in the Sky from Delmark 474-The Haint
The Less I Hear You-solo saxophone mp3  
Meditation-solo saxophone mp3  
Caste Off-solo saxophone+samples+Reason mp3  
Mr. Brown (setting of text by famous doctor)
 
Mr. Maurice
 
The Yert
 
EU (jazz-ed on alto!)
 
From Whom All
 
Ketchak Dance
 
The Law
 
Groovy Bleeps
 
The Abbot-solo saxophone+Reason
The Purge (for big band and solo tenor or quartet)

 

...and some jazz-ed tunes
I hope to have some more mp3s posted here soon

The Abbot
 
Abduction
Bing Bing Boing Bing Bing Boing
The Blob
 
Brite
 
Conjunction
Cryptic Interlude
Dan's Idea
The Dreaded Symphony
EOM
Endless
For Dan
The Delivery
FWA
The Gift
The Goofies
Irrational Being
Joe
Larry Smith
The Law
Lee Morgan
The Long Chart
The Loop
Mano de Mono
Man of Few Words
Mary Grace
Memo from Emmo
The Messenger
The Mill
 
Milton
The Mission
Mr. Maurice
Mopin'
MST
Onus B
Objects in Mirror are Closer than they Appear
Poem for the Tortured Spirits
Probably
Prognosis
The Purge
Roving Bovine
Simple
Son of Lumbriga
This One's for Wilbur
Ten-Four
Thanks, Jeff
The Test
Twins
Upward Spiral
Voice in the Night
You Never Know
The Vocal Tune
Zed
Zoa's Tune
...to be continued...
 

 

...and some BIG BAND CHARTS!!!

Click on the title to download a ZIP file that contains the score and parts. These are free downloads, but please consider sending a donation if you play them
(If you play them)

Probably

The Purge

Please note that this arrangement of The Purge is considerably different than the audio example above

...and some septet arrangements!!!
These arrangements of Harold Battiste's music commissioned by the New Orleans Jazz Institute
Sponsored by Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

Circle Cycle
Beautiful Old Ladies
J.B. Jazz
Harlis Laughing
Little Joy (by Nat Perrillat)