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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 If you need to download the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader, click here. |
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 |
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Adoration of Ra |
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Bing Bing Boing Bing Bing Boing |
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Cryptic Suite |
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Memp from Emmo |
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You Never Know |
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Zed |
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Blow Out |
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Downhill |
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For Dan |
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Mr. Maurice |
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Spiral |
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Little Vamp |
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Mojave |
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Probably |
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Caste Off |
| 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 |
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Walking in the Sky from Delmark 474-The Haint |
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| 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) |
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Mr. Maurice |
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The Yert |
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EU (jazz-ed on alto!) |
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From Whom All |
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Ketchak Dance |
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The Law |
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Groovy Bleeps |
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The Abbot-solo saxophone+Reason |
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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 |
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Abduction |
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Bing Bing Boing Bing Bing Boing |
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The Blob |
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Brite |
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Conjunction |
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Cryptic Interlude |
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Dan's Idea |
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The Dreaded Symphony |
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EOM |
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Endless |
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For Dan |
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The Delivery |
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FWA |
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The Gift |
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The Goofies |
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Irrational Being |
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Joe |
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Larry Smith |
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The Law |
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Lee Morgan |
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The Long Chart |
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The Loop |
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Mano de Mono |
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Man of Few Words |
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Mary Grace |
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Memo from Emmo |
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The Messenger |
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The Mill |
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Milton |
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The Mission |
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Mr. Maurice |
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Mopin' |
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MST |
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Onus B |
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Objects in Mirror are Closer than they Appear |
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Poem for the Tortured Spirits |
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Probably |
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Prognosis |
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The Purge |
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Roving Bovine |
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Simple |
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Son of Lumbriga |
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This One's for Wilbur |
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Ten-Four |
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Thanks, Jeff |
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The Test |
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Twins |
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Upward Spiral |
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Voice in the Night |
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You Never Know |
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The Vocal Tune |
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Zed |
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Zoa's Tune |
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...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)
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
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