Makin' Whoopee
The classic Walter Donaldson standard. Tenor sax and upright bass.
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Mode for Joe
Cedar Walton composed this for Joe Henderson. Charles's version has a slight hip-hop influence.
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Chega de Suadade (No More Blues)
A song from Antonio Carlos Jobim. This version has a light samba feel.
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Cop Theme
A recording with the Rex Merriweather Big Band from his forthcoming album, This Ain't Your Daddy's Big Band. This is an original tune by pianist/composer Paul McDonald
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West Side Story
Another one with the Rex Merrieweather Big Band. Paul McDonald's arrangment of the classic Leonard Bernstein score.
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Paper
An original composition by Charles - A ballad for tenor saxophone and piano.
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Swinging With Buster
This is a song was recorded with bassist/guitarist Dave Jones. Dave likes to do one microphone recordings straight to vinyl, as recording artists did in the 40s and 50s. Sounds straight out of the Golden Era of jazz. Charles plays soprano sax on this one.
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Airegin
An up-tempo Sonny Rollins composition. This version is for bass, drums and tenor sax. (Coming Soon)
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Footprints
A slightly different take on a classic Wayne Shorter tune. The rhythm section is sequenced, the saxes and flute overdubbed.
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Alone Together
A Howard Deitz and Authur Schwartz compostion arranged for solo alto saxophone. (Coming Soon)
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Blues, Funk & Soul
Shotgun
A cover of the Junior Walker classic recorded with Stone Soul. Charles plays this one on alto sax, instead of the traditional tenor.
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No Damn Fool
A funk tune co-written by the members of Porterhouse Bob & Down to the Bone. This clip includes the horn interlude that Charles wrote and arranged.
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My Leads All Gone
A Porterhouse Bob "coming-of-age" gem with a nice little dixieland section at the end.
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Have Myself a BBQ
A Porterhouse Bob classic. This one is a slow blues extolling the virtues of food prepared over an open flame.
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Buscuits n Gravy
Funk straight from the streets of New Orleans.
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Other & Misc.
Shakewell
A dance track produced with Soulplanet Recordings. Charles plays some funky flute on this one.
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Mesa
An electronica track recorded with Greg Reeves of Cordovan Music. Mysterious and moody. Charles plays alto saxophone and Irish whistle.
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Trouble
Another track with Greg Reeves of Cordovan Music. This one has Charles playing soprano sax over a very funky groove.
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Familiar
Some soprano sax with rock group DiMaggio.
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If It's Love
Recorded with Paul Cote in New York. Sinuous Saxes and Trippy Flutes on this one.
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Original Electronic Compostions
Meditation
A IDM track written as a contrast of simple melody and complex rhythm.
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Just Imagine
A short pop-electronica song.
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Alleyway
Dark drum n bass, old school.
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Digital Moonlight
A track inspired by Grooverider & Squarepusher.
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Aetna
An older track, written to sound like an action movie.
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Great White
Another older track, exploring the mysteries of the ocean.
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Song for Winston
This one was inspired by George Orwell's 1984. Sometimes two plus two does equal five.
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Snake Bite
One word: Chaos.
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