Blues for Charlie (from the CD Turnaround recorded by the Michael Treni Big Band) is a blues chart written in 12/8 time with open spaces to feature your accomplished soloists punctuated by

Hark, the Herald Angels Swing (from the CD You Better Watch Out recorded by the Michael Treni Big Band) is a tongue and cheek parody of the classical Christmas carol. It features

One for Duke (from the CD Pop-Culture Blues recorded by the Michael Treni Big Band) is a 12-bar atonal blues. Its theme is presented throughout in four (or more) keys simultaneously while

Phoenix Rising (from the CD Detour! recorded by the Jazz Composers Workshop Orchestra) is an up-tempo minor blues with open spaces to feature soloists interspersed with "barn burning"

Pop-Culture Blues (from the CD Pop-Culture Blues recorded by the Michael Treni Big Band) is a composition that, though not in the blues form, clearly evokes the feeling of the blues. The

Summer Blues (from the CD Pop-Culture Blues recorded by the Michael Treni Big Band) is a composition that, though not in the blues form, clearly evokes the feeling of the blues. The form