How Long Has This Been Going On (Gershwin, arr. Rutkowski)
pno. solo, 4:31

Comments: Recorded by pianist Richard Glazier on Centaur Records (CRC 2846), and performed by him in over 60 cities. (Read the Reviews)

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Willow Weep for Me (Ronnell, arr. Rutkowski), 7:52, ten/pno

Comments: Written for the Gershwin Centennial Celebration (1998), a concert I put together featuring my friends tenor Steven Stolen, pianist Richard Glazier and clarinetist Frank Glover, and televised several times by PBS affiliates WTBU and WFYI, Indianapolis. Ann Ronnell, the composer of "Willow", was apparently a good friend of Gershwin's-perhaps more than a friend.... Thus, I wove several quotations of Gershwin tunes into the fabric of this arrangement. Perhaps you can find "Summertime", "Rhapsody in Blue", and "An American in Paris" and a few more that I've forgotten about!

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It's a New World (Arlen/Gershwin, arr. Rutkowski), 6:00, ten/pno

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I Have Dreamed (Rodgers/Hammerstein, arr. Rutkowski) (3:30)
tenor and orchestra (fl/2 alto sax dbl fl/2 ten sax/bari sax/ 3-4-4/hp/perc/gtr/pno/bs/dms/strings

Comments: Written for a concert in the Chicago area by singer Dave Seabaugh, orchestra conducted by Mike Cunningham. This arrangement was inspired by Nelson Riddle's lush treatment of this tune for Frank Sinatra.

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Softly as in a Morning Sunrise Chris Rutkowski with Frank Glover Quartet
Recorded at the WesFest, a jazz festival on the Canal in Indianapolis by WTBU TV, 1998

Comments: The WesFest is dedicated to the memory of Indianapolis native Wes Montgomery-the legendary jazz guitarist. I am playing with Frank Glover's Quartet, a great pleasure and honor for me!

In a Sentimental Mood Chris Rutkowski with Frank Glover Quartet
Recorded at the WesFest

Comments: See above

Seesaw (Don Covay) male, female voice/tpt/alto sx/ten sx/trbn/pno/bs/dms

Comments: A classic R and B tune that was recorded by Aretha Franklin early in her career. Written for the excellent Cool City Swing Band of Indianapolis.

Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (Razaf/Redman) male, female voice/tpt/alto sx/ten sx/trbn/pno/bs/dms, optional bari sax, guitar

Comments: Another standard written for the Cool City Swing Band.