Between February 1 and March 1, 2012 Earl embarked on a 30 day blogging challenge, where he wrote a blues composition daily. Each piece was posted on his blog, everupandonward.blogspot.com.
On April 24 & 26, 2012 he recorded all thirty songs, using an iPhone, with the assistance of four of his students: Tom Lee – trumpet, Emily Lavins – saxophones, flute, Nick Trautmann – string bass, and Mike Allegue – drum set. Each piece was recorded in one take, playing the “in head”, a couple of choruses of improvisation, and the “out head”.
All 30 tunes appear below.
- To listen to a specific song, click on the gray “play” arrow.
- To download printed music of a song, click on the song title.
- To read the original blog post, click on “Blues #__”.
Blues #1: 30 Day Blues
30 Day Blues
Blues #2: Toy Trane
Toy Trane
Blues #3: Compound Line
Compound Line
Blues #4: Bottom Feeders
Bottom Feeders
Blues #5: Fifth Dimension
Fifth Dimension
Blues #6: Riff Raff
Riff Raff
Blues #7: Stella’s Stroll
Stella’s Stroll
Blues #8: Cow Tippin’
Cow Tippin’
Blues #9: Chunka Skunk
Chunka Skunk
Blues #10: Force of Habit
Force of Habit
Blues #11: Upping the Ante
Upping the Ante
Blues #12: Ad Nauseam
Ad Nauseam
Blues #13: Struggling To See The Unseen
Struggling To See The UnSeen>
Blues #14: Lover’s Quarrel
Lover’s Quarrel
Blues #15: Conspiracy Theory
Conspiracy Theory
Blues #16: Flip Side
Flip Side
Blues #17: Brood of Vipers
Brood of Vipers
Blues #18: Solar Flare
Solar Flare
Blues #19: Un-American
Un-American
Blues #20: Big Brother
Big Brother
Blues #21: Sensory Break
Sensory Break
Blues #22: Internal Candidate
Internal Candidate
Blues #23: The Stalker
The Stalker
Blues #24: Google Is Watching
Google Is Watching
Blues #25: Jacob’s Blues
Jacob’s Blues
Blues #26: 8 Bar Snooze
8 Bar Snooze
Blues #27: You Would If You Loved Me
You Would If You Loved Me
Blues #28: Disillusionment
Disillusionment
Blues #29: Good Riddance
Good Riddance
Blues #30: Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness
