Selections to be chosen from the following:

Cole Porter (1891-1964)
arr. Vic Schoen
Begin the Beguine

Richard Adler (1921-2012) and Jerry Ross (1926-1955)
arr. Jack Pleis
Whatever Lola Wants

Buck Clayton (1911-1991)
Tippin' on the Q.T.

Freddie Green (1911-1987)
Corner Pocket

Frank Foster (1928-2011)
Shiny Stockings

Quincy Jones (b. 1933)
arr. Jason Hainsworth
The Midnight Sun Never Sets

Stephen Shwartz (b. 1948) and John-Michael Tebelak (1949-1985)
arr. Jason Hainsworth
Day by Day

Jason Hainsworth (b. 1979)
Mango Juice

Coralia López (1910–1993)
Isora Club (1939)
     danzón-mambo, Cuba

João Donato (b. 1934) & Gilberto Gil (b. 1942)
Bananeira (1975)
     calango, Brazil

María Teresa Vera (1895–1965) & Guillermina Aramburu
Veinte Años (1935)
     bolero, Cuba

Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927–1994) & Vinicius de Moraes (1913–1980)
Água de Beber (1965)
     bossa nova, Brazil

Mongo Santamaría (1917–2003)
lyrics by Oscar Brown Jr.
arrangement by SFCM Latin Jazz Ensemble
Afro Blue (1959)
     Afro-Cuban 6/8 & Hip-Hop, Cuba/USA

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