Do you require music for an event, the internet, television, film, video games, or the dramatic, performing, or visual arts? Are you a musician, vocalist, or producer looking to collaborate?

If so, please contact me, José Sandoval, at the e-mail address found at http://sandovaljose.com/contact.html.

Unless otherwise credited to another composer, artist, writer, musician, or performer, all work, performances, music, lyrics, and compositions © Copyright 2009 José Sandoval. All rights reserved.

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Welcome

Ambient TranquilImpromptu March 16, 2009

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Song Duration = 02:14 min, File Size = 4.32 MB

Artist = José Lawrence Sandoval, Album = sandovaljose.com

Genre = Ambient, Year = 2009

Composed by José Lawrence Sandoval

The tranquil equivalent of the March 14, 2009 impromptu, this relaxing ambient impromptu might accompany a peaceful setting in a film or video game.

Composed and performed by José Sandoval on March 16, 2009.

Impromtus & Clips

Midsummer (2008)

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Song Duration = 05:53 min, File Size = 11.3 MB

Artist = José Lawrence Sandoval, Album = sandovaljose.com

Genre = Pop, Year = 2008

Composed by José Lawrence Sandoval

José Sandoval provides the vocal and musical performances in this 2008 recording of his song 2002 song, Midsummer.

E.C. (January 15, 2009)

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Song Duration = 00:53 min, File Size = 1.71 MB

Artist = José Lawrence Sandoval, Album = sandovaljose.com

Genre = Jazz, Year = 2009

Composed by José Lawrence Sandoval

José Sandoval's January 15, 2009 solo piano performance of his Summer 1997 composition.

Impromptu March 1, 2009

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Song Duration = 05:59 min, File Size = 11.52 MB

Artist = José Lawrence Sandoval, Album = sandovaljose.com

Genre = Pop/Funk, Year = 2009

Composed by José Lawrence Sandoval

A fusion of cinematic pop, jazz orchestral, and electronic styles, this impromptu twelve-bar blues in C-Minor was written and performed by José Sandoval on March 1, 2009.

Fundamentals of DnB JazzFusion, Impromptu 032509

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Song Duration = 02:09 min, File Size = 4.16 MB

Artist = José Lawrence Sandoval, Album = sandovaljose.com

Genre = Fusion, Year = 2009

Composed by José Lawrence Sandoval

Featuring a solo improvisation by José and historic audio samples from 1969, this uptempo impromptu demonstrates one of many possible ' Drum and Bass Jazz Fusion' styles and was written and performed by José Sandoval on March 25, 2009.

Art of Techno, Impromptu050109 (clip)

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Song Duration = 07:33 min, File Size = 14.5 MB

Artist = José Lawrence Sandoval, Album = sandovaljose.com

Genre = Electronic, Year = 2009

Composed by José Lawrence Sandoval

Impromptu May 1, 2009.

Soundtracks

smbhax0001 SoundtrackImpromptu April 2, 2009

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Song Duration = 08:56 min, File Size = 17.19 MB

Artist = José Lawrence Sandoval, Album = sandovaljose.com

Genre = Soundtrack, Year = 2009

Composed by José Lawrence Sandoval

Impromptu April 2, 2009.

Sound design, musical score, voiceover work by José L. Sandoval.

This soundtrack was designed to accompany Episode 1 of Supermassive Black Hole A* by Ben Chamberlain, www.smbhax.com.

I wrote the soundtrack for episode 1 in a day, so in the future, I may revise the score; please enjoy my first impressions in this practical demonstration of my impromptu technique.

You can view the comic with the soundtrack, musical score, and voiceover work on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOfbRhqUagg

Part1 smbhax0001Soundtrack ImpromptuApril 2, 2009

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Song Duration = 02:00 min, File Size = 3.85 MB

Artist = José Lawrence Sandoval, Album = sandovaljose.com

Genre = Soundtrack, Year = 2009

Composed by José Lawrence Sandoval

Impromptu April 2, 2009.

Sound design, musical score, voiceover work by José L. Sandoval.

This soundtrack was designed to accompany Episode 1 of Supermassive Black Hole A* by Ben Chamberlain, www.smbhax.com.

I wrote the soundtrack for episode 1 in a day, so in the future, I may revise the score; please enjoy my first impressions in this practical demonstration of my impromptu technique.

You can view the comic with the soundtrack, musical score, and voiceover work on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOfbRhqUagg

Part2 smbhax0001Soundtrack ImpromptuApril 2, 2009

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Song Duration = 01:29 min, File Size = 2.88 MB

Artist = José Lawrence Sandoval, Album = sandovaljose.com

Genre = Soundtrack, Year = 2009

Composed by José Lawrence Sandoval

Impromptu April 2, 2009.

Sound design, musical score, voiceover work by José L. Sandoval.

This soundtrack was designed to accompany Episode 1 of Supermassive Black Hole A* by Ben Chamberlain, www.smbhax.com.

I wrote the soundtrack for episode 1 in a day, so in the future, I may revise the score; please enjoy my first impressions in this practical demonstration of my impromptu technique.

You can view the comic with the soundtrack, musical score, and voiceover work on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOfbRhqUagg

Part3 smbhax0001Soundtrack ImpromptuApril 2, 2009

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Song Duration = 02:56 min, File Size = 5.64 MB

Artist = José Lawrence Sandoval, Album = sandovaljose.com

Genre = Soundtrack, Year = 2009

Composed by José Lawrence Sandoval

Impromptu April 2, 2009.

Sound design, musical score, voiceover work by José L. Sandoval.

This soundtrack was designed to accompany Episode 1 of Supermassive Black Hole A* by Ben Chamberlain, www.smbhax.com.

I wrote the soundtrack for episode 1 in a day, so in the future, I may revise the score; please enjoy my first impressions in this practical demonstration of my impromptu technique.

You can view the comic with the soundtrack, musical score, and voiceover work on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOfbRhqUagg

Part4 smbhax0001Soundtrack ImpromptuApril 2, 2009

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Song Duration = 02:30 min, File Size = 4.83 MB

Artist = José Lawrence Sandoval, Album = sandovaljose.com

Genre = Soundtrack, Year = 2009

Composed by José Lawrence Sandoval

Impromptu April 2, 2009.

Sound design, musical score, voiceover work by José L. Sandoval.

This soundtrack was designed to accompany Episode 1 of Supermassive Black Hole A* by Ben Chamberlain, www.smbhax.com.

I wrote the soundtrack for episode 1 in a day, so in the future, I may revise the score; please enjoy my first impressions in this practical demonstration of my impromptu technique.

You can view the comic with the soundtrack, musical score, and voiceover work on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOfbRhqUagg

Somewhere

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Song Duration = 02:13 min, File Size = 4.26 MB

Artist = José Lawrence Sandoval, Album = sandovaljose.com

Genre = Musical, Year = 2009

Composed by Bernstein, Sondheim, Laurents

Recorded January 2009, a tribute to Leonard Bernstein.

Ambient Haunted ImpromptuMarch 14, 2009

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Song Duration = 01:49 min, File Size = 3.5 MB

Artist = José Lawrence Sandoval, Album = sandovaljose.com

Genre = Ambient, Year = 2009

Composed by José Lawrence Sandoval

This eerie ambient impromptu serves as a demonstration of one possible compositional direction for a scene from the thriller genre of film or video games, like Silent Hill or Resident Evil.

Composed and performed by José Sandoval on March 14, 2009.

Trio & Quartet

Solitude

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Song Duration = 09:55 min, File Size = 19.07 MB

Artist = José Sandoval Quartet, Album = Live at Harvard, 2001, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Jazz, Year = 2001

Composed by Duke Ellington

This recording from 2001 features Sandoval on piano, Ed Perez on the bass, and Alec Spiegelman on clarinet.

Stella (Stella byStarlight)

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Song Duration = 07:05 min, File Size = 13.63 MB

Artist = José Sandoval Trio, Album = Live at Harvard, November 7, 2001, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Jazz, Year = 2001

Composed by Music by Victor Young, Lyrics by Ned Washington

Recorded live on November 7, 2001.

José Sandoval, piano; Edward Perez, bass; Harry Tanschek, drums.

Pillow Tahsh

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Song Duration = 05:03 min, File Size = 9.72 MB

Artist = José Sandoval Quartet, Album = Live at Harvard, Fall 2000, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Jazz, Year = 2000

Composed by José Lawrence Sandoval

A bossa written by in 2000.

This recording from the fall of 2000 features Sandoval on piano, Ed Perez on the bass, and Alec Spiegelman on clarinet.

Parker Blues

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Song Duration = 05:10 min, File Size = 9.93 MB

Artist = José Sandoval Trio, Album = Live at Harvard, Fall 2000, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Jazz, Year = 2000

Composed by José Lawrence Sandoval

A Parker blues written by José Sandoval in 1998.

This recording from the fall of 2000 features Sandoval on piano, Ed Perez on the bass, and Alec Spiegelman on Clarinet.

They Can't Take That AwayFrom Me

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Song Duration = 08:49 min, File Size = 16.94 MB

Artist = José Sandoval Quartet, Album = Live at Harvard, 2001, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Jazz, Year = 2001

Composed by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin

This recording from 2001 features Sandoval on piano, Ed Perez on the bass, and Alec Spiegelman on clarinet.

All the Things You Are

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Song Duration = 07:41 min, File Size = 7.39 MB

Artist = José Sandoval Trio, Album = Live at Harvard, November 7, 2001, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Jazz, Year = 2001

Composed by Jerome Kern, Arranged by José L. Sandoval

Recorded live on November 7, 2001.

José Sandoval, piano; Edward Perez, bass; Harry Tanschek, drums.

My Romance

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Song Duration = 09:31 min, File Size = 18.29 MB

Artist = José Sandoval Quartet, Album = Live at Harvard, 2001, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Jazz, Year = 2001

Composed by Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart

This recording from 2001 features Sandoval on piano, Ed Perez on the bass, and Alec Spiegelman on clarinet.

Round Midnight

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Song Duration = 07:57 min, File Size = 15.28 MB

Artist = José Sandoval, piano; Jake Honoroff, flugelhorn, Album = Live at Harvard, Spring 2001, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Jazz, Year = 2001

Composed by Thelonious Monk

This recording from the Sping of 2001 features José Sandoval on piano and Jake Honoroff on flugelhorn.

There is No Greater Love

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Song Duration = 05:00 min, File Size = 9.62 MB

Artist = José Sandoval, piano; Jake Honoroff, flugelhorn, Album = Live at Harvard, Spring 2001, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Jazz, Year = 2001

Composed by Music by Isham Jones, Lyrics by Marty Symes

This recording from the Sping of 2001 features José Sandoval on piano and Jake Honoroff on flugelhorn.

Perchance (clip)

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Song Duration = 01:58 min, File Size = 3.81 MB

Artist = José Sandoval Quartet, Album = Live at Harvard, Fall 2000, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Jazz, Year = 2000

Composed by José Lawrence Sandoval

This recording from the fall of 2000 features Sandoval on piano, Ed Perez on the bass, and Holly Holloway on vocals.

New Band - Vocal

Painter's Diary

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Song Duration = 10:22 min, File Size = 19.92 MB

Artist = José's New Band, Album = sandovaljose.com

Genre = Pop, Year = 2003

Composed by Music, Lyrics, Arrangement by José Sandoval

This 2003 original written by José Sandoval features José Sandoval, piano & vocals; Jon Lundbom, guitar; Dan Anderson, tenor sax; Brian McLaughlin, drums.

Sea of Manque

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Song Duration = 08:55 min, File Size = 17.12 MB

Artist = José's New Band, Album = sandovaljose.com

Genre = Pop, Year = 2003

Composed by Melody & Lyrics by José Sandoval; Chords & Arrangement by Dan Anderson & José Sandoval

This 2003 original features José Sandoval, piano & vocals; Adam Czerepinski, trumpet; Jon Lundbom, guitar; Dan Anderson, tenor sax; Brian McLaughlin, drums.

New Band - Instrumental

Break Out (clip)

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Song Duration = 08:54 min, File Size = 8.56 MB

Artist = José's New Band, Album = Live at Harvard, February, 2, 2002, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Jazz, Year = 2002

Composed by Dan Anderson

Recorded live at Harvard on February 2, 2002.

José Sandoval, piano & vocals; Chris Steinke, alto sax; Dan Anderson, tenor sax; Adam Czerepinski, trumpet; Jon Lundbom, guitar; Neil Persiani, bass; Brian McLaughlin, drums.

Blackwell's Message(clip)

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Song Duration = 03:05 min, File Size = 2.97 MB

Artist = José's New Band, Album = Live at Harvard, February, 2, 2002, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Jazz, Year = 2002

Composed by Joe Lovano

Recorded live at Harvard on February 2, 2002.

José Sandoval, piano & vocals; Chris Steinke, alto sax; Dan Anderson, tenor sax; Adam Czerepinski, trumpet; Jon Lundbom, guitar; Neil Persiani, bass; Brian McLaughlin, drums.

Folk Song (Tarantella)(clip)

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Song Duration = 01:23 min, File Size = 1.34 MB

Artist = José's New Band, Album = Live at Harvard, February, 2, 2002, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Jazz, Year = 2002

Composed by Traditional, Arranged by José L. Sandoval

Recorded live at Harvard on February 2, 2002.

José Sandoval, piano & vocals; Chris Steinke, alto sax; Dan Anderson, tenor sax; Adam Czerepinski, trumpet; Jon Lundbom, guitar; Neil Persiani, bass; Brian McLaughlin, drums.

Only When It's Dark(clip)

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Song Duration = 03:41 min, File Size = 3.55 MB

Artist = José's New Band, Album = Live at Harvard, February, 2, 2002, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Jazz, Year = 2002

Composed by José Lawrence Sandoval

Recorded live at Harvard on February 2, 2002.

Clip of Jon Lundbom and Chris Steinke soloing over two of the interludes in this song.

José Sandoval, piano & vocals; Chris Steinke, alto sax; Dan Anderson, tenor sax; Adam Czerepinski, trumpet; Jon Lundbom, guitar; Neil Persiani, bass; Brian McLaughlin, drums.

Green Dolphin Street

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Song Duration = 09:52 min, File Size = 18.96 MB

Artist = José's New Band, Album = Live at Harvard, February, 2, 2002, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Jazz, Year = 2002

Composed by Music by Bronislau Kaper, Lyrics by Ned Washington

Recorded live at Harvard on February 2, 2002.

José Sandoval, piano; Chris Steinke, alto sax; Dan Anderson, tenor sax; Adam Czerepinski, trumpet; Jon Lundbom, guitar; Neil Persiani, bass; Brian McLaughlin, drums.

All of You (New Band, May7, 2001)

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Song Duration = 11:33 min, File Size = 22.21 MB

Artist = José's New Band, Album = Live at Harvard, May 7, 2001, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Jazz, Year = 2001

Composed by Cole Porter

Recorded live at Harvard on May 7, 2001.

José Sandoval, piano; Chris Steinke, alto sax; Jacob Honoroff, trumpet; Michael Ramos, guitar; Edward Perez, bass; Harry Tanscheck, drums.

North House

Bought and Sold

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Song Duration = 03:11 min, File Size = 3.07 MB

Artist = North House feat. José Sandoval, Album = Live at club Middle East, Boston, July 17, 2000, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Rock, Year = 2000

Composed by Becky Warren

Recorded live on July 17, 2000 at club Middle East in Boston.

Becky Warren, Vocals & acoustic guitar; José Sandoval, piano & Hammond organ; Mike Palmer, electric guitar; Altay Guvench, bass; Andy Eggers, drums.

North House was founded by brilliant producer, guitarist, & vocalist, Al Bennett, and gifted singer-songwriter, Becky Warren.

During his time in Cambridge, MA, José Sandoval played with North House at many college campus venues (Harvard, Wellesley, and BU) and around the Boston area at clubs like the Middle East and T.T. the Bears.

In 2000, North House with Sandoval won the Internet Underground Music Archive's (IUMA's) East Coast Battle of the Bands and opened for Les Claypool's Primus on the legendary stage of the Fillmore West concert venue in San Fransisco.

North House received much appreciated support from its members' friends, families, and universities.

Thank you, once again.

Thirty (clip)

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Song Duration = 00:39 min, File Size = 0.63 MB

Artist = North House feat. José Sandoval, Album = Live at club Middle East, Boston, July 17, 2000, sandovaljose.com

Genre = Rock, Year = 2000

Composed by Becky Warren

Recorded live on July 17, 2000 at club Middle East in Boston.

Becky Warren, Vocals & acoustic guitar; José Sandoval, piano & Hammond organ; Mike Palmer, electric guitar; Altay Guvench, bass; Andy Eggers, drums.

North House was founded by brilliant producer, guitarist, & vocalist, Al Bennett, and gifted singer-songwriter, Becky Warren.

During his time in Cambridge, MA, José Sandoval played with North House at many college campus venues (Harvard, Wellesley, and BU) and around the Boston area at clubs like the Middle East and T.T. the Bears.

In 2000, North House with Sandoval won the Internet Underground Music Archive's (IUMA's) East Coast Battle of the Bands and opened for Les Claypool's Primus on the legendary stage of the Fillmore West concert venue in San Fransisco.

North House received much appreciated support from its members' friends, families, and universities.

Thank you, once again.

High School Jazz

Star-Crossed Lovers

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Song Duration = 06:55 min, File Size = 13.29 MB

Artist = Prospect High School Jazz Band, Gary Parker, Director, Album = Spring Jazz Concert; Monday, May 19, 1997, 7:30pm.

Genre = Jazz, Year = 1997

Composed by Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn; Arr. Tom Matta

Featuring Dr.

Bob Lark, Guest Trumpet Soloist; Dana Legg, Guest Lead Trombone; Jason Aspinwall, Guest Lead Trumpet; Dan Anderson, Lead Alto; José Sandoval, Piano; Mike Rabbat, Bass; Jon Lundbom, Guitar; Matt Janus, Vibes & Perc.; Frank Alongi, Drums; A.J. Robb, Sound Engineer.

     

North House related articles and reviews:

North House article in the Boston Herald, April 22nd, 2000:
http://www.bookrags.com/highbeam/harvard-band-battles-for-national-20000422-hb/
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-61610340.html

North House article in the Harvard Crimson, FM Magazine, a pop-culture mag: http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=100236

North House article in the Harvard University Gazette:
http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2000/05.11/house.html

North House in a concert review, Harvard Crimson, Arts;
http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=99044

University Wire, reprint of a Harvard Crimson article:
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-26204373.html

Review of North House performance at the Fillmore West in San Francisco:
http://www.musicdish.com/mag/index.php3?id=2349
http://www.ram.org/music/reviews/primus_fillmore.html

Wikipedia mention:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfoho#Trivia