Don Cento

About Don Cento

Don is currently a member of the Undulating Band based out of Fort Worth, Texas. A member since January 1997, Don has been touring with this rootsy pop-rock band all over the United States. In August the band released its second CD entitled 9,000,000 BEATS PER MINUTE on indie label Aaron Avenue Records. In addition to playing a lot of slide guitar, Don has been busy writing (as usual), as well as getting to know the mandolin a little better and performing with a "cowboy jazz" side project called Wiseacre.

Please feel free to visit the Undulating Band website, or check out updates on Don's other projects.

That's all for now. Of course all the tunes are copyrighted, but feel free to play them as much as you like. I'd love to hear any comments.

Don's e-mail address is: cento1@airmail.net.

Don Cento's Tunes

All of these tunes were written for a guitar trio. I've played a few with tenor. The group sound is modern, i.e. Jarrett, Scofield, etc.

Horse-Breaking Hector Written in English class while studying "The Iliad". Standard tune form with some blues and country flavors. Kicks in section C are for bass and drums.

Observation Fast swing modalish kind of thing. When we play it the drums lay out for the pick-up and the first two and a half beats of bar one each time through the head.

Baguette A tune about bread. Note the time changes during the solos.

The Invisible Mike Straight eighth (not rock) jazz feel. 7+7+8+7 bar structure.

bloom A free tune. I've only played it once on a gig with just drums, guitar and alto. Slow enough to contemplate your navel.

Dilate Little 10 bar ditty. More straight eigth introspection.

Elephant Magic I like the title as much as the tune. Form of the head and solos is AAB. C is used as an interlude after the head, between solos, and before the head out.

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