Blues for D.D. - Clarinet and Piano

For unaccompanied oboe. Blues for D.D. was written for oboe virtuoso Diana Doherty at her request; later a version for clarinet and piano was made at the request of Swiss clarinet soloist Bernhard Rothlisberger. It starts slow and easy, and then takes off, transmogrifying the blues through sections of catchy swing, lilting Latin, and blistering bebop before crashing to earth with a nearly three octave chromatic swoop and concluding with a sassy bit of tongue in cheek.