Faculty and Staff
Tom Tallman
Professor, Music/Director-Jazz Studies; Band
Tel.: (630) 942-2369
Fax: (630) 942-3490
Room: AC 133
e-mail: tallman@cod.edu
Areas of Research Interest:
• Music in general
• Arranging, historical transcriptions
Recent Courses Taught:
• Music 1101-2202 - Music Theory and Aural Skills, all levels
• Music 1100 - Music Appreciation
• Music 1104 - Introduction to American Music
• Music 1181 - Community Jazz Ensemble
• Music 1190 - Small Goup Jazz
Current Projects:
• 2008-09: Celebrating John Lewis (in conjunction with the LaGrange Public Library, Lyons
• Township High School Jazz Ensembles and The CommUNITY Diversity Group of LaGrange)
Selected Publications, Presentations, Performances, Books:
Selected Compositions and Arrangements:
• "Eight” (Solo Bass feature for big band) (2008)
• "Blues for James" (Commissioned by West Chicago Comm. H. S.) (2004)
• "Dig" (Miles Davis, Arrangement commissioned by Lisle Comm. H. S.) (2003)
• “Mr. Kenyatta” (Lee Morgan) (2000) “Grant’s Tune” (Grant Green) (2000)
• “Something in Blue” (Thelonious Monk) (1999)
• “Secret O’ Life” (James Taylor) for mixed choir, piano and guitar (2000)
Transcriptions:
• “Soul Intro/The Chicken” (Jaco Pastorius arr.) (1999)
• “Transblucency” (Duke Ellington arr.) (1999)
• “This is the Life” (Duke Pearson arr.) (1998)
• “Windmill” (Kenny Dorham arr.) (1998)
• “Royal Garden Blues” (Charlie Shavers arr.) (1998)
• “Snake Rag” (King Oliver/Louis Armstrong arr.) (1998)
• “West End/Sleepy Time Blues” (Louis Armstrong/Jabbo Smith arr.) (1997)
• “Weather Bird” (Louis Armstrong/Earl Hines arr.) (1997)
Selected Recordings:
• "The Hawk's Out" (Hawk-Richard Jazz Orchestra, Sea Breeze SEAB 2093)
• "Reunion" (Hawk-Richard Jazz Orchestra, Sea Breeze SEAB 2137)
• "Keep Cool" (from Native Son, Flying Fox Records)
Education:
D.M.A. University of Texas at Austin
M.M. University of Texas at Austin
B.M.E. Augustana College
Awards and Recognitions:
• Newberry Fellow, Newberry Library, Chicago, IL, 1993-95
• Guest Artist, Musicos de Universidades Estadounidenses, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1990
• Graduate Cum Laude, Augustana, 1985