Sam Hokin and Carla Shedivy

About Sam and Carla

Sam and Carla are married and live in Madison, Wisconsin. Sam plays nylon-string guitar, and has been for many years. Carla has been learning piano since December, 1993, and has been writing lyrics much longer than that. (Sam can't even remember the lyrics to their own tunes, much less write any.)

Sam got back into jazz by playing some bossa tunes from the Real Book in 1992, and has written a couple of bossa tunes. Since then he and Carla have both become avid jazz listeners and musicians. They are particularly into stuff from the mid-fifties to mid-sixties, including Jobim, Miles, Horace Silver, Diz, Trane, Herbie Hancock, Gigi Gryce and many others. Some contemporary favorites on piano are Eliane Elias, Renee Rosnes and Kenny Barron. Sam also listens to a lot of Baden Powell, Bola Sete, and other nylon-string players, as well as the guitar greats like Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Kenny Burrell, etc.

Sam was a member of the Nova Trio which has the tune "Blue Morning" (chart below) on the compilation of recordings by people who post to rec.music.bluenote (contact Marc Sabatella, who has charts here, for info).

You can also look at Sam's home page. Sam's e-mail address is: sam@bsharp.org. Carla's e-mail address is, not surprisingly, carla@bsharp.org. Contact Sam if you'd like a MIDI file of any of these tunes.

Some of Sam and Carla's Tunes

Blue Morning (138 kB) is a bossa tune written in 1992; Sam wrote the song and Carla wrote the lyrics. When Sam and a singer do it together, the singer sings the C section melody ("ooooh") which has no words.

The Last Tear (124 kB) is a two-page chart (here's the second page, 99k) of a jazz waltz that Sam and Carla wrote together (words and music). The lyrics are written on the chart.

Let's Take a Chance (61 kB) is an up-tempo hard bop tune, inspired by Gigi Gryce's tune "Social Call". It has lyrics.

At Your Door (86 kB) is a slow-medium bossa by Carla. If you have a PostScript printer, grab the lyrics and chart in that format.

The Company You Keep (115 kB) is a latin tune by Carla that works well as a rhumba. Here are the Postscript chart and lyrics.

Count On Me (88 kB) is another medium bossa by Carla. Here are the Postscript chart and lyrics.

An Empty Space (110 kB) is a medium swing tune written by Carla and Sam. Here are the Postscript chart and lyrics.

Hesitation (89 kB) is a rhumba by Carla and Sam. Here are the Postscript chart and lyrics.

Life Goes On (98 kB) is a rhumba ballad by Carla. Here are the Postscript chart and lyrics.

Take It From Me (99 kB) is an up-tempo swing number by Carla and Sam. Here are the Postscript chart and lyrics.

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