Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1182550 By Kai (Kevin) Gilbert. By Kai (Kevin) Gilbert. Arranged by Jay Jordan. Jazz,Pop,Rock,Singer/Songwriter. Score and Parts. 67 pages. Pro Creations Music #782250. Published by Pro Creations Music (A0.1182550). Originally written by Grammy award winner Kevin Gilbert (Toy Matinee, Tuesday Night Music Club, and the solo records Thud, and Shaming of the True), Simpler Times was part of an unreleased collection of 1985 recordings by Kevin under the title Decent Exposure. During a period when Kevin was going by the name of Kai Gilbert he wrote, produced, and played all the instruments on three separate albums that have recently been formally released as part of the boxed set Call Me Kai.  Kevin was a music student of mine at Serra high School in San Mateo, CA (yes, the same high school attended by Tom Brady) and remained a dear friend until his untimely passing in 1996 at the young age of 29. The Kevin Gilbert Estate, under the name GPP, serves as manager for all of Kevin's intellectual property and they have granted me permission to create this arrangement for jazz band and pursue its publication. Unlike the original dance-oriented track, I've reimagined Simpler Times as a medium tempo, straight 8th rock ballad featuring alto sax.