A Fish Caught By The Emperor begins with soprano sax and piano; the main melody is stated by pairs of horns (tenor and trombone, then trumpet and soprano sax). The style is meant to be reminiscent of Miles Davis' 60s Quintet, and tunes such as 'Water Babies' and 'Nefertiti'. Harmonies include much use of diminished sounds and extensions. Voicings are often based on inversions of extended chords; often the third is in the bass, and there are many chords based over foreign-sounding roots. The guitar's role is equal to that of a horn player. The solo sections (two, bass, and soprano sax) use a form in which ensemble passages alternate with long held altered chords, which will provide a challenge for the soloist. The form is almost completely through-composed. The range is not high.

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After seeing the Beatles lip-sync Hey Jude on The Ed Sullivan Show, KEVIN BRUNKHORST begged enough to get his first guitar for Christmas at age 9. Later, he took clarinet lessons and played in the school concert band. After high school, he attended the Uiversity of North Texas where he studied jazz guitar with Jack Petersen and earned a Bachelor of Music in Composition in 1987. He then worked for eight years in the music industry. In 2001, went back to the University of North Texas. He spent two years in the famous One O'Clock Lab Band which recorded two of his charts. He also directed the L-5 Electric Guitar Ensemble. Upon earning a Master of Music in Jazz Studies in 2004 from UNT, Kevin was hired by St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia where he teaches jazz guitar, arranging, composition and music technology as well as directing two guitar ensembles.