UNC Jazz Press

(Level V) A slow, misterioso, quasi-legit intro gives way to up-tempo blues featuring alto and flugel. After the flugel solos, the band uses fugal techniques and shifting meters to build to a huge climax after which the tempo halves to a relaxed swing and an alto solo takes it home. Features an added section of four horns, as well as four flutes (one doubling piccolo, two doubling clarinet) in the woodwind section.   8 Brass plus 4 horns

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ROLF JOHNSON received his training from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, after which he did a stint in the NORAD Commanders jazz orchestra, where he served as staff arranger, as well as playing the jazz trumpet chair. He also served as Composer in Residence, as well as guest conductor and trumpeter, with the Colorado Springs Chamber Music Society. Since then, he has moved to the San Francisco area, where he remains active in the jazz, Latin, and world music scenes.