UNC Jazz Press

(Level V) This is a medium-tempo arrangement of one of Jim's own tunes which he wrote for the Phil Woods Quintet. The song is in a Benny Golson/Jazz Messengers kind of vein; the arrangement shows Jim's strong indebtedness to Thad Jones. It finishes with one of his most romping shout choruses yet! Solos are for tenor 1 and bass. There is some woodwind doubling, most notably flute in the baritone sax part.

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JIM McNEELY, known for a number of years as jazz pianist with jazz greats such as Stan Getz, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, Phil Woods, Joe Henderson, David Liebman, and his own trio, the last few years have seen McNeely emerge as one of the preeminent jazz composer/arrangers on the scene today. Most recently, he rejoined the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (formerly Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra) as pianist and composer-in-residence. He is one of the primary arrangers for the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, and his work with the European bands such as the West German Radio Big Band (Cologne), the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, U.M.O. (Helsinki), and the Danish Radio Big Band (Copenhagen) have helped him win international acclaim. Jim is also the Associate Musical Director of the BMI Composers' Workshop. He is resident artist in jazz studies at New York University.