UNC Jazz Press

(Level 3) This shuffle is a vehicle for fun and learning how to swing a tune. It features a gutsy female voice paying respect to the golden rule: "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing." Vocalists must learn to swing phrases like a big band. Features a stop-time section . SATB with rhythm section.

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SHARON BROADLEY was the lead vocalist and principal composer/arranger for the Boston-based vocal group, The Ritz. She has performed at the Sea-Jazz Festival in Helsinki, the Montreal Jazz Festival in Canada, the Newport Jazz Festival in Madarao, Japan and the Jazz A Vienne Festival with the Count Basie Orchestra in France to name a few. Sharon has recorded six albums: Flying (1989), The Spirit of Christmas (1989), Movin' Up (1988), The Ritz-Live to Two Trac (1987), Born to Bop (1985) and Steppin' Out (1984). She was a featured clinician at the 1985 NAJE Convention in Atlanta, Georgia and has since been adjudicating and preparing fresh, exciting material for clinics around the country.