(10 Brass, with 5th trumpet and 5th trombone optional) A wild jazz shuffle that really gets rockin' and rollin'. Tricky melody line for saxophones on the head. Lots of quick dynamic contrasts for the ensemble. Trombone solo builds to a roarin' climax with ensemble shouting over him a la Basie. Lead trumpet gets a good workout on the shout chorus. A very effective opener for a hot band. Recorded on UNC's Alive XIII.

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NEAL FINN has completed his second year as a jazz teaching assistant at the University of Northern Colorado, where he is completing work on a Doctor of Arts in Theory and Composition with a secondary emphasis in Jazz Pedagogy. He holds a bachelor's degree in jazz studies and a master's degree in theory and composition from California State University, Los Angeles. Neal has been active as a jazz educator since 1980, teaching instrumental music and jazz classes at Rancho Santiago College, Fresno City College and Cabrillo College in California. As a composer, Neal has more than 40 jazz compositions in print through Walrus Music Publishers, Sierra Music Publications, Union Dues Music Publications and beginning in 1992 with UNC Jazz Press. He is currently Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Arizona.