This piece was premiered at the 1981 American Choral Directors Association Convention in New Orleans by the Thornton High School Highlites. A catchy melody, a great shout chorus, and an open solo section make this tune one of the most popular vocal jazz works. SATB with rhythm section
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KIRK MARCY is currently the head of the Jazz Studies Program at Edmonds Community College, where he directs the internationally acclaimed vocal jazz ensemble Soundsation, as well as teaching Music Fundamentals, Jazz History, and Vocal Jazz Solo Singing classes. Kirk has also taught both instrumental and vocal music at the junior and senior high school levels in the Lake Washington School District in Kirkland, Washington. Kirk's performing experience includes singing bass vocals and playing keyboards and brass for the Four Freshmen, and more recently, singing with a new a cappella group, Just 4 Kicks. In 1983, Kirk received his Bachelor of Music Education degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Northern Colorado, where he was a member of UNC Vocal Jazz I.
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