Arranged for the Sacramento State Jazz Singers, this version of the Joey Calderazzo tune features a vocalese on Michael Brecker's great solo from the Tales from the Hudson recording. This is a challenging chart from many angles, and you'll need a strong tenor soloist for the vocalese. The bulk of the work for th ensemble is background singing, but these backgrounds are developed and intricate, creating a moody, dark and tense vibe throughout against a medium swing.

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KERRY MARSH is the Director of Vocal Jazz at California State University, Sacramento. He received a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from the University of Kansas and a master's degree in jazz studies from the University of North Texas. He was the director of the UNT Jazz Singers II and sang in the UNT Jazz Singers under the direction of Paris Rutherford. He also sang for six years in the University of Kansas choirs under the direction of Simon Carrington, a founding member of the acclaimed King's Singers. Kerry was the winner of a 2003 Down Beat Student Music Award for Best College Jazz Arrangement. Marsh is an active vocal jazz clinician and adjudicator throughout the United States; and is a member of IAJE and ASCAP.