One Day Wonder #39

For 2 horns, 1 trumpet, 2 trombones and tuba.

I love hard bop. Although a bit limited, it’s my jazz of choice. You can throw blue notes just about anywhere and they usually sound great. Sure, this tune a note-for-note arrangement, but that doesn’t mean it can’t sound spontaneous. It was a lot of fun to write. And incidentally, at over four minutes, it's the longest piece of the bunch so far. This is about the limit to what can be done in one day, I'm afraid. I worked on it all day and into the night, and although I'm just following a standard AABA jazz form, it took me forever to get it into the right shape. I mean, it has to have a high point (OK, #38 didn't have a high point, let alone a point or a purpose) and it has to maintain its jazz character. That's what took me so long. But I'm happy with the results.

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