Shuﬄin’ is a 12 bar blues with a twist. The piece works best with a full rhythm section but can be performed with only the saxes. You should play this piece with a heavy swing feel and lots of back beat. As the name implies, a good shuﬄe. The shout sections and counter point are reminiscent of later Bill Holman works and have a nice amount of crunch to the chords. The solos could be played by any member of the ensemble, but features room for Bari Sax speciﬁcally.

Shufflin

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