(8 Brass) (Level 3) If you like shuffles, you're in luck! This delightful piece (don't let the title fool you, it's definitely not a dirge) is part funk shuffle, part swing shuffle and part vintage Paul Schaeffer rock shuffle. A bluesy melody gives way to a first reserved then "no holds barred" tenor solo peppered with ensemble figures. Just when it appears the groove will consume the band, some surprising twists interrupt, leading to the swinging shout and return of the funk head. Don't miss this one--it's a hit! Alto I - Flute, Trumpet IV - Flugel. Recorded on UNC's Alive VII album.

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STEVE OWEN recently joined the faculty at the University of Oregon in Eugene after spending several years teaching at the University of Texas at Arlington. Steve earned his Master of Music in theory/composition at the University of Northern Colorado. Steve is active as a composer, arranger and performer. He has free-lanced in the Denver and Dallas/Ft.Worth areas, and worked as composer, performer and clinician with the jazz-fusion band, Kinesis, playing college and jazz festivals throughout the United States.