(8 Brass) This composition features a down-home shuffle with some adventurous interludes. The chart also includes a traditonal swinging sax soli, an untraditional trombone soli and an ensemble shout that takes an unexpected turn. An exciting doubletime feel bridge gives an alto saxophonist and a trumpeter a work out. An assortment of key changes winds up the chart. Trumpet, alto and piano solos are featured. This composition was premiered at the New England Conservatory of Music, Jordan Hall ( the composer's NEC faculty recital). The professional ensemble featured musicians that were alumni of The Woody Herman, Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw Big Bands.

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SCOTT COWAN, a jazz specialist, directs the Western Michigan University Jazz Orchestra, coaches chamber ensembles and teaches jazz theory, jazz arranging, jazz improvisation, applied jazz brass and jazz appreciation. He has held faculty positions at the New England Conservatory of Music, Berklee College of Music, Longy School of Music and Florida International University. He has performed with the Ron Miller Ensemble, the Artie Shaw Orchestra, the Palm Beach Pops Orchestra and as a guest artist at the Glenn Miller Festival. He has appeared with entertainers including Jack Jones, Vinny Falcone, The George Shearing Quintet, Steve Lawrence, Eddie Gormet, Vince Damone, Michael Feinstein, Bobby Rydell, Diahann Carroll and Billy Eckstein; and as a studio musicin for celebrities such as Mike Wallace, Chris Everett, Donald Trump, Regis Philbin and Chevy Chase. He won the Boston Jazz Society Outstanding Jazz Soloist Award and was a finalist in the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Competition. His jazz compositions have been premiered at IAJE conferences and the Boston Globe Jazz Festival; faculty members of the New England Conservatory have presented recitals of his works; and recordings of his compositions have been made by the premier performing ensembles at the University of Miami. As a recording artist, he has performed with the Ken Schaphorst Big Band, Robert Cogan, Bob Moses, the Duke Ellington Repertoire Orchestra and the True Colors Big Band.