(8 Brass) Blues 'til you puke! This "happy shuffle" features every band cliche known to mankind, but don't let that stop you. Two independent lines on the head lead into an a cappella horn break, followed by solos for any instrument. The chart builds to an exciting close with an extended "III-VI-II-V" piano solo that gradually adds different horn riffs. Featured on the Boulevard Big Band CD on Sea Breeze and recorded on UNC's Alive XV.

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DAN GAILEY won the down beat magazine award for Original Composition for three years, winning in 1985 for Bossa For Wayne, in 1986 for Twice In, Twice Out and in 1987 for Hey Mama, Your Samba's on Fire. Gailey also received a down beat Outstanding Performance Award for Jazz Instrumental Soloist in 1986, and the 1987 down beat magazine award for Best Blues/Pop/Rock Instrumental Soloist. His professional experience includes performances with the Matt Catingub/Tom Kubis Big Band in Hawaii in the summers of 1986 and 1987. Dan was the Associate Director of Jazz Studies for the 1986-87 school year at the University of Northern Colorado, where he was also the lead tenor saxophonist in UNC's Jazz Lab Band I and a member of the award-winning UNC Vocal Jazz I. Dan is the Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.