(Level 3) This 1970's hit by the Stylistics has been updated in a clever arrangement with a hip hop rhythmic feel that alternates with straight-ahead swing. There is an open solo section with cued backgrounds that provides ample space for your vocal improvisers. Written for the University of Louisville Vocal Jazz Ensemble, this arrangement for SSATB singers and rhythm section is lots of fun and will delight performers and listeners alike.

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JERRY TOLSON, Associate Professor of Jazz Studies and Music Education, directs jazz ensembles and teaches jazz pedagogy and history classes at the University of Louisville. A graduate of Drake University and the University of North Texas, Tolson is a clinician, adjudicator, guest conductor and jazz camp instructor throughout the country as well as an organizer and presenter of jazz festivals and educational activities. Tolson composes and arranges for both instrumental and vocal jazz ensembles. In addition to his vocal works published by UNC Jazz Press, he is an author and consultant for the Alfred Music Jazz Expressions Method. Performing on keyboards, woodwinds and vocals, Tolson leads three groups and has recorded two CD's with his jazz quintet. He has worked with Delfeayo Marsalis, Kevin Mahogany, Sunny Wilkinson and Phil Wilson as well as popular artists such as The Temptations, Four Tops and Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. Honors include Who's Who Among American Teaches, Kentucky Music Educators' 'College Teacher of the Year,' and the University's "Distingusihed Faculty Service Award." Tolson's professional memberships include the American Federation of Musicians, CMS, NBA, MENC, ASCAP and IAJE.