Brainstormin' Keezer, Geoff Septet / HL00000724 click for RealAudio clip Recorded by ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS on CHIPPIN' IN Timeless: CD SJP 340 / Recorded February 1 & 2, 1990  Tempo Medium swing Arrangement Difficulty medium Solo Difficulty medium-advanced Three young Jazz Messengers contributed arrangements to this Blakey album: pianist GEOFF KEEZER, saxophonist JAVON JACKSON and trumpeter BRIAN LYNCH have since recorded their own albums as leaders. All the septet arrangements are provided with alternate parts. SEPTET INSTRUMENTATION 1st part: Trumpet, Alto Sax 2nd part: Tenor Sax 1, Alto Sax 3rd part: Tenor Sax 2, Trombone 4th part: Trombone, Baritone Sax Rhythm Section: Piano, Bass, Drums, Guitar FULL SCORE A modern-sounding and straight-forward bluesy melody is set with advanced modern harmonies. This arrangement is full of great dynamic moments and opportunities to show off a group's musicality. SOLOS: The solo changes are very modern and will challenge even an improviser with a command of more conventional jazz harmony. A good representation of where modern jazz harmony is going and a great place to start for a musician who wants to become familiar with it. OTHER RECORDINGS Geoff Keezer/Curveball (Sunnyside 1045) GEOFF KEEZER (b. 1970). Geoff studied piano at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and later at Berklee on full scholarship. He completed his jazz education as pianist with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Already an in-demand jazz veteran, Geoff recorded his first album as a leader (featuring several of his own compositions) when he was 17. He has recorded several albums as a leader and many more as a sideman with Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Farmer, Roy Hargrove and his mentor, James Williams, among others. Related Website http://www.eclipse.net/~fitzgera/blakey Hal Leonard Stock Number HL00000724 List Price $28.00 TO ORDER: take note of the publication's HL number and call Music Dispatch at 1-800-637-2852. Or go to one of the following online music stores: Music Dispatch Stantons Sheet Music Byron Hoyt Music Colony Music Penders Music Marina Music J.W. Pepper Sam Ash Music Sheet-music.com Sheet Music Direct Sheet Music Service Sheet Music Online Sheet Music Plus Or, order from your local music dealer. Click here to locate your local music dealer.