Conservation Watson, Robert Sax Quartet / HL00000632 click for RealAudio clip Recorded by 29TH STREET SAXOPHONE QUARTET on UNDERGROUND Antilles: 422 848 415 2 / Recorded in 1988 & 1990  Tempo Uptempo swing Arrangement Difficulty medium-advanced Solo Difficulty medium-advanced SAX QUARTET INSTRUMENTATION Alto Sax 1 Alto Sax 2 Tenor Sax Baritone Sax FULL SCORE A quartet must have a good uptempo feel to play this one, because of the syncopated accompaniment and the lack of a bass line on the downbeats. The 2nd alto, tenor, and baritone create a rich harmonic background for the technically challenging first alto part. Alto 1 states the melody and has the featured solo. There's also a demanding 3-sax soli over a baritone sax bass line that leads into the final melody. BOBBY WATSON (b. 1953). One of the most gifted composers and arrangers in Jazz today, versatile alto-saxophonist Bobby Watson has recorded his compositions on more than 30 albums in diverse settings from sax quartets as a member of the 29th Street Saxophone Quartet, to combos with his group Horizon, to his "Tailor Made" big band. After receiving his degree in music theory and composition from the University of Miami, Bobby completed his jazz education in the late '70s as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers where he served as music director for 2 years in a group that included Wynton Marsalis, James Williams, Billy Pierce and Charles Fambrough. A recipient of an NEA grant for composition and a frequent clinician across the country, Bobby's works such as Appointment In Milano, Wheel Within A Wheel, Conservation and Beatitudes have been recorded by Blakey, Wynton Marsalis, Kevin Mahogany, T.S. Monk and others. Related Website http://www.jazzcorner.com/watson.html Hal Leonard Stock Number HL00000632 List Price $25.00 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.