Bittadose, A Watson, Robert Sextet / HL00000975 click for RealAudio clip Recorded by ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS on RECORDED LIVE AT BUBBA'S  /   Tempo Arrangement Difficulty medium Solo Difficulty medium SEXTET INSTRUMENTATION 1st part: Trumpet, Alto Sax, C treble clef 2nd part: Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, C treble clef 3rd part: Trombone, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, C treble clef Rhythm Section: Piano, Bass, Drums, Guitar FULL SCORE This chart is a real in-the-pocket shuffle. A one-chorus unison piano and bass riff sets up the groove. The horns then come in at a whisper over a light-and-tight rhythm section shuffle. Lines with dynamic contrasts make this one interesting and captivating. A punchy four-bar horn figure punctuated by rhythm section hits at the end of the chorus sends off the soloist. SOLOS: 12 bar blues with a couple of hip alternate changes in bars 9 and 10. 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. Hal Leonard Stock Number HL00000975 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.