In A Hurry

A jazz composition by bassist Christian McBride, this is a fantastic melodic and technically challenging string bass feature from his 1994 CD Gettin' It Together. It has become a popular standard for many jazz combos with good bass players. The melody played on bass, has sophisticated blues lines over a G blues progression. Don't let the fact that this is a blues fool you because the challenging part of this composition is that the melody is played with the bow, or as I call it the 'stick of pain(SOP)'. It requires good technical facility and will be a challenge for any serious jazz bassist. The tempo is also quite brisk although it can be taken slower to ensure good performance.There is also a challenging sax soli and tuti section. Additional solos can be done by anyone in the band. This arrangement has been a crowd pleaser whenever it has been performed. It is a great opener for the second half of a jazz concert. Trumpet highest not D5 (concert D. 4 Tpts,4Trbns(fourth being bass trbn), 2Altos,2Tenors,1Bari,G(op-tional),P,B,D, Vibe(optional). Difficult.