Michael Sweeney

Jus Plain Blues

Bring an authentic blues groove to your beginning band! With "Jus Plain Blues" (published by Hal Leonard), young musicians make a fantastic entry into the world of jazz and blues. Designed at the popular "Performer Level" (correlating with Book 1, page 24), this piece makes performing remarkably accessible: the melody uses only simple quarter notes, yet creates a genuine, captivating blues sound.

This composition is a refreshing and fun change of pace for rehearsals, guaranteed to bring smiles and excitement to your students' first concert performance. The set includes the complete full score and all individual parts for concert band. A highly motivating original work that develops a natural sense of rhythm and delivers pure playing fun for young ensembles!