Progress Report Williams, James Sextet / HL00000686 click for RealAudio clip Recorded by JAMES WILLIAMS on PROGRESS REPORT Sunnyside: SSC 1012 / Recorded May 22 & 24, 1985  Tempo Uptempo swing Arrangement Difficulty medium-easy Solo Difficulty medium-easy SEXTET INSTRUMENTATION 1st part: Alto Sax, Trumpet, C treble clef 2nd part: Guitar, Alto Sax,Tenor Sax 3rd part: Tenor Sax, Trombone, Baritone Sax Rhythm Section: Piano, Bass, Drums, Guitar FULL SCORE Because the melody and chord changes contain plenty of space, this arrangement is playable by any moderately skilled group when performed at a slightly slower, more comfortable tempo. At the recorded tempo, this arrangement would challenge any group of musicians regardless of their skill and experience. SOLOS: The chord changes move rather slowly, with only one chord encompassing the entire A section, and chords changing every 1 or 2 measures during the B section. These are excellent changes for musicians without much experience with uptempo soloing because they're easy to hear and they don't go by too fast. OTHER RECORDINGS Art Farmer/Blame It On My Youth (Contemporary 14042) JAMES WILLIAMS (b. 1951). After teaching at Berklee for 3 years, James joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1977 (in a group that included Wynton Marsalis, Bobby Watson and Billy Pierce), where he played piano on 10 separate recordings. Since 1981, he has recorded more than 20 albums as a leader and another 20 as a sideman, many of which he also produced. He records his compositions in various settings, including vocal arrangements with the Boys Choir of Harlem and his new group, Intensive Care Unit. He has taught at the Hartt conservatory, was an artist-in-residence at Harvard and Dartmouth and continues to conduct clinics across the country and in Europe. James organized a 5-piano tour, "The Key Players," and produces critically acclaimed artist tributes at New York's Merkin Concert Hall. A "musician's musician," James' compositions such as Alter Ego, Fourplay, and Old Times Sake have been recorded by many Jazz greats including Blakey, Gary Burton, Art Farmer, Tommy Flanagan, Roy Hargrove, Clifford Jordan and T.S. Monk. Related Website http://www.jazzcorner.com/jameswilliams.html Hal Leonard Stock Number HL00000686 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.