What Do You Say Dr. J. Williams, James Sextet / HL00000650 click for RealAudio clip Recorded by ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS on REFLECTIONS IN BLUE Timeless Records: SJP 128 (Gowi: CD SJP 128) / Recorded December 4, 1978  Tempo Medium shuffle Arrangement Difficulty medium-easy Solo Difficulty medium This JAMES WILLIAMS contribution to the Jazz Messenger book is in the trademark Blakey "shuffle" style. SEXTET INSTRUMENTATION 1st part: Trumpet, Alto Sax, C treble clef 2nd part: Alto Sax, Tenor Sax 3rd part: Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, Trombone Rhythm Section: Piano, Bass, Drums, Guitar CONDENSED SCORE [JRTS]* This bluesy shuffle features a piano and bass unison against the melody which is set in rich 3-part harmony for the horns. Several places highlight the effective use of dynamics. The rhythm parts, which only have 2 simple ensemble figures with the horns, are free to focus on the groove which is this arrangement's most important element. SOLOS: The solos are based on a simple I to IV progression that moves into the cycle of fourths and back. These are great standard groove changes. * Jazz Repertory Transcription Series = includes chord voicings, written bass lines, drum fills and melody line cues in rhythm section parts. 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 HL00000650 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.