Riff-based blues tunes are always valuable when teaching young players to improvise, and here is one of the best! Arranged here for inexperienced players, this Sonny Rollins classic features a swing style in a moderate tempo, a simple melodic riff, and a flexible solo section for encouraging any player to give soloing a try using the blues scale.

Arrangement: big band; flute, 2 clarinets, horn in F, tuba ad lib (Big-Band; Fl, 2 cl, Hn (F), Tuba ad lib)