The Game Is Afoot is a straight-ahead swinger that will provide young jazz musicians with the experience of playing a composition built around modal music. Basic swing figures further enhance the teaching opportunities and an open solo section includes written or ad lib solos that provide an opportunity to feature your aspiring soloists. With its unique scoring, it can be played with anywhere from four winds and rhythm section on up to standard big band instrumentation, plus optional parts are included for flute, clarinet and horn in F.