BQE Blues

BQE (from the CD Pop-Culture Blues recorded by the Michael Treni Big Band) is a lively shuffle-time blues (inspired by the bumps in the road of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in New York City) with a rhythm and blues quality. The ensemble writing is in the style of music performed by the Basie Band over the years. The form is 16-bars, the typical 12 bar blues configuration plus a four measure extension.