St. james Infirmary

The sounds of the French Quarter start this hip treatment of the Dixieland standard as tenor sax states the melody while the rhythm section lays down a dirge-like groove. A plunger muted trumpet joins in followed by a tailgate trombone to make the Dixie combo complete before the whole band cranks it up into a jazz waltz that swings hard. The dirge returns with the tenor soloist and rhythm section before closing with a stop-time cadenza from the tenor. All solo and combo parts are written or they can be improvised. Perfect as a concert feature!