The opening of this steady funk piece sees a solid bass line laid down to support a catchy melody.  The middle section features another melody this time taken by the easier parts.  The piece also allows for an open improvisation section with backing figures and a useful solo guide to help soloists develop an understanding of how they can approach improvisation.  This work is useful as an educational tool as well as being a great option for any programme.

Funk on Friday comes with lots of alternative parts. This flexibility in instrumentation means it can be played with anything from a full line-up of Sopranino to Bass, to in it’s simplest form, with five altos and two tenors.

The E-Edition PDF bundle comes with the following:

Standard parts
Soprano Saxophone 1 (alternative to Sopranino Saxophone or Alto Saxophone 3)
Soprano Saxophone 2 (alternative to Alto Saxophone 4)
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone 1 (alternative to Alto Saxophone 5)
Tenor Saxophone 2
Baritone Saxophone (alternative to Bass Saxophone or Tenor Saxophone 3)

Alternative parts
Sopranino Saxophone or Alto Saxophone 3 (alternative to Soprano Saxophone 1)
Alto Saxophone 4 (alternative to Soprano Saxophone 2)
Alto Saxophone 5 (alternative to Tenor Saxophone 1)
Bass Saxophone or Tenor Saxophone 3 (alternative to Baritone Saxophone)