Blues March

by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

🎷 Jazz
Difficulty ★★★☆☆
Tuning Standard
Capo None

Benny Golson's rousing 1958 Bb blues with a military march feel. The strutting melody marches confidently over a shuffle rhythm, combining marching band swagger with hard bop blues, creating an irresistibly joyful theme.

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