Ten-measure composition in 11/16 meter, for saxophone sextet (soprano, two alto, two tenor, and baritone). Published in the Sextet Collection by Subito Music.
Found on: Five Chord Stud.
Compositions F-L
Floppy / Blued Up
Composition for saxophone sextet (three alto, two tenor, and baritone), consisting of two linked pieces in 12-bar blues form, “Floppy” and “Blued Up.” On commercial recordings the pieces are generally referred to as “Floppy.” This composition was published in the Sextet Collection by Subito Music.
Found on: Fat Man and the Hard Blues; Live from the New Music Cafe.
Floating
See “Float” and “Drunk on God.”
Float
Composition as well as parts in Hemphill’s hand for alto saxophone, trumpet, guitar, and bass, found in Music Manuscript Notebook 6 (MMN6). The notebook also includes a fragmentary score titled “After the original Float,” perhaps suggesting an extension of this work at a later date.
From Marty Ehrlich: An examination of the score suggests that this piece is related to”Floating,” one of the movements in the big-band suite Drunk on God.
Found on: Julius Hemphill Big Band.
Flair
Forty-measure composition for two flutes, alto flute, and bass clarinet (an instrumentation sometimes used by the World Saxophone Quartet). The archive has the professionally copied parts in manuscript. This piece was included on the album At Dr. King’s Table (1997), released after Hemphill’s death. “Flair” also appears as one of the movements in the suite Wind/Rhythms.
Found on: At Dr. King’s Table.