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A composition for flute, soprano saxophone, and alto saxophone, this is first track on the album Blue Boyé (1977), in which Hemphill plays all parts through overdubbing. Its score appears in Music Manuscript Notebook 1 (MMN1), where it is titled “First Blues.”
Found on: Blue Boyé.
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