Composition for alto saxophone, trumpet, bass, and drums, found in Music Manuscript Notebook 1 (MMN1). The archive also includes parts in holograph for trumpet, alto saxophone, bass, and cello. Some scores or parts for this piece in the Hemphill Papers are stylized as “#Four.” The drum part is indicated in the score with the instruction “Drums, parade beat.” This composition appears to be part of the four-part suite One Two Three Four, though it was performed separately as well. See also “One Two Three Four.” It is documented in the archive in a performance with the cello and bass parts taken by bass clarinet and bassoon.
From Marty Ehrlich: Baikida Carroll told me recently that the piece is to be played uptempo. After composing this work for a trio of alto saxophone, trumpet, and drums, Hemphill added a bass part. I played this part on bass clarinet in the concert at the Creative Music Studio in 1978.