Set, as the title indicates, in A, the guitar parts are in a familiar and reassuring 3#, but the Eb sax player is condemned to stare at 6#.
The result, however, is compelling. At points in the piece, all guitars are strumming large root-position chords at full volume, allowing the sax to open up and sing with joy. And the contrast between that and some pizz. guitar and dolce sax is all the more delicious because the key choice gives the guitar such a large dynamic range.
The opening sees (...)