Be The Dance

Sumi composed the date’s opening track, the vibrant Be The Dance, the week before the date knowing that she was going to record with Rufus and Bob. She says, ”It was really composed with Bob Braye in mind. I wanted to have a tune that would embrace his style of playing, something that he could just romp and play freely through. It’s a celebratory 6/8 swing, with the melody primarily in the bass. The bass line just kind of came out at me and I could hear Rufus playing this, with more than one or two raised eyebrows.”