Kent Eschelman was planning to record a CD of Christian Music with QuinTuba and asked me to write an arrangement of the old traditional jazz/hymn "Just a Closer Walk." To be different, I decided to make it a medium Bossa Nova. It is fairly easy to play and can be played on any combinations of 5 Tubas and Euphoniums and it works well with mass T/E Ensemble and maybe with a drummer playing a basic bossa beat. It is a 5 minute piece with several restatements of the theme. One interesting part is in the lowest tuba who needs to play long 3 octave descending lines. Lots of fun! - the arranger (Jim Self)