His first love is jazz, and his primary jazz voice is the alto saxophone. His instruments are alto, soprano, tenor and baritone saxes, clarinet, bass clarinet, and flutes. Kim has been a member of the orchestras of Stan Kenton, Louis Bellson, Bob Florence, Clare Fischer, Bill Holman , and Vinny Golia among others. Kim is a Selmer artist and endorses all Selmer saxophones and other woodwinds.
All pieces have optional parts for French horns, tuba, Latin and mallet percussion.
Although this piece can be performed without extra percussion, it is greatly enhanced by them. Several Cascara or bell patterns and a conga pattern are shown at the end of the drum and percussion parts. The theme has a soaring melodic quality over the churning rhythm. The first trumpet is featured with solo melodic statements throughout, a high D near the end. WW 1 on soprano sax.