Grind Smooth
by Brian Rhodes
Jazz Ensemble - Sheet Music

Item Number: 18116824
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Ensembles
Jazz Ensemble
Genres
Jazz
Composers
Brian Rhodes
Publishers
Twin Towers Music Publications
Formats
Score and Parts
Set of Parts
Item Types
Physical
Levels
Intermediate
Usages
School and Community
Jazz band - Intermediate

SKU: TW.J1011

Composed by Brian Rhodes. Full set (score and parts). Conductor's score only available separately: see item J1011s. Conductor's score and set of parts. Twin Towers Music Publications #J1011. Published by Twin Towers Music Publications (TW.J1011).

Grind Smooth is a tune I wrote for jazz combo around 13 years ago. While most of my songs have unusual chord progressions, this song emphasizes melody over harmony, thus not many chord progressions until m.99. At this point, the melody is re-harmonized with some really cool big band type chord-hits. The feel is easy Latin and the rhythms are pretty straight-forward. The soli section at m.79 is particularly nasty, but only scored for the leaders of each section. The solo changes feature the lead alto. Overall, this tune is a pretty cool addition to the Latin genre of any big band's repertoire.