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Jazz Band
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Dark Obsedian
Rhodes, Brian
Grade Level: 3.5
Published: 2004
Catalog Number: J1007
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Standard Jazz Ensemble / Big Band: 5,4,4,4 Piano: RH - Voicings, LH - Chord Chart Bass: Written out with chord changes provided Range:
(C1=Middle C) Trpt. B2, Tbn. A1
Style: Latin (Multi-meter Bossa)
"Dark Obsedian" was one of my first big band arrangements. Obsedian is another word for natural glass that is very pretty and smooth to the touch. This tune is a multi-meter latin tune that frequently switches from 4/4 to 3/4 with navigation through some fairly complex chord progressions. The feel is like a bossa nova with the 3/4 measures feeling like a beat is dropped, adding tension to the phrase endings. The solo changes are in the first trombone and first trumpet. This tune would make a neat addition to the latin jazz genre section of any jazz band's repertoire.
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