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Genre: Jazz Ensemble
Series: Emerald Jazz Series
# of Players: Standard
Level: 3 | Duration: 2:50
Publisher: C. Alan Publications | Copyright: 2024
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Alvord Groove is an exciting jazz-rock chart with a driving rhythm and blues scale inflections. Two themes are presented in the first half of the piece. After a solo section, these themes are performed simultaneously, accompanied by guitar solo interjections, and a half-time drum set groove.
Genre: Jazz Ensemble | # of Players: Standard
Series: Emerald Jazz Series
Level: 3 | Duration: 2:50
Instrumentation
Conductor's Score
B-flat Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone 1
Tenor Saxophone 2
Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet 1
B-flat Trumpet 2
B-flat Trumpet 3
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Guitar
Piano
Bass
Drum Set
Auxiliary Percussion: Shaker, Floor Tom, Suspended Cymbal
Program Notes
Alvord Groove is an exciting jazz-rock chart with a driving rhythm and blues scale inflections. I wrote this piece for my jazz band when I taught in Alvord, Texas. Many of the students in my ensemble were on secondary instruments or had only been playing for two years. This piece allows students to sound great and have fun, even if they have limited experience. I hope that your students love it as much as mine did!
– A.K.