Kim Richmond

1/2 X rock feel. No score. Alto, Tenor, Bari, Trpt, Bone & Rhythm

Ballad-med swing jazz. A gentle melodic line, w/a continually changing harmonic pattern, leads to solos for Trbn & Piano, the latter characterized by Drums dropping in & out over a walking Bass.No sco...

This fast swing starts with a signature concerted jagged figure, after which the rhythm section explodes with walking time. Octave horns enter with melodic fragments which lead to a middle section. Ex...

An ideal opener for a concert program. After a fanfare type intro, a straight-ahead driving rock lifts the band into a striking theme. Fiery vamp for the Alto solo, opt;l open for more. Scored for Alt...

Based on a constant pedal-point & a regular 2-bar accompanying pattern, this uneven-phrased angular melody line spins out into a open free solo section (on an opt+l D pedal). A short background or int...

The mood on this is Latin a la Coltrane/McCoy Tyner/Elvin Jones. It's an extended blues built on 'sus-chords' with a dynamic thematic line. Harmonies on last section built on 4ths. Open solo section i...

This up tempo bebop swing features a horn motif with odd spaces in between. It looks harder than it is, but it sounds hip and natural. The open solo section is over four chords with a break phrase at...

This is the title selection from the Kim Richmond/Clay Jenkins Ensemble CD. The piano pattern establishes the mood of the piece (even-eigths, but not Rock). The unison melody in soft horns (tpt in Har...

Starting with an uneven rhythmic figure vamp intro, the start and stop horn theme is partly octaves, partly built on parallel 4ths, partly 3-part voiced. The rhythm section (especially drums) have ple...