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A Lil’ Lovin’ Couldn’t Hurt

Written during an improvised busking session on Michigan Ave. in Chicago, this calypso tune opens with a pan melody kicked by syncopated hits from the rest of the band. The calypso groove starts in the B section and continues as comping for the solo section. There is a 12 bar progression for the solo section and there is also a four bar section for drum set solo. The tune ends by going back to the 2nd half of the B section for the exciting finish.

Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for high school and college combos, or can be expanded to accommodate larger percussion ensembles)

Instrumentation – Double Tenors or 2nd’s, marimba, bass, drum set
 

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A Lil' Lovin' Couldn't Hurt
/ Intermediate / Scott Johnson / Upbeat Music Publications

This small percussion ensemble work featuring steel pan and marimba accompanied by bass and drum set is in a calypso style and monothematic in nature. The marimbist will only need a four-octave instrument to perform the work while employing two-mallet technique throughout. The composer provides a section for improvised solos by the pan, bass, and/or marimba. Additionally, he has included a two-bar drum break so the set player can show off a little as well.

Reviewed by: Lisa Rogers October 2004