Mr. Englefield had this to say about his latest smooth symphony. "Copland departed from his delightful traditions and composed a jazz symphony. Duke Ellington departed from his traditional ensemble group to compose his jazz symphony. I was brought up on jazz and departed from my adopted symphony paradigm returning home to my youthful preferences Cool Swing and what we call Jazz. There is far more to the story"

Mr. Englefield said the full symphony orchestra is the perfect venue for smooth music. Utilizing bass clarinet, oboe and contra bassoon with dramatic timpani interludes far exceeds the limitations of jazz ensembles. He also extolled the variety of alternatives available with strings complimenting the smooth interludes by bassoon and saxophone, etc. Often the various instrumental sections take up the call for rhythmic sounds most typical of drums.

In unique fashion, Englefield colors his jazz composition with good old fashioned boogie sounds from the piano. He then transends the rhythmic jazz themes with classical style counter-point and descants that are incredibly beautiful in their accompaniment. The piano drifts into beautiful passages quite often. Since beginning composition of symphonies twelve years ago, Mr. Englefield's music has always been referred to as "uniquely different". Mr. Englefield has composed a beautifully smooth symphony that will tempt even the most timid to "get up and dance!"

Englefield Symphonies is beginning distribution of the studio CD sounds (Something Cool) for review by conductors and critics around the world. Conductors and Program Directors may receive a copy of the CD by simply Emailing a request to: symphonycomposer@aol.com Please include the words "CD Request" in the Subject.