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Chop busters in 5/8 – 01

  • October 14, 2018
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Hey, two odd meter things in two days. I’ve really turned around my thinking on the value of this subject— it really forces you to have a heightened awareness of rhythm, which is a good […]

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Brazilian 3

  • March 1, 2015
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Continuing our recent batch of downloads for odd meter Samba and Bossa, here are some parts for putting together some grooves in 3/2, or in 6/4. This isn’t an incredibly odd meter for Samba, but […]

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Transcription: Bob Moses — Mevlevia

  • October 4, 2012
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Here’s a quick take of a tune that will be part of my set on the Europe trip this year: Mevlevia, from the Gary Burton record Ring, with drumming by Bob Moses. This is one […]

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