I wrote this solo for my senior recital in college and it is officially title "Ode to Max Roach's 'The Drum Also Waltzes' in 5/4", which pretty much says all. I would suggest viewing the original material that inspired this solo first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7ha2iuEti0. This solo is 100% composed and written on paper and utilizes a repeating foot ostinato of RLLRL throughout the entire solo.
there´s a vid of Joe Morello soloing over 5/4, only with a slightly different bassdrum/hi-hat-pattern than yours...
great work!!
benchinho 2 years ago
Great job, Max! 5/4 stars. Sorry. I mean 5 stars.
17drums 2 years ago