7/8 vs. 7/4: An Explanation, plus playing

Hey hello, I m really amazed by what you re playing actually. And was wondering if the book you re reading on the video was containing some nice scores ???
Well what is this book ? if its not a secret.. Or if you have a tip about book method on 7/4 or polyrhytms.. I ll be very interested in..

Anyway, thx for video

Seb

Actually that's John Riley's book "Beyond Bop Drumming." It does not have any odd-time exercises at all; it was on my music stand because I was working on some 4-way bebop coordination stuff earlier. it's a book I recommend if you're into playing jazz but it won't teach you the stuff I'm talking about in this video.

Ok, and what about the stuff you re talking about in your video? cause i m talking about that. It sounds really nice but you r too fast and I dont understand nothing. :)

have you listened to the medeski mw album zaebos: the book of angels vol. 11? the third track on there my band has been covering. would you call that 7/4? i always refer to it as 7/8

I haven't heard it. But like I said, the distinction is really arbitrary, so I recommend using 7/4 to mean the slow seven and 7/8 to mean the fast seven. But you don't necessarily have to. The point of this video is more about demonstrating that there are two ways of playing in 7 that have very different feel. I say identify the feel of the MMW song- is it a slow 7 or fast 7? Then decide.

oh my god. this is the most amazing video ive ever scene.

Nice lesson! You have done a great job, in fact a lot of people make mistakes between these two signature mesures!