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Absolutely brilliant!
2 years ago 5
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I know the Herman band did a version, but THIS is just mind-blowing! And it swings like mad!!!
2 years ago 4
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its funny that it nearly sounds the same as the original, i mean for being a big band its incredibly close to the eddie sound.
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@Flextones Well, that's more or less because Jazz approaches music from the perspective of the improviser, not the composer. Most jazz songs are solo vehicles, and complex meters are not always conducive to improvisation. The extra burden of trying to focus on meter is one soloists would rather not think about. Because jazz is a western music, performers choose the meters they're most comfortable with. In western music, that means a lot 4/4 and 3/4
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Indeed I have read through several odd meter and compound melody compositions by Dave Brubeck. I found Don's music to be far more adventurous in his development of odd and compound meters in Jazz. The one criticism of Jazz I have is the art form has spent entirely too much time in duple and triple meter.
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Might not wanna forget about Brubeck...less avant garde but perhaps the quintessential example of odd-meter bebop...love me some Don Ellis though.
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@Flextones or just 7/4?
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@lxnch exactly it is a 7/4 right on
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I heard this like 7 + 8 - 3*15 + 2 - 6
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unbelievable good impressive! this musician was of biggest genius!
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This is a Don Ellis track that really shows how to swing in this time signature.
34 videos
YouTube Mix for Don Ellis- 5:01Freedom Jazz Dance - Eddie Harrisby MultiBetaCAM9,011 views
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- 3:07Nicola Conte - Nubian Queenby gilbertmonk3,687 views
- 13:53Don Ellis "Final Analysis" 1970by UniweriaZekt5,096 views
- 3:10Don Ellis - Tears Of Joy (1971)by thechewydude5,216 views
- 7:23UZEB - Spacy Countryby hugic211286,533 views
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- 6:40Freedom Jazz Danceby Qatom4,725 views
- 4:11Eli's Coming - Don Ellisby legitimatepictures13,824 views
- 6:55Don Ellis - Blues in Elfby sandork569,758 views
- 2:512010 Madison Scouts ... and it begins.by madison198816,609 views
- 3:29Don Ellis' Child Of Ecstasyby Fwlr200413,114 views
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- 3:23"Freedom Jazz Dance" Solo Bassby BassLessonsNow79,851 views
Is this 3+4 or 4+3? What do you feel? I had to listen to it a couple of times but it sounds like 3+4 to me. I really like this. Over the years I have taught public school and at a college to undergrad music majors. As a classically trained jazz pianist sometime the argument of jazz rhythm comes up. I like to refer my colleages to Don Ellis as an example of a writer and performer who wrote swinging jazz in odd meters. Mr Compound/complex himself.
Flextones 2 years ago 3
mostly 2+2+3 for me, ignoring the syncopations :)
lxnch 2 years ago 3