Ron Carter: There Is No Greater Love

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Ron Carter excerpt from the Miles Davis recording of "There Is No Greater Love." (1964 ) Album: The Complete Concert 1964 My Funny Valentine + Four & More

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[hgbassable]

thank u jcapacitor!!! congratulations for your pedagogic work!!! from colombia, south america....

[JazzCapacitor]

@hgbassable Yeah man! Spread the word! Peace.

[platypode]

Nice job but I have to say, you write your swing 8th note's in a very strange manner.

[JazzCapacitor]

@platypode Thanks man! That's because I think of 4/4 time as 12/8. Everything is derived from the 8th note triplet (ex. ONE-two-three TWO-two-three THREE-two-three FOUR-two-three) Spread the word. Peace Out.

[conall1234]

@JazzCapacitor i can understand why you might think that to be useful, but in reality very little music with a swing feel is played like that. the lengths of the first and second quavers in every pair varies greatly, and if one plays with that triplet structure in mind, a rather clichéd and exaggerated "jazz" feel is achieved.

with respect :)

[JazzCapacitor]

@conall1234 There is no scientific formula for swingin’. Things sound exaggerated and cliché if you play exaggerated and cliché. The important thing to do is listen. But for purposes of notation, I believe the 8th note triplet is a more accurate measure of rhythm than a dotted 8th note followed by a 16th note. Plus if you study the great jazz bassists throughout history, many of their walking/accompanying lines reinforce the groove with 8th note triplets. 

[JazzCapacitor]

@conall1234 (check out Israel Crosby’s ‘Profoundly Blue’, McBride’s ‘Uhura’s Moment’ or Ron Carter’s ‘Stella’ for more examples). Or, checkout the Scott LaFaro and Drew Gress transcriptions for creative use of the quarter-note-triplet as well as the 8th note triplet. I am not the only one to take this more accurate approach to music notation in regards to basslines. Check out Todd Coolman’s books ‘The Bass Tradition’ or ‘The Bottom Line.’ Great and very accurate transcriptions.

[ahaaaaaaaaah]

it's a lot of hotsy-klotsy this bassline!