On Jun 29, 2005, at 6:40 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
On 29 Jun 2005, at 6:00 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
I could cite a couple of examples of jazz 6/4 without a clear 3+3
subdivision, but I wouldn't think they would mean much except to
specialists familiar with the repertoire. "All About Rosie" by George
Russell is one
Actually, in the published version, the 6/4 measures in this chart are
actually notated (confusingly) in 3/2, almost certainly because the
editor objected to "6/4 meaning 3x2/4". But having played that chart,
I can testify that it would be much easier to read if all the 3/2 bars
were re-notated as 6/4.
I remember now seeing that in the score you lent me! And the 4/4 bars
were in cut time, so it sort of made sense, in a swing-era kind of way
(cut time was a popular way of indicating any tempo above medium, LONG
after the four-feel had been firmly established. Thankfully, one only
sees cut time for jazz feel in period pieces these days) I had first
played "Rosie" from a pencil copy, which was in 6/4 (with 4/4 bars
interspersed) and had assumed it was Russell's manuscript. I may have
been wrong.
Christopher
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