Misc recording All The Things 7/4

[Acan_9526]

Here’s a track from Phil Wilkinson’s backing track collection of All The Things You Are in 7/4 just a few choruses of Tenor.

All The Things 7/4

Soprano/Alto/Tenor Saxophones Piccolo/Flute/Alto Flute/Bass Flute Akai EWI 4000s

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Thanks for listening if you have time.

Alex

 

[mrblackbat]

Bravo! It doesn't sound like it's in an odd time signature with the flowing lines you play, which I think is the sign of odd time really working well!

I'm sure you'll have heard it, but here's Brad Mehldau's version, also in 7.

View: https://youtu.be/XjBFQowVvUA?si=YNHigX4xm2lR4vmO

 

[Pete Thomas]

Bravo! It doesn't sound like it's in an odd time signature with the flowing lines you play, which I think is the sign of odd time really working well!

I’m also very impressed, I’m useless at playing in odd time signatures. I always end up playing in 4/4 then somehow having to recalibrate at some point when I realise I’m a bit out.

 

[Acan_9526]

Bravo! It doesn't sound like it's in an odd time signature with the flowing lines you play, which I think is the sign of odd time really working well!

I'm sure you'll have heard it, but here's Brad Mehldau's version, also in 7.

View: https://youtu.be/XjBFQowVvUA?si=YNHigX4xm2lR4vmO

Thanks Matt much appreciated 😎

 

[Acan_9526]

I’m also very impressed, I’m useless at playing in odd time signatures. I always end up playing in 4/4 then somehow having to recalibrate at some point when I realise I’m a bit out.

I feel your pain Pete🤣 I remember touring with Michael Ball back in the day and asking the keyboard player how he dealt with 7/4 and he replied you have to ‘feel’ it in both reading and improv and the more you do the easier it becomes. He was right. I spent a lot of time working through this and others like 11/8 13/8 etc there is one really neat drum app with samples of top players worldwide playing in odd times and it’s surprising how after an hour or so of something out there on a 2 bar loop how familiar it starts to feel. Especially if you can introduce a clave to it. Centers everything. Thank you for listening and your kind comments.
Alex

 

[Acan_9526]

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That’s the app called Drum Genius. It does require payment for the loops but it is well worth it imho.

 

[Merryfisher]

Money Pink Floyd….gotta count carefully in the sax solo 🥴🫣