jazz rhythm

Renaissance Music ( renmusic@sympatico.ca )
Tue, 21 Nov 1995 12:59:56 -0800

I just discovered this discussion group and it seems to be a great
resource
for mature and aspiring musicians. Here's my first question...
I am exploring the area of rhythm in improvisation. Especially phrasing
in 3 against 4 or 4 against 3 at the single beat level up to multiple bar
levels. My problem is that I invariably get lost as I extend ideas
across bar lines etc. I can compose rhythmic templates that I know will
get me from A to B however I feel like I should be able to do this
spontaneously. Do the pros have such a good sense of where "1" is that
they can do anything they want without getting lost?
I am playing piano and having to comp seems to amplify the problem.
Any suggestions? Any good books on the subject?

Andrew Trott
Kingston, Ont, Canada
renmusic@sympatico.ca