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Polyrhythmic Ostinatos - part 3
Example 1
Three variations of a cross-rhythmic ostinato:
Example 2
The same ostinato patterns played in sequence, w/added bass-drum & snare
Example 3
A similar concept, but with a shifting "Jazz Ride" pattern.
Example 4
The late Michael Brecker wrote an interesting song with a shifting ostinato.
This pattern is taken from Escher Sketch, the first track of his CD "Now You See It, Now You Don't"
Escher Sketch (short extract)
Note that there is no real drumset in this tune, but Adam Nussbaum played crash cymbals.
It starts with what sounds like a standard jazz pattern, and then it goes into the 6/4 pattern that was shown in example 4.
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