UPDATE: A student brought it to my attention that according to Wikipedia, Idris Muhammad is the drummer on this track. Which surprises me, but there you go.
A combination groove o’ the day and page o’ coordination here. On MC by Andrew Hill, from his album Grass Roots, Freddie Waits plays a Afro feel with a simplified cymbal rhythm that is similar to the “Afro Blues” rhythm (my phrase) I wrote about a few years ago. It’s a good introductory groove for this type of thing, and, with a stronger dotted-quarter note pulse, it’s probably good if you’re playing with a weak rhythm section. Or, what the hell, if you just want a cleaner groove with a stronger main pulse.
On the top line are the cymbal/feet ostinato, and the complete groove as Waits played it on the record, and the rest of it is the practice patterns:
Learn the page, then drill it while doing my left hand moves.
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