Here’s a fast 6/4 Afro type of groove from Ed Blackwell, on the track Love, from a duo record with Wadada Leo Smith, The Blue Mountain’s Sun Drummer. There’s no tune, it’s just free blowing over a groove. People should do that more. These are some variations from about the first 90 seconds of the track.
We’re in kind of a compound 6/4 here— the dotted half note gets the beat, at about 86 bpm. Or if you’re counting quarter notes, ~260.
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