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BY JOHN WILLMARTH
J
ohn Scofield’s CD EnRoute is a return to jazz trio playing and a reunion with drummer Bill Stewart. The first tune on the disc,
“Wee” by Denzil Best, is based on “rhythm changes,” which is a 32 bar, AABA form (and the changes to Gershwin’s “I Got
Rhythm”). Stewart begins the tune by setting up the feel with an eight-bar introduction. After the guitar solo, bassist Steve
Swallow and Stewart trade eights and fours over the “rhythm changes” form. The last time through the head, Stewart solos over
the bridge, or “B section” of the tune.
Stewart has a wonderful solo vocabulary and orchestrates his ideas with great clarity and precision. In each solo, he fully devel-
ops these ideas, giving his playing a high degree of musicality. Once you learn the phrases, try to put your own spin on them by or-
chestrating them differently or varying the rhythm. The idea is that eventually you develop your own unique way of using this
vocabulary. As with any transcription, it is vital that you listen to the recording to understand the context in which the solos oc-
curred, and the subtle nuances of rhythm and feel that cannot be expressed with written notation.
¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿
A
ã 43 œ ¿ œ ¿ œ ¿ œ ¿ œ ¿ œ ¿ œ ¿ œ ¿
..
Now work out the coordination patterns on the snare drum for A1–8.
A1 A2 A3 A4
ã 43 .. œ Œ Œ .. .. Œ œ Œ .. .. Œ Œ œ .. .. œ œ œ ..
A5
j A6
j A7
j A8 j j j
ã .. ‰ œ Œ Œ .. .. Œ ‰ œ Œ .. .. Œ Œ ‰ œ .. .. ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ..
Once this is comfortable, transfer the pattern into 4/4 time with the standard ride pattern.
B
¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ..
ãc œ ¿ œ ¿ œ ¿ œ ¿ œ ¿ œ ¿ œ ¿ œ ¿
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5
ã c .. œ Œ Ó .. .. Œ œ Ó .. .. Œ Œ œ Œ .. .. Œ Œ Œ œ .. .. œ œ œ œ ..
j j j j
B6 B7 B8 B9 B10
.
ã . ‰ œ Œ Ó .. .. Œ ‰ œ Ó .. .. Œ Œ ‰ œ Œ .. .. Œ Œ Œ ‰ œ .. .. ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ..
Because of the way this pattern lays over the barline, it is very easy to get lost within the framework of a four- or eight-bar
phrase. Try practicing the ostinato in four-bar phrases with a simple fill in the fourth bar.
John Willmarth is a freelance percussionist in the central Kentucky area. He is Director of Percussion and Assistant Jazz Band Di-
rector at Lafayette High School and a private instructor in Lexington. In addition to performing in various freelance situations,
John is a member of the Dimartino/Osland Jazz Orchestra, the Raliegh Dailey Trio, and the Tandem Percussion Duo. John is cur-
rently teaching drumset at the University of Kentucky and is a published arranger with Drop6 Publications. John is a graduate of
the University of Kentucky with a BM in Music Education and the University of Iowa with an MA in Percussion Performance. PN
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