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figure. This may have been the first overt expression of systemic, African-based cross-rhythm used by a
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m, F, E, A, Cm. In jazz jam sessions and for educational purposes, players often choose D D
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The ground of four main beats is maintained throughout the piece. The bass switches to
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in 1966. The first commercial release of the song was a different recording on the
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Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1988
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The Clave Matrix; Afro-Cuban Rhythm: Its Principles and African Origins
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forms of the bass line. The slashed noteheads indicate the main
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group. During Davis’s first trumpet solo, Williams shifts to a
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recorded later in 1966, but released earlier. It has become a
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Cm as turnaround, which also fits with the original melody.
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The Studio Recordings of the Miles Davis Quintet, 1965-68
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Harmonically, "Footprints" takes the form of a 12-bar
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Cheyne, Peter; Hamilton, Andy; Paddison, Max (2019).
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The Philosophy of Rhythm: Aesthetics, Music, Poetics
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Index

jazz standard
Wayne Shorter
Adam's Apple
Miles Davis
Miles Smiles
jazz standard

simple meter
compound meter
Miles Smiles
Tony Williams
cross rhythm
Ron Carter
tresillo
Afro-Cuban music
straight ahead jazz
ride pattern
beats
C minor
blues
avant garde
turnaround
harmonic rhythm
progression
Kenny Barron
Images
The Studio Recordings of the Miles Davis Quintet, 1965-68
Oxford University Press
ISBN
978-0-19-983016-9

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