16th / Triplet Paradiddle Grid

Here’s a fun little grid to try next time you’re on the pad.  Play constant paradiddles, always accenting the first note of each one, but move between 16th notes and triplets every four beats, then two, then one.  The paradiddles will cross the bar lines so that not only will the accents and doubles shift through the bar, but some of the paradiddles will be part 16th notes, part triplet.  It’s a great challenge of stick and timing control.

Solo Transcription - Max Roach, "Gerkin for Perkin"

It's been awhile since I've done any Max Roach, but I've got some students working on his stuff at the moment, so I've been revisiting a lot of it and transcribing it the week I assign it to them so I can check their work on the spot.

 

So here's "Gerkin for Perkin" from Study in Brown, the same album that brought you "Jacqui", the first ever transcription on this blog.

 

 

Solo Transcription - Gregory Hutchinson, "Jet Stream"

I finally caved and bought an iPad, and it's been a surprisingly positive move.  Not only is it really handy for gigs and rehearsals, but I've ended up doing a lot more transcribing by hand while I'm on trains and planes, or in waiting rooms.  So, some things might occasionally look a bit different around here, starting with one of the first things I scribbled out on it.

 

This is Gregory Hutchinson trading on Peter Bernstein's "Jet Stream" with Brad Mehldau and Christian McBride.  Each solo section features two six-stroke rolls; one as triplets and the other double that speed, a sound you'll hear Hutch do fairly regularly, especially in this period.  After this he does a great solo over the whole form that I haven't had a chance to write that out yet.  Trading section start around 5:19