Talk:Miles Smiles

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Why is this page on Miles Smiles (album) when there is no page for Miles Smiles? -Senori 00:44, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

After looking some more I'm going to move this to Miles Smiles.

Polyrhythmic vs. Polymetric[edit]

The article says:

The contribution from drummer Tony Williams on this album feels especially free, both rhythmically and improvisationally. On "Footprints", we hear his trademark polyrhythmic approach: the piece begins with Ron Carter's repeated bass line played in 6/4 time. Tony Williams initially plays within the 6/4 feel; however, during Miles's first solo, Tony shifts to a 4/4 jazz ride pattern while Ron Carter continues the 6/4 bass line.

The term "polyrhythmic" is not entirely correct since polyrhythms only refer to different rhythms superimposed. The article talks about different time signatures (or meters) superimposed, so the term "polymetric" is actually more to the point since it specifically deals with superimposed time signatures. However there are some distinct polyrhythmic instances in the melody of the tune "Footprints", listen to the phrasing in the 2nd, 6th and 7th bar of the theme, where the melody is in a 5-over-3 polyrhythm.

--Jason Daren 10:15, 19 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 14:57, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reference needed for rhythm reference[edit]

A reference for this would be helpful. Otherwise this might be original research:

"the correlation between African-based 12/8 (or 6/8), and 4/4 is playfully explored." Dogru144 (talk) 15:06, 8 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Availability of live versions[edit]

Versions are now available on official Columbia versions. Festiva da Juan Pins and Bootleg Vol. 2, and probably others by now.Dogru144 (talk) 15:20, 8 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]