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Is jazz usually a 4 by 4?

4/4 is the most used time signature in jazz because it´s not as closed as 2/4 and 3/4 and allows more rhythmic variations inside the bar. There´s a difference between jazz standards composed with an unusual time signature and jazz standards composed in 4/4 and played with an unusual time signature.

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3/4

Toots Thielemans. The Whistler and his Guitar (1964). “Bluesette”. 3/4

Bill Evans. “A Simple Matter Of Conviction” (1967). 3/4

Charles Mingus. Mingus Ah Um (1959). “Better Git It In Your Soul”. 3/4

Max Roach. Jazz In 3/4 Time (1956). 3/4

3/4 + 2/4

Don Ellis. Don Ellis Orchestra Live in 32/3/4 Time (1966). “Upstart”. 3/4+3/4+3/4+2/4

5/4

Dave Brubeck. Time Out (1959). «Take Five» (Paul Desmond). 5/4

Al Jarreau. “Take Five” . German TV Broadcast (1976).

George Benson. “Take Five” . Montreaux (1986).

Sachal Studios and Wynton Marsalis. “Take Five” . Marciac Jazz Festival (2013).

Tito Puente. “Take Five” . 4/4 with latin clave 3-2.

Lalo Schifrin. “Mission Impossible”. 5/4

Jimmy Smith. Livin´It Up (1968). “Mission Impossible” . 5/4

Stanley Turrentine, «Mr. Natural» (1964). «Wahoo» («Stanley´s Blues»). 5/4

Wayne Shorter. Etcetera (1965-1980). “Indian Song”. 5/4

Cal Tjader. “Fried Bananas” (Gary McFarland). 5/4

Sonny Fortune. “Serengeti Minstrel” . 5/4

Dave Holland. “Conference of the Birds” . 5/4

Elvin Jones. “That Five-Four Bag” . 5/4

Wes Montgomery. “Scarborough Fair” (Paul Simon). 5/4

Lee Ritenour. 6 String Theory (2010). “Fives” . 5/4

Jethro Tull. “Living In The Past” (1969). 5/4

5/8

Ronny Jordan. A Brighter Day (2000). “5/8 In Flow” . 5/8

6/8

Miles Davis. “All Blues” (1959). 6/8

Horace Silver. “Señor Blues” (1959). 6/8

Leonard Bernstein. West Side Story (1961). “America” . 6/8 (6/8+6/4)

7/8

Andrew Hill. Judgment! (1964). “Siete Ocho”. 7/8

4/4 + 7/8

Herbie Hancock. Mwandishi (1971). “Ostinato” (Suite For Angela). 4/4 + 7/8.

11/8

Joe Farrell. Song of the Wind (1976). “Follow Your Heart” (John McLaughlin). 11/8

12/8

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Lee Morgan. The Sidewinder (1964). «Boy What a Night». 12/8

Elmer Bernstein. “Walk On The Wild Side” (1962). 12/8

6/4

Kenny Burrell. Midnight Blue (1963). “Wavy Gravy”. 6/4. Cross stick on 6.

6/4 + 4/4

Oliver Nelson with Eric Dolphy. Straight Ahead (1961). “Six and Four”. 6/4 + 4/4

7/4

Dave Brubeck. Time Further Out (1961). “Unsquare Dance”. 7/4

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet. Phenix (1975). “74 Miles Away”. 7/4

Woody Shaw. Stepping Stones (1978). “Seventh Avenue” (Victor Lewis). 7/4

Max Roach. Drums Unlimited (1965). “Nommo”. 7/4

Robert Glasper. “Beatrice” (Sam Rivers). 7/4

Don Ellis. “The French Connection” (1972). 7/4

Pink Floyd. “Money” (1973). 7/4

Peter Gabriel. “Solsbury Hill”. 7/4

The Beatles. “All You Need is Love”. 7/4

5/4 + 5/4 + 7/4

Pat Metheny. Letter From Home (1989). “5-5-7”.

7/4 + 3/4 + 5/4 + 4/4

Pat Metheny. Letter From Home (1989). “Have You Heard”.

9/8 + 4/4

Dave Brubeck. Time Out (1959). “Blue Rondo A La Turk”. 9/8 (2+2+2+3) + 4/4

Al Jarreau. Breakin´Away (1981). “Blue Rondo A La Turk” (Dave Brubeck). 9/8

Avishai Cohen. “Caravan” (Duke Ellington-Tizol). 9/8 + 4/4.

Mahavishnu Orchestra. “Vital Transformation” (1971). 9/8

Jeff Beck. “Scatterbrain” (1975). 9/8

22/8

Pat Metheny-Lyle Mays. “First Circle” (1984). 22/8

11/4

Paul Desmond. “Eleven Four”. 11/4 (3+3+3+2).

Avishai Cohen. Gently Disturbed (2008). “Eleven Wives”. 11/4

15/4

Chris Potter. Underground. “The Wheel”. 15/4 (4+4+4+3).

5/4 + 3/4

Romane. Romane Roots & Groove – Live At The Sunset (2011). “Five and Three”, min. 11:20. 5/4 + 3/4

Led Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin IV (1971). “Four Sticks” . 5/4 + 3/4

5/4 + 7/4 + 3/4

Bill Brufford. Bill Brufford´s Earthworks (1987). “Footloose And Fancy Free”.

15/8 + 9/8 + 9/8

Don Ellis. Tears of Joy (1971). “Bulgarian Bulge”. 15/8 (2222 322) + 9/8 (2223) + 9/8 (2322)

Don Ellis Orchestra. Live At Monterey (1966). “33 222 1 22”. 19/8

4/4 + 6/8 + 2/4 + 5/4

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Ástor Piazzolla. Montreux Jazz Festival (1985). “Escualo”.

Richard Galliano Sextet Live at the Nancy Opera. “Escualo” (Astor Piazzola).

6/4 + 3/4+ 7/8 + 5/8 + 5/4

The Bad Plus. “Seven Minute Mind“. 6/4+3/4+6/4+3/4+7/8+5/8+7/8+5/8+5/4+3/4.

Bob Moses

Bob Moses . When Elephants Dream of Music (1982). «The River» . 9/4. Bob Moses. When Elephants Dream of Music (1982). «For Miles» . 4/4+4/4+7/8 over 7/8+4/4+4/4. Bob Moses. Visit With The Great Spirit (1984). «Suite Bahia» . 7/4 canon.

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Dave Brubeck. Time Out (1959).

1. Blue Rondo à la Turk – 00m00s. 9/8+4/4

2. Strange Meadow Lark – 6m45s. 4/4

3. Take Five – 14m11s. 5/4

4. Three to Get Ready – 19m38s. 3/4+4/4

5. Kathy’s Waltz – 25m04s. 4/4+3/4

6. Everybody’s Jumpin’ – 29m59s. 4/4

7. Pick Up Sticks – 34m27s. 6/4

Dave Brubeck. Interview.

Dave Brubeck. Time Further Out (1961).

«It’s a Raggy Waltz». Major blues with bridge in 3/4 «Bluette». 3/4 «Charles Matthew Hallelujah». 4/4 «Far More Blue». 5/4 «Far More Drums». 5/4 «Maori Blues». 6/4 «Unsquare Dance». 7/4 «Bru’s Boogie Woogie». 8/8 «Blue Shadows in the Street». 9/8 Wynton Marsalis. Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra. The Life and Music of Dave Brubeck.

2:14 Unsquare Dance. 7/8

12:47 The Duke. 4/4

18:43 Cassandra. 3/4+4/4

25:40 Strange Meadowlark. 4/4

32:01 Who Will Take Care of Me? 4/4

36:45 It’s a Raggy Waltz. Major blues with bridge in 3/4

43:16 Tokyo Traffic. 4/4

51:07 Take Five. 5/4

57:18 Lost Waltz. 3/4+4/4

1:04:50 Upstage Rhumba. Afrocuban clave

1:12:31 In Your Own Sweet Way. 4/4

1:18:06 Fast Life. 4/4+3/4

1:25:33 Bluette. 3/4

1:31:50 Blue Rondo a la Turk. 9/8

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