This is a feel-good, walking-around groove, a march for people with 3.5 legs. It’s airy, it’s spacey, and it turns a corner just in the way that air and space do not. I call it Celebrity Dentist because it makes me smile — then it pokes me when I least expect it.
Playing odd meters slowly is a good way to get comfortable with them, as the slow tempo allows more time for counting. Also these grooves tend to express their intrinsic melodies in a way that faster, more note-y grooves may not.
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