[Dixielandjazz] Two beat or four beat ..................

[George Thurmond]

----- Original Message -----
From: "lUIS dANIEL Flores" <luda@arnet.com.ar>
To: <BOBOBANJOB@aol.com>; <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 9:10 PM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Two beat or four beat that is the
question..................


> ´´An oft overlooked point of difference between "two beat" vs "four beat"
> rhythm is that the human heart beats with a "two beat" pressure pulse; viz
> systolic (high pressure) followed by "diastolic" (low pressure). From that
> point of view, one concludes that "two beat" rhythm should feel more
natural
> than "four beat."

To which statement Luis answered:

> mmmmmmmmmmmmm, what a conclusion pulling from nowhere. The systolic and
> diastolic is referred to the pressure of the blood in the arterial
> circulation not the beat of the heart, which is ``on beat`` all the time,
> if you get two or more different beats then you are in trouble called
> arritmia. We should keep  inside the music, there are many physician to
> handle the heart.
> Luis Daniel Flores
> Argentina
>

Gotta agree with Luis - my last EKG showed my ticker laying down a steady
"four beat" time, just like the band's rhythm section and my foot when I
hear OKOM played the way it ought to be played!

Geo. Thurmond