[Dixielandjazz] bass(tuba) line for slow tunes

[David Richoux]

Sheik,

I understand what you are getting at - all I do is play modified pick- 
up note(s) for some (or all) measures as it seems to fit. You don't  
need to go overboard or the rhythm might either shift to 4 beat (or to  
a New Orleans "street beat" depending on where you accent) - but that  
that  may be what you are experiencing or really wanting!

Dave RIchoux


On Jul 9, 2009, at 8:40 AM, dwlit at cpcug.org wrote:

> What do you guys recommend for 2-beat tunes when you're playing  
> basically
> 1-3? By this I mean "square" 2-beat at various tempos, from Polkas old
> foxtrots.
>
> I like some slow foxtrots to have what I call a "lilting", ie.  
> slightly
> syncopated feel. It makes oldsters sway their shoulders and the best
> dancers really whoop it up; it gives them, and the rhythm section, a  
> bit
> of space.
>
> I have a hard time explaining to tubists, and for that matter  
> drummers,
> what I want.
>
> Sheik
>