Double Bass Strode Rode Bridge?!?

[Jason Hollar]

To all resident jazz cats --

Been working through Sonny Rollins' Strode Rode from his epic Saxophone Colossus.

Always loved this tune -- so killin!

However -- did those guys F up the bridge during the trading fours section?!? Or is it just me?!?

The form is interesting -- three 12-bar sections with a 4-bar bridge...but I think those guys might have lost track of that pesky four bar bridge along the way!

 

[Jason Hollar]

OK --

Listening back with fresh ears -- here's what I think is going on:

After individual solos, they trade fours with the drummer through two straight choruses (AABA).

Then, Sonny cues the Bridge and plays the last A out before the head.

This was hard for me to hear because I thought they were screwing up the form during the fours!

There's one spot in particular where the pianist must be a little lost -- top of the second full chorus of fours to be exact -- where he lays into the iv chord over the i chord and makes it sound like another section for a moment. It's hard to hear the bass under all that as well...

This tune is challenging -- both the Bridge and last four bars of each A section start on that Bbminor (minor iv) sound.

Very hip. I never get to play stuff like this on casuals!

 

[Paul Warburton]

Wow, Jason!
A TB first.
You post your own thread, tell how much you love the material, ask a very hip question...inviting feed back.
THEN, in the blink of an eye, you jump back in, answer your own question in vivid detail.
What TB chops you have man.
I'm dazzled.

 

[Jason Hollar]

Well -- it has been just over a month since I first posted the question.

I was surprised nobody chimed in to set me straight!

Jason
TalkToMySelfBass.com

 

[Paul Warburton]

Yeah, I know.....but **** 'em. Who needs 'em.

 

[Whisper]

I'm here in 2020 and having the same question.

 

[Jason Hollar]

Wow zombie apocalypse thread! Yes I just had some time to go over this and I think my 2nd post still holds up.

I am the king of getting lost in unconventional forms so I know a thing or two about the subject.

 

[GuyGershoni]

Ha! they clearly wanted to f with us...
well.. for the drum trading 4s solo, I came up with: AABAAB
(Last B is the 4bar of MaxRoach lead-in cue to top of form)