Bossa Nova Rhythmic Language You MUST KNOW!
​(Part 2 on "Desafinado")

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Note how Bijan Taghavi (piano), Luther Hughes (bass) and Dom Moio (drums) all catch these 2 rhythmic hits together during the piano solo of "Desafinado". 

1) 1,2... (hold)1 bar comping figure commonly played at the end of the Bridge section to a Bossa Nova tune (i.e. Wave, Girl From Ipanema, etc)
2) 2 bar comping pattern: 2, 4, 2, &of3, &of4
This is less common but "the real ones" will know this authentic Brazilian rhythmic figure.​
This was from a special Bijan Taghavi Trio performance at the Ravenscroft in Scottsdale, AZ. To watch the full cut, CLICK HERE.