I started with my initial rhythmic idea (see below), and looked for ways to use metric modulation (meaning changes into other meters and/or tempos). I tried to come up with as many different alternatives as I could, that would still make sense and be playable.
My inspiration for these kind of ideas, I guess, comes from people like Charles Mingus, Wynton Marsalis, and Frank Zappa. They weren't afraid to "switch gears" abruptly and all the time, so that the music would never be predictable.
I decided to try to alternate between the 7/8 meter and "regular" 4/4 swing, that being another important jazz element I wanted to include. The 7/8 parts will mostly stay in the same tempo, while the swing sections will be faster each time they occur. That way I hope to get a natural feel of development within this particular layer.
For the most part, I've tried to synchronize the rhythmic changes with the form layer, which means, I guess, that the "overlapping" must be taken care of elsewhere. We'll see how it works out...
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