Here’s the transcription of the Tony Williams drum comping on the tune “There is No Greater Love” from the live album Four & More: Recorded Live in Concert (1966) by Miles Davis. The transcription refers to the saxophone solo played by George Coleman; there is a lot of interesting stuff that deserves to be analyzed and studied.
Tony plays many phrases ending with an accent on the “4” and the upbeat of “4.” This is an example: a thirteen-stroke roll (open roll) ending with an accent on the “4,” a simple and very effective phrase.
At the apex of the saxophone solo, Tony Williams plays a classic, remarkable phrase based on 8th note triplets, played in unison on the snare and the floor tom with the bass drum on the last 8th note. The second part alternates the ride cymbal, snare, and bass drum. A variation occurs on the last beat ending on the upbeat of “4.” Regarding this phrase, I suggest this great article by Cruise Ship Drummer: http://www.cruiseshipdrummer.com/2020/03/tony-williams-phrase-endings.html
Here you can download the PDF (one day I’ll transcribe the entire tune). Keep on drumming!
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