This transcription book is a pioneering resource tailored for jazz musicians eager to delve into the complexities of odd meters. This book offers both 'at tempo' and slowed down audio transcriptions featuring 14 well-known jazz standards, each reimagined in a range of intricate time signatures. The included meters such as 5/4, 5/8, 7/4, 7/8, 9/4, 9/8, 11/4, and 11/8 provide a diverse rhythmic palette that challenges and enriches musicians' improvisational skills.
 
Each transcription in the book has been improvised in such a way to help players who dedicate practice time to this subject to navigate these unconventional time signatures with ease and confidence. Kortyka's approach not only enhances rhythmic versatility but also encourages creative exploration within the framework of jazz standards. This resource is an essential tool for any musician looking to push the boundaries of their playing and gain a deeper understanding of rhythm in jazz.
Improvised solos over the standard chord progressions included are:
 
'There is No Greater Love' in 5/4 (3 + 2 Clave)
‘I Feel Pretty’ in 5/4 (3 + 2 Clave)
‘Stablemates’ in 5/8 (2 + 3 Clave)
‘Voyage’ in 7/4 (4/4 + 3/4)
‘Bye-Ya’ in 7/4 (4/4 + 3/4)
‘Scrapple From the Apple’ in 7/4 (3/4 + 4/4)
‘Fee Fi Fo Fum’ in 7/8 (2 + 2 + 3 Clave)
‘26-2’ in 9/4 (5/4 + 4/4)
‘Chega de Suadade’ in 9/4 (4/4 + 5/4)
‘U.M.M.G.’ in 9/8 (2 + 2 + 3 + 2 Clave)
‘Invitation’ in 9/8 (2 + 3 + 2 + 2 Clave)
‘The Shadow of Your Smile’ in 11/4 (6/4 + 5/4)
‘Speak Low’ in 11/8 (2 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 Clave)
‘Giant Steps’ in 11/8 (2 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 Clave)
 
Approaching these transcriptions like technical etudes and ironing out their intricacies is sure to generate a newfound awareness in the realm of odd meters ✅