Acknowledgments - Preface - How to get the most out of these etudes - How to get the most out of applying contrast scale based phrases - Introducing Odd Meters in Jazz - Playing in 5/4 - 5/4 Phrases of the Minor Bebop Scale - 5/4 Phrases of the Dominant Bebop Scale - Playing in 7/4 - 7/4 Phrases of the Minor Bebop Scale - 7/4 Phrases of the Dominant Bebop Scale - Playing in 9/4 - 9/8 Phrases of the Major Bebop Scale - Playing in 11/4 - Scale Exercises in 5/8,7/8,9/8 and 11/8 - Appendix: Original pieces in uncommon time - About the authors