Thanks Noel,

Great explanation. I had considered putting the song in 6/8 to see what happens.

When Bob Borgstede put the album together, containing NOLA's Waltz, I think it was part of his Jazz Performance thesis. All the songs contained very sophisticated techniques and that particular one won a national award. The players on the album were all "top call" and I think he wrote songs to showcase each player's special skills. He had an exceptional drummer and this song may have tried to highlight his special skills. That's why he wrote the the rhythmic variation.

I will play around some more to see what I can do. On another forum someone recommended:

"4 bar...four equal quarter notes in a one bar.Each note must have a value of three 16's.
I can put it in BB, but poor notation simplifies it and automatically makes a mistake - although it sounds good."

Bar resolution may be the answer. Thanks... JD