Example 9. Benadon’s Figure 6.6, showing MLS (medium-long-short) rhythms plotted in onset space in Ellington’s initial recording of “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing),” with the superswing hexagon shown for reference. The open circle in the middle of the diagram represents isochrony, while the white circles labeled 121 and 231 serve as points of reference, showing where the plotted rhythms fall between even SLS and MLS rhythms. Above the noteheads in the rhythmic transcription, + = plunger on and o = plunger off.