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Originally Posted by AllanAllen
Speaking of clips, there’s a stigma that if you do post you’ll be ridiculed out of the forum. Which I haven’t seen happen.
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01-13-2024 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by pamosmusic
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Originally Posted by Christian Miller
And the Louis Quarter Note comment is insightful and helpful and thanks.
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Yowza! Reg and Jeff, guitar in hand, laying it down.
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Originally Posted by pamosmusic
And the Louis Quarter Note comment is insightful and helpful and thanks.
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Originally Posted by AllanAllen
I also think my time feel has improved a bit since then. I should post something at some point.
I didn’t mention that really when it comes down to it, technicalities aside, it’s about hearing the phrase clearly in detail and being able to execute it in a relaxed, offhand fashion.
It’s easy to get too caught up in ‘really swinging’, and then you listen back and realise it sounds a bit forced.
It’s a bit of a zen thing i suppose….
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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Can't shy out as OP - that would be a pussy move. Here's my ... . swing atm.
all of me zzzwing.mp3 - Google Drive
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Originally Posted by emanresu
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Originally Posted by ruger9
Tried again yesterday but it went away. The school-band swing is back again. Would post it too but that
would be depressing
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Yea... emanresu... not bad. Clean.
So again swing is about the triplet and subdivision. Peter... "the drive in the rhythm that makes it swing".... is the triplet and subdivision is the tool used to control the level of swing.
Also for the record... the post at 280 was just to show the possibilities of swing at that tempo. Not for the OP's sweet smooth bouncy swing.
Love Mr B's This I dig Of You... wonderful example of sweet smooth... bluesy. Love that tune, haven't played it in decades.
So another tool to help create the desired swing feel and sound.... is to use harmonic swing. By that I mean expanding the changes and Function within organization of Form.
Which is just having tonal targets withing the form and sections of the form. And Subdividing the harmony just like you subdivide the rhythm.
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Hey emanresu... you ever listen to Gene Harris or Monty Alexander Here's a few live examples of Gene
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Thanks Reg!
Awesome examples with Harris. Besides the .."bounce", I can show those to people who think they hate all jazz
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Originally Posted by emanresu
yea Gene, the Bear, rest his soul has always been one of my favorites. I generally perform in that style... audience friendly... LOL. It's fun to perform when the audience gets involved... clapping and yelling. yesterday at a gig ... I was yelling at some of the bass solos... of course the audience always joins in.
On a personal note some of my most enjoyable gigs are when I only take a few solos.... but we, the rhythm section are just locked into grooves, swings latin etc...we let the soloist play their best and then raise that level of performance another notch. yea... still love that thing.
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Originally Posted by Reg
... of the soul jazz tree
(BTW I should listen to that Aretha gospel album more often again. Love that free floating phrasing over the band and choir. A ton to learn from. And did anybody recognize that long-haired British bloke in the last row ?)
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Originally Posted by ruger9
That guitar turns 28 this year. Man, I'm getting old.
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Originally Posted by Bop Head
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Originally Posted by emanresu
Blowin in the Wind
Yesterday, 10:27 AM in The Songs