Foot tap on 1 and 3 or 2 and 4?

[Irez87]

​yes. Finally! Don't count! Feel! Listen to the macro time. Cycles, freedom. The people that listen to that will go very far with their studies of the melodic line and comping.They will go far with music. Sick of unwanted advice myself, but this advice from Chaffe is echoed by Mike Longo, Charlie Banacos, Bruce Arnold, the 80/20 drummer on youtube, and so many more. Listen and improve your time feel. Be stubborn and don't. Whatevs. Tell me I'm wrong. I'll keep learning from the masters of the craft. It's my time to take pride in my studies, dang nammit.

[targuit]

So now foot tapping is out of fashion? Ever watch clips of Joe Pass playing ? He would tap both feet! Iconoclast! I myself am partial to the back beat.

Actually, one fine musician in my past used to suggest you tap your toes in your shoes - so no one will ever know! Unless you are playing bare foot.....

[Irez87]

That's dancing and feeling the energy, Mike Longo talks about that. Joe Pass is not counting at that point, trust me. It's all feel.

[Stevebol]

Thelonious Monk Dancing

Bust a move;

[Irez87]

I think that dance is more respectful than going off the stage and chatting up someone else's girlfriend in the audience or grabbing a drink. Thelonious Monk was certainly misunderstood, but I would have loved to have met him in person.

He was feeling the groove of that sax solo and dancing to the energy of the band. If he did that when I was soloing I would feel those good vibes and kick it up a notch in my playing. Monk was one of the true gentleman of jazz