Man, I could be here all day providing examples.
But here's a couple of incredibly musical performances, IMO
Max Roach (sing the head while he solos here) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcQmn5d9-b4
Roy Haynes. It starts with the way he comps and propels the time forward behind the head and solos, but check the stop time chorus around 4:05. It's like he's telling a little story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B465ZN1CRss
I'm not just down with jazz guys, of course. Pretty much everything Levon Helm played was great. He couldn't help but work with/around the melody, he was singing it! Get outta town! Billy Ward is another guy who floors me. Ditto Matt Chamberlain, Jim Keltner, Steve God, the list goes on and on.
But here's a couple of incredibly musical performances, IMO
Max Roach (sing the head while he solos here) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcQmn5d9-b4
Roy Haynes. It starts with the way he comps and propels the time forward behind the head and solos, but check the stop time chorus around 4:05. It's like he's telling a little story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B465ZN1CRss
I'm not just down with jazz guys, of course. Pretty much everything Levon Helm played was great. He couldn't help but work with/around the melody, he was singing it! Get outta town! Billy Ward is another guy who floors me. Ditto Matt Chamberlain, Jim Keltner, Steve God, the list goes on and on.
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