MG1127
Active Member
This is something I was always told and it is the information that I pass on ... simply because it is the correct information.
Jazz is not "triplet based music" as so many will lead you to believe.
It is quarter note based music.
I see so many learning to play this music asking "how do I get my ride beat to feel right?"
the answer is ... Get your quarter note to swing!
To which the common response is the dogs tilted head look.
Yes, get your quarter note to swing.
If your quarter note doesn't swing how in the world is adding notes to that going to improve it? ... it's not
You can hear Jimmy Cobb do this at the beginning of So What ... as well as countless others
But this in my opinion is the best example of what to achieve
Grady Tate on Killer Joe
Get your quarter note to swing like this and everything else will fall into place.
Think about what your body is doing in between the notes ... the approach ... create those air pockets
Swing your quarter note!!!
Jazz is not "triplet based music" as so many will lead you to believe.
It is quarter note based music.
I see so many learning to play this music asking "how do I get my ride beat to feel right?"
the answer is ... Get your quarter note to swing!
To which the common response is the dogs tilted head look.
Yes, get your quarter note to swing.
If your quarter note doesn't swing how in the world is adding notes to that going to improve it? ... it's not
You can hear Jimmy Cobb do this at the beginning of So What ... as well as countless others
But this in my opinion is the best example of what to achieve
Grady Tate on Killer Joe
Get your quarter note to swing like this and everything else will fall into place.
Think about what your body is doing in between the notes ... the approach ... create those air pockets
Swing your quarter note!!!
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