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LUCID LISTENING: SWING GROOVES 1 PDF DOWNLOAD
A guided listening session to an awesome mix of singers and players including:
Nancy King
Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw
Chet Baker
Oliver Nelson (Freddie solo again)
The Real Group
In this video we’re going to check out a number of different aspects of how each artist feels and articulates swing feel in their recording: pocket, articulation, tempo, 2 feel or 4 feel, mood/attitude, degree of laying back and so on.
The question is on the table: what do these various musicians have in common? What aspects of articulating the rhythmic feel is it different among them? Did you like it, did it make you tap your foot, and why? You’ll need to take a listen and discover ….
Be sure to get the PDF download (above) to follow along with the listening and noticing of each artist’s different approach.
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LINKS
NANCY KING (with the Metropole Orchestra)
CD: Straight into Your Heart
FREDDIE HUBBARD AND WOODY SHAW
CD: The Freddie Hubbard – Woody Shaw Sessions
CHET BAKER
CD: To Could Happen To You
OLIVER NELSON
CD: Blues and the Abstract Truth
THE REAL GROUP
CD: Commonly Unique
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