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Originally Posted by TWEAK http://www.pandora.com/
go to it
you won't regret it.
jazz is about MELODY and not about playing as many notes as you can in a measure. remember that.
the perfect example of a master at melody making: keith jarrett.
he is a pianist, and he is one of the last of his kind. | What a great statement, I heard Parker for the 1st time (that I was aware it was him)recently and I marveled at how he does not seem to be trying to stuff too many notes into a measure. So many "Jazz" artists seem to revert to scales and not playing from feeling. Parker was always right on the beat it seemed too. Another totally unrelated artist who seems to always be right on the beat is Stevie Ray Vaughn. Just my .02 worth......
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