The exercise he's referring to is meant to be played straight under the swing pattern (look it up). It's a hard feel (Lord knows I'm no expert). I think it's really impossible to explain it; you have to hear it.
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The exercise he's referring to is meant to be played straight under the swing pattern (look it up). It's a hard feel (Lord knows I'm no expert). I think it's really impossible to explain it; you have to hear it.
Well, you CAN play them both ways, and it is good to have your ass covered but the way to play it practically is to swing them. When i took lessons from Jim (Chapin) he did some stuff from the book and he swung them. You can do it how ever you want i guess but i find more use swinging them... makes more sense realistically.
Matricks no disrespect. I dont know what section his questions actually referring too as, he hasn't said what part of the book he is working from. I didnt go and look when i replied, but im looking at it now.
It clearly stated in chapins book (Im looking at the original double vinyl album he put out yrs ago)....Sections 1A and IV A and all the excercises therin SHOULD be practiced two ways. Chapins words not mine.
@ jonthibault: Thx, that?s what i meant [img]smile.gif[/img]
I think that most of us know, how 8ths should be interpreted in jazz, but these patterns are exercises that should help developing left hand independence.
BTW: Check out the newest printing of the book with the 2 CDs, on which Jim plays all the exercises.
Despite of that, i enjoy driving my bass-player crazy by playing some straight 8ths under the common swing ride pattern [img]biggrin.gif[/img]