8th notes in jazz

[jonthibault]

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.

[matricks]

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.

[PencilZ]

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.

[wolfgang.at]

@ 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]