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Rhythm, in particular swing, is a fundamental component making up the musical endeavor we call Jazz. While there are plenty of examples of jazz that do not technically swing, for example bossa nova, the notion of swing, that is the cool, backbeat heavy, groove remains closely identified with jazz in any idiom. In this hour, we will dig some classic grooves that swing, triplets and all, and no end in site.
Artist | Track | Album |
Johnny Adams | Never No More | Walking on a Tightrope: the Songs of Percy Mayfield |
Count Basie | The Lady Is a Tramp | High Voltage |
The 3 Sounds | Robbin's Nest | Good Deal |
Jimmy Smith | Off the Top | Off the Top |
Horace Silver | The Hillbilly Bebopper | It's Got To Be Funky |
Paul Desmond | Rude Old Man | Glad To Be Unhappy |
Duke Ellington | Very Special | Money Jungle |
Ray Charles | From the Heart | Genius + Soul = Jazz |
The Clayton Brothers | Big Foot | Jeff & John |
Sonny Clark | Eric Walks | Leapin' and Lopin' |