A favorite quote that bears re-posting... So far as Louis Armstrong playing in his later years, hes come under a lot of false criticism (from) those that really dont understand what he was playing... They want him to play with the same type of *velocity*. See, a lot of times we confuse velocity with technique. Velocity is just the ability to play fast, or jump octaves or something. The highest level of technique is Nuance. When you really are a master of technique, is... when you dont have to play a pile of stuff; all of that stuff is implied in what you play. -- Wynton Marsalis speaking about Louis Armstrong. I feel that this is applicable, with the obvious adjustments for form, to swing dancing as well...
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 23:15:57 +0000
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