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From the middle of an ongoing discussing in Facebok page The Jazz World: As for what makes a jazz singer, Kevin, I agree that (Johnny) Hartman is definitely a jazz singer. I also dont think anyone would say that Billie Holiday wasnt a jazz singer, and she didnt scat, so scatting isnt really the measure of what makes someone a jazz singer. I agree with Barry Harris, who teaches that singers are rhythm instruments first. He says singers need to first understand how to play with a songs rhythm. And no amount of scatting will work otherwise! As Barry puts it, swing by yourself. youtube/watch?v=RvkFQGyF-l0
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 22:49:41 +0000

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