LearnJazzPiano.com archives: special jazz way to count rhythm

petew83 -- 03/09/2007, 12:16:56 -- #33659

Can someone explain the jazz way of counting rhythm, for example Dee = quarter note Bah = eighth note etc?  I learned the traditional way of 1 2 3&4 but was interested in this other method.

Mike -- 03/09/2007, 12:53:18 -- #33659

every jazz player I have ever played with or heard in concert counts the numbers   one two three and four just like every one else.  Maybe you are talking about scat?

jazzwee -- 03/09/2007, 13:32:42 -- #33659

Maybe you're talking about swing beat like Doo-bah-doo-bah-dee-dit or something like that?

Jazz+ -- 03/09/2007, 13:39:29 -- #33659

I vocalize swing eighths with Dah-bah-Dah-bah I sing detached quarters with "Daht"

Jazz+ -- 03/09/2007, 13:40:51 -- #33659

Jazz players count a lot of medium and fast tempos in cut time. Become very comfortable with that subdivison.

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