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Apparently the swing ratio (as measured by the ride cymbal) used by professional jazz musicians varies with the tempo: Friberg & Sundström, "Preferred swing ra
by bumbledraven 4y ago
Apparently the swing ratio (as measured by the ride cymbal) used by professional jazz musicians varies with the tempo:
Friberg & Sundström, "Preferred swing ratio in jazz as a function of tempo", SMH-QPSR (1997) http://kth.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1246291/DATASET01.pdf http://kth.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1246291/DATASET01...
- hammock 4y agoThat’s awesome that someone put the data together. It makes total sense to me, since the slower the tempo, the more blunted the impact (less emotional, less jarring) of a low-ratio
- oever 4y agoFig 2 in https://www.nature.com/articles/s42005-022-00995-z.pdf https://www.nature.com/articles/s42005-022-00995-z.pdf shows an analysis of swing in solos as function of tempo. At 160 bpm, soloists swing the most.