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coffeesp00ns · 3352 days ago · link · · parent · post: 141st Weekly "Share Some Music You've Been Into Lately" Thread
People mess with tempo, style, and even time signatures of tunes in Jazz. It's one of the tools they use to keep older tunes sounding fresh and interesting. Jazz is super technical and everyone' got to be on point, but the idea is that everyone is so on point so that one of the group can do something crazy and everyone will be able to adapt and respond in an affirming way. There is rigidity, but also fluidity.