Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Rhythm
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to Rhythm
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Music Examples
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Overview of Rhythm
- Part II Performing Rhythm
- Part III Composing with Rhythm
- Part IV Rhythm in Jazz and Popular Music
- 10 Jazz Rhythm
- 11 Rhythmic Influence in the Rock Revolution
- 12 Rhythm in Contemporary Rap Music
- Part V Rhythm in Global Musics
- Part VI Epilogue
- Select Bibliography
- Index
10 - Jazz Rhythm
The Challenge of “Swing”
from Part IV - Rhythm in Jazz and Popular Music
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 September 2020
- The Cambridge Companion to Rhythm
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to Rhythm
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Music Examples
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Overview of Rhythm
- Part II Performing Rhythm
- Part III Composing with Rhythm
- Part IV Rhythm in Jazz and Popular Music
- 10 Jazz Rhythm
- 11 Rhythmic Influence in the Rock Revolution
- 12 Rhythm in Contemporary Rap Music
- Part V Rhythm in Global Musics
- Part VI Epilogue
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
When we think about the musical features most characteristic of jazz, those that particularize its style and distinguish it from other kinds of music, we almost always think of rhythm first. There are other important features, to be sure – the centrality of improvisation, for example, or the blues foundation of jazz melodic practice. But rhythm has typically been the feature addressed first in most writings on jazz since its origins early in the twentieth century, pride of place signaling its significance to jazz fans, critics, and historians.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Rhythm , pp. 167 - 181Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020