[Dixielandjazz] Chord averaging - was Two horn front line

[Bill Gunter]

Hello listmates,

Ginny points out a minor difficulty in the Chord Averaging Accompaniment 
system:

>It's delightful that you assume more than one chord player in a group can
>agree on how many chords/changes belong in a given song.  You see, the  
>stumping
>point is what number one would divide by.

Perhaps. It is but a minor problem and what with hand held calculators the 
problem is not that insurmountable.  As a matter of fact, there is one style 
of music which has been practicing this method from its inception.

I refer specifically to Rap.  Those of you not familiar with the art form 
should know that the entire production of any Rap tune involves only the 
tonic chord. There are many extraneous noises in Rap tunes some of which are 
fairly rhythmic but nothing one might refer to as "some other chord."

Rap does have lyrics, most of which are incomprehensible to those with an 
education beyond Junior High School - A sample lyric may go something like 
this:

A yuaww, be a mo-fo!
pickin' wi mah ho!
know whut I be say'n?
yo! Gots to git mo!
Sho!

Actually that is pretty clear but then it's just a sample - the real lyrics 
are usually much harder to understand.

Oh yes - Rap also makes great use of the digitally produced bass note which, 
when amplified in a typical Rap fan's ride (automobile) is capable of 
removing all the dents in the vehicle body.  That's why you never see a Rap 
dude's car with dents in it . . . bullet holes, perhaps, but certainly no 
dents!

Know what I'm sayin'?

Bill "no mo fo" Gunter
jazzboard at hotmail.com