Part 6 · Jazz · Chapter 83

The Jazz Waltz

The jazz waltz is swing in 3/4. A common ride pattern is “ding, ding-a-ding”: beat 1, then beat 2 with a skip note into beat 3.

EXAMPLE 83.1Jazz waltz
TEMPO

Feel one big beatTIP

At fast tempos, the jazz waltz is often felt as one big beat per bar. Let the ride flow and don’t accent every beat.

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