Mr. P.C.'s Guide to Jazz Etiquette...

June 2011

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MR. P.C.,
Mr. P.C.

Mr. P.C.

Columnist since 2009

Inspired by the cutting edge advice of Abigail Van Buren, the storied bass playing of Paul Chambers, and the need for a Politically Correct doctrine for navigating the minefields of jazz etiquette, I humbly offer my services.

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Published: June 6, 2011

Finally, there's the last part of your sentence, implying that four-bar phrases are some sort of universal standard, as if they're home base to artists worldwide, regardless of genre. I'm sure there are plenty of musicians in India, still fighting the good fight against phraseism, who might have a thing or two (or 5.333...) to say about that!


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