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Article: Mr. P.C.'s Guide to Jazz Etiquette and Bandstand Decorum

Melisma, AI, and the Bivalve Mollusk

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Melisma Dear Mr. P.C.: Melisma. I know it's something vocalists do, but no one will tell me exactly what it is or why some people really don't like it. --Henry Of West Lafayette   Dear HOWL: Melisma is a progressive and incurable disease, but with treatment, its effects ...

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Handpicking, Homicide, and Healing

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Handpicking Dear Mr. P.C.: You know when people say, “I didn't choose jazz; it chose me?" Well, who or what did jazz choose them from? What makes them so special? --Pro-Choice Joyce Dear PCJ: Obviously, the talent pool varies from one draft round to the next, so some ...

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Hold Music, Chord Changes, and Undisclosed Recipients

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Hold MusicDear Mr. P.C.: When I call a business and get put on hold, it seems like they usually have jazz as their hold music. Here's the thing: I don't usually like jazz (can I admit that to you?), but the jazz they play is really good! Where can I find live jazz bands ...

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Let's Give the Singer Some!

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Dear Mr. P.C.: We recently played a trio gig backing a vocalist. She announced to the audience, “And now the boys are going to do an instrumental number." She quietly asked us what we would play, and we said, “When You're Smiling." She immediately told the audience, “They're going to play 'When I'm Smiling.'" ...

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Excessive Chops, Antagonistic CDs, and the Malevolent Inner Voice

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Excessive ChopsDear Mr. P.C.: It seems like people don't really value chops anymore. Cats want their solos to be “thoughtful" with lots of space between notes and lines, and I know most of them only play that way because it's all they've got. To me, big spaces are just missed opportunities. I have chops; ...

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Playing Bad for Good, On Being Yourself, Communal Coating

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Playing Bad for Good Dear Mr. P.C.: Here's the thing: Whenever I play a recording session and listen to the playback afterward, it's never as good or as bad as I thought. Meaning: If I thought I played great, I wind up being disappointed. But if I thought I played terribly, I wind up ...

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Who's Gotta Right to Sing the Blues?, The Cost of Living is Dying, and The Deadly Chorus Equation

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Who's Gotta Right to Sing the Blues?Dear Mr. P.C.:   About that song “I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues." What gives someone the right? Can it be taken away? --Teal   Dear Teal: What gives someone the right to sing the blues is mastery of blues theory, ...

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Old Folks

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Dear Mr. P.C.: I'm part of the older generation, players in our seventies and eighties. We're hoping to stay involved, but then there's the elephant in the room: The meds we take. In real life they make us feel better and in some cases ward off diseases. But in our musical life some make ...

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Last Notes, List Notes, Lost Dollars

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Last Notes Dear Mr. P.C.: I've heard people say “Play every note as if it's your last." But wouldn't your last note sound pretty weak, since you'd be dying? --Trembling Timmy Dear TT: The problem isn't that you're going to die, much as you might want to. Your ...

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Fluid Start Times, Desert Island Recordings, and Personal Growth

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Fluid Start TimesDear Mr. P.C.: When a member of the band you lead has a history of showing up late for your gigs, is it morally wrong to give them a “start time" an hour early to be safe? --Jeff Dear Jeff: That will work exactly once, after ...


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