Until now, I’ve been reporting on Maestro Toots Thielemans from the world of Harmonicas. This time, we’re s
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Do Major Chords Sound Happy and Minor Chords Sound Sad? Major chords are generally considered to have a bright sound,
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The Importance of Harmonics in Music Every element of music is influenced by harmonics, and understanding them opens
Richard Page – In the Case of Pages… In previous articles, I’ve written about the blending of genr
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Is 4-Beat Swing Really That Difficult? Continuing from the previous discussion—why hasn’t jazz fully perm
There Are Countless Jazzy J-Pop Songs, But… When I say about 4/4 , I mean 4-beat jazz. Add a walking bass line
Have you heard of the National Diet Library? Some of you might be vaguely familiar with the name. Located in Nagatacho
This time, we are once again turning our attention to a true master of soundtracks—and of jazz music. In the pr
The Final Countdown Begins for the New Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning I found out during an evening enterta
When it comes to legendary polyphonic synthesizers, names like the Prophet-5 by Sequential Circuits (now Sequential), Ob
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