Sublime

This bedrock layer of improvisation, almost beyond the scope of musicology, is the psychology or personality of the individual musician.

arranger Gil Evans,

In the black neighborhoods, he learned that developing one’s own sound was essential and that sound and feeling were paramount over technique.

Check out how bassist Paul Chambers interacts with drummer Philly Joe Jones on those classic jazz recordings from the 1950s; or Ron Carter and Tony Williams in the 1960s; or Christian McBride and Brian Blade in the current day. No,

tracks in which soloists exchange four-bar phrases with the drummer or with each other.

The Wayward Mind by Guy Claxton.