Sublime

the band’s collective pulse—or perhaps I should call it the group’s metabolism—is the first thing I listen for in a jazz performance,

the second, and just as important, is the way musicians shape their phrases.

The practice regimen should be designed and overseen by a teacher or coach who is familiar with the abilities of expert performers and with how those abilities can best be developed.

Listen to Count Basie’s recording of “Li’l Darlin’” if you want to hear how this is done at a very high level of virtuosity.

offers the structure of a self-observation practice