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60.83Apply it to “Mack the Knife”
Take the melody away from walking swing entirely.
Use:
C pedal.
Sparse upper structures.
Deep pocket.
A long suspended environment.
Then perhaps one conventional turnaround at the end.
The contrast with the tune's usual swing association will be enormous.
This is a good test of whether the melody truly exists independently from style.