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71.101Apply it to “The Bare Necessities”
This tune is almost ideal for conversational arranging.
Main melody phrase:
play clearly.
Counterline:
short playful answer.
Use:
register jokes
blue-note responses
brief New Orleans-style riffs
stop-time answers.
The secondary voice can almost behave like another character in the scene.
That fits the song much better than dense continuous harmony.