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92.120The mature question
Not:
“Can I play this song as a bossa?”
But:
“Which parts of the song's identity must remain invariant, and which rhythmic, harmonic, and textural behaviors must change so that the new groove sounds like a genuine musical world rather than a pasted-on accompaniment pattern?”