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112.110Level 90 — texture as groove
A style may be recognizable mostly by:
who attacks when.
For bossa:
bass
vs:
chord syncopation.
For stride:
bass
vs:
mid chord.
For funk:
riff
vs:
stabs.
Texture and rhythm are intertwined.