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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.