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Etta James

Jazz took too much discipline. You have to come in at the right place, which is different than me singing the blues, where I can sing, 'Oh, baby,' if there's a pause in the melody. With jazz, you better leave that space open, or put in something real cool

Etta James

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Etta James is saying that jazz requires precise timing and careful attention to where you add your notes, unlike blues where you can freely fill in gaps with spontaneous sounds. In jazz, you must either keep a pause completely empty or replace it with something interesting and well thought out.

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