soul-jazz
Funky church-inspired improvisation
Soul-jazz is a style of jazz that blends hard bop with rhythm and blues, gospel, and soul music.
It emerged in the late 1950s and 1960s, featuring funky rhythms, simple chord progressions, and an emphasis on groove over complexity.
The style bridges jazz's improvisational tradition with the emotional directness of black popular music: Cannonball Adderley's late work epitomizes soul-jazz.
Sacred choral tradition
- bluesyMusically melancholic
- heartfeltDeeply and sincerely meant
- emotionComplex psychological state
- feelingSensed inner state
passion · fervor · melisma · vibrato · phrasing · dynamics · intonation · lyricism
Suspended recreational seat
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- backbeatAccent on weak beats
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
bassline · comping · vamp · riff · head · hook · laid-back · relaxed
Common Anglo-Saxon surname
- organBody's working component
- funkyRhythmic and soulful
- greasyCovered in slick fat
- earthyCoarse and unpretentious
jukebox · nightclub · after-hours · sixties · boogaloo
Scale of five tones
- modalPertaining to form
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- changesAlterations or transitions
- voicingsChord tone distributions
tritone · dominant · subdominant · progressions · bridge · alterations · extensions · rootless
gospel
Sacred choral tradition
feeling · passion · fervor · melisma · vibrato · phrasing · dynamics · intonation · lyricism · call-and-response
swing
Suspended recreational seat
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- backbeatAccent on weak beats
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
pocket · bassline · comping · vamp · riff · head · hook · laid-back · relaxed · tight
Hammond
Common Anglo-Saxon surname
earthy · jukebox · nightclub · after-hours · sixties · boogaloo
pentatonic
Scale of five tones
- modalPertaining to form
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- changesAlterations or transitions
voicings · tritone · dominant · subdominant · progressions · bridge · alterations · extensions · rootless
Hammond
Common Anglo-Saxon surname
- organBody's working component
- LeslieAndrogynous personal name
- vibraphoneMotorized resonator percussion
saxophone · tenor · alto · trumpet · piano · guitar · bass · drums · congas · bongos