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solos-like-jazz-combo · rockwell2009-banjo-transformations

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solos-like-jazz-combo
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Bluegrass songs usually contain instrumental solos between vocal sections, while breakdowns and instrumental tunes typically feature solos alternating in the manner of a jazz combo; when not soloing, banjo and fiddle often play offbeat chords, a function Rockwell likens to a hi-hat in jazz.
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Repertoire consists of songs, which usually contain instrumental solos between vocal sections, and breakdowns/instrumental tunes, which typically feature solos alternating in the manner of a jazz combo.
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page: 150 (and n. 17)
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