| Perhaps his most lasting influence on jazz was the introduction of solos based on melodic improvisation, at a time when guitarists generally played chorded solos. |
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| In fact, it's an essential part of jazz that is fading fast, since most jazz musicians don't come from the South or church backgrounds anymore, which makes Mr. Mabern's charging, heavily chorded style more precious. |
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| With a deep, melancholy, breathy alto and a fondness for slow, sparsely chorded songs, Ms. Yamagata has a lot in common with Fiona Apple, Norah Jones and Sarah McLachlan. |
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| This chording technique works well for learning any tune, but this is the only tune of the set that I will write out completely as a chorded version. |
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