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In jazz music, the ability to improvise with soul, [creativity], and [individuality], while still remaining organically connected to the sound being put out by the band as a whole. The ability to swing is what distinguishes a good jazz player from a bad one. Lack of soul (Kenny G) or showboating (Jaco Pastorius toward the end of his career) are [antithetical] to swing. Normally used in the context of acoustic jazz, but equally applicable to fusion, jazz-funk, etc. Not be confused with "swing" as a genre. (While a good Swing musician must know how to "swing," one can swing in just about any genre involving improvised music).
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