In jazz after tone, it is what I call “time feel” that most expresses an artist’s unique conception. In the final result it is the voice of the performer through an instrument that is being heard. This is why instrumentalists in any serious music spend so much time learning to control tone quality and sound. The tone that is heard is an extension of that artist’s voice and on a deeper level, their persona. The first impression that affects the listener is the sound emanating from the instrument. In jazz, if we were to give five saxophonists the same notes to play in the same tempo and context, why would we immediately know that player one was Sonny Rollins while the other was for example Wayne Shorter? It is also true that these two elements are central to discerning the style and musical personality of the artist. This is especially true in an improvised art such as jazz where the composition is secondary to the performance itself. When one listens to music what are the key elements that a listener responds to aside from the obvious factors of volume and intensity? Beyond the actual notes played (melody and possibly harmony depending upon the music) there are two aspects that immediately affect any listener.
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