2 Perfect 2 Feels - Simple Ways to Improve and Play a Two-Feel

*CORRECTION* as noted in the comments below, I was wrong that "St. Louis Blues" has Paul Chambers on bass - it's actually Sam Jones.

00:00 Intro
01:25 Welcome
01:48 "Mack the Knife" (Arvell Shaw bass)
03:05 Discussing Mack the Knife
08:52 "St. Louis Blues" (Sam Jones, bass [NOT Paul Chambers as I say in the video])
11:55 Discussing St. Louis Blues
15:09 Wrap-Up

[LearnJazzBasswithMattRybicki]

As @flippaul mentions in the comments, the bassist on "St. Louis Blues" from "Red in Bluesville" is Sam Jones, not Paul Chambers as I mention in the video. Thanks @flippaul!

[AlessandroAzara]

Actually, there aren't many videos on "2-feel" and even if there were, your videos are of an unbeatable quality, regardless! Thank you for that!

[chipanderson]

Great lesson . ..a good mix of playing & articulation / breakdown of the feel .kudos!

[JamesTheGoatJamerson]

Killer Lesson !!! Thanks so much for your knowledge.

[davetuttle]

Thank you sir! Keep up the great work!

[opossumopossum]

May I ask which strings your‘re using? I‘m very much interested in going synthetic as well. Great video! Thanks

[billztube]

For the New Orleans 2 feel, I think about sounding like a Sousaphone in a N.O. brass band. That's the source of many of those licks. A tuba player needs space to breath and the line can't get too busy. (In general - I'm not knocking tuba players. There are players who can play incredibly complex lines).

[keithgoldberg]

Another Sam Jones 2-feel to check out is the classic “Autumn Leaves” on Cannonball’s “Somethin’ Else”…easy to hear and super swinging!

[jfairplane]

Hi great video, but can it be possible to film the bottom of the fingerboard to see/know what cord your are playing ? Or maybe a split image with top and below section. That will be nice to learn the best. Hope that can help out and others.. thanks for video

[flippaul]

Great videos. Thanks for doing these and providing the pdfs that go with them. That really helps the students. FYI, I think the bass player on "Red in Bluesville" might be Sam Jones, not Paul Chambers.

[johnmontalvo]

Smooth,
Jazz like this lay listener,
"Upwriter" remembers !!!

[alexandreguerra]

Love your lessons, and not only, it's a great pleasure to hear you playing the examples!

[jimmymasters]

Arvell was remarkable. Pops Foster also for the tuba like 2 feel. Great segment!!

[normanw.]

Is there a link to the Arvell Shaw recording on Youtube? Thank you

[michaeldent]

Great video. A lesson on the orgins and feel of 4 feel (is that the right term) e.g Walter Page would be a great followup to this. Thanks.

[albertosanchez]

muchas gracias matt estan muy buenas las explicaciones 👍👍

[hsgs]

Great, can you do a lessons for minor blues? I struggle to find transcriptions. Thank you

[joechiato]

I live in Australia. A while back I was watching a Louis Armstrong video recorded in early 60's. I noticed on Mack the knife the bass player was feeling in 2 but with a 2 bar pattern, generally 2 in the first bar, a bit syncopated in the second bar, so I got my bass out and roughly played a long with it.

[山田隆義-zt]

Great Lesson, Thanks! And your Two-Feel is awesome, great tone.

[j-m.polier]

Très belle démonstration des styles 2 feel et 4 feel, MERCI ! 👏👏👏