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-L-Laid back: An adjective used to describe a feeling of relaxation, laziness, or slowness; often describes the feeling that a performer is playing his rhythms a little later than they are expected, almost after the beat or "behind" the beat. Lay out: To stop playing while the other players continue. Legato: A style of playing in which the notes are smoothly connected with no silences between them (opposite of staccato). Lick: A phrase or melodic fragment. Liturgical: Pertaining to the rites and services of a religious service. Locked-hands style: A style of piano playing in which a separate chord parallels each note of the melody because both hands are used as though they are locked together, all fingers striking the keyboard together; also known as block chording, playing the chord notes as a block instead of one a time, (a la) Milt Buckner, Ahmad Jamal, George Shearing, Lennie Tirstano, Red Garland, and Bill Evans. |