Lil' Groove's Jazzy Language

You may be wondering, why does Lil' Groove say things like "ski-bop-a-diddly," and what does it mean? Lil' Groove is a jazz fanatic, and one of his favorite things is "scat," which he finds himself using in his sentences.

Jazz "scat" singing uses nonsense words and syllables, often sung to an improvised, or made-up melody. Some jazz scat singers use this style to create their own musical solo without using an instrument. An early pioneer of scat singing was Louis Armstrong, and a current practitioner of this style is Bobby McFerrin.    

To learn more about scat singing, Louis Armstrong, and more, check out these links:

Scholastic History of Jazz

Satchography, info about Louis Armstrong

Overview of Scat singing

If you would like to hear Louis Armstrong scat sing, click HERE and select "Audio 4" from the right column ... on this tune, Louis Armstrong plays his trumpet and then has a fantastic call-and-response duet, his scat against a banjo.

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