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65.63Level 39 — motif as transition device

Suppose swing section is ending.

Take a melody fragment.

Repeat it.

Straighten the eighths gradually or restate it in the new subdivision.

Then bossa begins.

The motif itself bridges the styles.

Much better than:

stop swing / start bossa.