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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.