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Although I heard no more from you concerning the other matter, still I wanted to Thank Y ou for an excellent and accurate review on Brooke Pulin's performance of "Beau Soir"!
Sorry Rich, I have been crazy busy. Well, I took a listen to "the song is hugh" and I would have graded it the same ball park and I would say that it does have a "hook". It is the trumpet line at the beginning that repeats several times later. I guess that is what happens when you review one minute of the song which is the minimum for reviewing here. This time I listened to the whole 6 minutes and I have heard other music in your profile and I am impressed with all I heard. Obviously you are at a top musicianship level and Ole to you. I am not a jazz musician, I am a Flamenco musician and we have different views on things and different lingo for expressions like "Hook".
Song Is Hugh is a nice jazz song with a few extra upbeat moments that I would not classify as hooks by any means! As I suggested, please listen to "Natalie" which has a couple of 'real' hooks to see the difference! Kind Regards!
Just to show you, in practical terms, the difference and the prevalence of a hook in popular music.....go to my broadjam page and listen to a song entitled "Natalie"(I Love You)There are several 'hooks' in that song....see how many you can identify....
To be fair, please tell me the name of the song reviewed and I will take a listen again.
You can find t in your 'completed reviews' section......its called "The Song Is Hugh"
Listen to 'Natalie' too so you understand about 'hooks'
'Hook' is a term that is non-existant in jazz......most jazz writers(if not all) are not going out of their way to create a catchy phrase to 'sell' their song as pop writers do...here is Wiki's definition of hook.....Welcome to B'jam! From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search A hook is a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener".[1] The term generally applies to popular music, especially rock music, hip hop, dance music, and pop. In these genres, the hook is often found in, or consists of, the chorus. A hook can, in general, be either melodic or rhythmic, and often incorporates the main motif for a piece of music. Contents [hide] * 1 Definitions * 2 Use in market research * 3 See also * 4 References [edit] Definitions One definition of a hook is "a musical or lyrical phrase that stands out and is easily remembered".[2] Definitions typically include some of the following: that a hook is repetitive, attention-grabbing, memorable, easy to dance to, and has commercial potential and lyrics. A hook has been defined as a "part of a song, sometimes the title or key lyric line, that keeps recurring".[3] Alternatively, the term has been defined as " the foundation of commercial songwriting, particularly hit-single writing", which varies in length from the repetition of "one note or a series of notes...[to] a lyric phrase, full lines, or an entire verse. The hook is 'what you're selling'. Though a hook can be something as insubstantial as a 'sound' (such as da doo ron ron), "[i]deally [it] should contain one or more of the following: (a) a driving, danceable rhythm; (b) a melody that stays in people's minds; (c) a lyric that furthers the dramatic action, or defines a person or place.[4] " It is hard to define what features make a hook appealing to listeners. While some melodic hooks include skips of a third or more to make the line more interesting, a hook can be equally catchy by employing rhythmic syncopation or other devices. A hook may also garner attention from listeners from other factors, such as the vocal timbre or instrumentation, as in the case of the Beach Boys' use of an unusual theremin-like instrument in "Good Vibrations". Some hooks become popular without using any unusual elements. For example, in the song "Be My Baby", performed by The Ronettes, the hook consists of the words "be my baby" over the conventional I-vi-IV-V chord progression of the chorus.[4] [edit]