Call and Response
Papa Jo and the music of his day were rich with examples of call and response. If you go to 2:15 in the wonderful video above you can see Papa Jo really having fun with this idea by having the two sides of his body talk to each other.
The following exercise from my forthcoming book "Melodic Syncopation" is designed to help you start to cultivate this technique in your own playing.
The following exercise from my forthcoming book "Melodic Syncopation" is designed to help you start to cultivate this technique in your own playing.