Like Basie,Lewis believed in making every note of music count.

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So every gesture of the hand is going to be the equivalent of a quarter note.

那么,每个手部的动作,都相当于一个四分音符

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Because the melody changes and not all harmonies are concordant with every note.

由于旋律在不停变化而且不是所有的和弦都和每个音符一致。

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