The term, "Wood Shedding"

[Hardbopjazz]

I recently bought Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz CD with Jay McShann. Jay talks about Charlie Parker and how he took a week and went wood shedding. Now I've heard Dexter Gordon also use this term. What is the meaning of this term? Does it mean practicing?

[7/4]

Yep.

[JSngry]

Long & hard.

[DukeCity]

And because musicians are oh-so-busy, the term is usually shortened to just "shedding". As in, "So man, like, what kinda stuff have you been shedding lately?" or "Man, like, I gotta go shed that a little."

[tatifan]

I've always thought it was in the sense of whittling a raw piece of wood down to a nicely perfected carving of some sort.

[Robert J]

http://www.klru.org/jazz/Jazz_woodshedding.html

[tatifan]

http://www.klru.org/jazz/Jazz_woodshedding.html

I guess you learn something every damned day! Thanks! I need to spend some time in that woodshed, actually!

[RDK]

Long as it's nothing like waterboarding!

[GregN]

http://www.klru.org/jazz/Jazz_woodshedding.html

Cool link. I've been 'sheddin as of late. It feels good.

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