wo og ie ▁pian ist ▁Maurice ▁Roc co ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁swing ▁" is ▁just ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁personal ▁opinion ". ▁ ▁When ▁asked ▁for ▁a ▁definition ▁of ▁swing , ▁F ats ▁W aller ▁replied , ▁" L ady , ▁if ▁you ▁got ta ▁ask , ▁you ' ll ▁never ▁know ." ▁ ▁T read well ▁stated : ▁ ▁Stanley ▁Dance , ▁in ▁The ▁World ▁of ▁Sw ing , ▁devoted ▁the ▁two ▁first ▁chap ters ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁to ▁discuss ions ▁of ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁swing ▁with ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁mus icians ▁who ▁played ▁it . ▁ ▁They ▁described ▁a ▁kin etic ▁quality ▁to ▁the ▁music . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁compared ▁to ▁flying ; ▁" take ▁off " ▁was ▁a ▁signal ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁solo . ▁ ▁The ▁rh yth mic ▁pul se ▁continued ▁between ▁the ▁be ats , ▁expressed ▁in ▁dynamics , ▁art ic ulation , ▁and ▁inf lection . ▁Sw ing ▁was ▁as ▁much ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁anticip ating ▁the ▁beat , ▁like ▁the ▁swing ▁of ▁a ▁j um pro pe ▁anticip ating ▁the ▁jump , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁beat ▁itself . ▁ ▁Sw ing ▁has ▁been ▁defined ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁formal ▁rh yth mic ▁devices , ▁but ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁J imm ie ▁L un ce ford ▁t une , ▁" T ' aint ▁what cha ▁do , ▁it ' s ▁the ▁way ▁that cha ▁do ▁it " ▁( say ▁it ▁so ▁it ▁sw ings ). ▁ ▁Sw ing ▁as ▁a ▁rh yth mic ▁style ▁