I just came across this video of Ella Fitzgerald singing „It don‘t mean a thing if it ain‘t got that swing“. That kind of sums it up for breathing, the force behind the singing voice. In natural breathing, no matter how subtle or strong the swinging motion is, it is the essence of the breath movement. When I’m in my own rhythm, from moment to moment, when I‘m in tune with myself in different situations, the right mix of looseness and good tone, I‘ve got that swing…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG71yD8UUbE
Lyrics:
It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing
by Tony Bennett
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing
(Doo wah, doo wah, doo wah, doo wah)
(Doo wah, doo wah, doo wah, doo wah)
It don’t mean a thing, all you got to do is sing
(Doo wah, doo wah, doo wah, doo wah)
(Doo wah, doo wah, doo wah, doo wah)
It makes no diff’rence if it’s sweet or it’s hot
Just give that rhythm ev’rything you got
Oh, it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing
(Doo wah, doo wah, doo wah, doo wah)
(Doo wah, doo wah, doo wah, doo wah)
It makes no diff’rence if it’s sweet or it’s hot
Just give that rhythm ev’rything you got
Oh, it…