Jazz Final

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The unit of pulse

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beat

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The grouping of beats

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meter

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Accenting beats other than one and three

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syncopation

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The use of mutes in brass instruments changes the

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timbre

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Speed or rate at which the beats pass

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tempo

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A series of pitches ascending and descending

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scale

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Sounding three or more notes simultaneously

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chord

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This jazz form has 3 four bar phrases

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blues

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The 32 bar pop song form

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AABA

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The most famous Ragtime composer

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Scott Joplin

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The New Orleans Brass Band "front line" consisted of

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Trumpet, Clarinet, Trombone

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This person represents country blues

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Robert Johnson

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Elements of country blues

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male vocals, guitar, blue notes

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When brass bands would all improvise around the melody

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Collective improv

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Walter Paige

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bass

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Count Basie

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piano

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Jo Jones

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Drums

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Freddie Green

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guitar

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In Ragtime piano, the solid march rhythms of the military band are provided by

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left hand

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The African concept of a foundation layer of rhythm

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timeline

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Bass players playing a pitch on all 4 pulses in a measure

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walking

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One time through a jazz form

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chorus

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Jazz players refer to the melody as

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head

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The Trumpet, Clarinet, and Trombone

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front line

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This jass group had the first JAZZ recording in 1917

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ODJB (Original Dixieland Jazz Band)

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Sax soloist with Fletcher Henderson

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Coleman Hawkins

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Cutting contest, rent parties, improv, and piano rolls

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Stride piano

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"Pops"

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Louis Armstrong

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Got his start as 2nd trumpet with King Oliver

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Louis Armstrong

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First generation who learned jazz from recordings

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Bix Biderbeck

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This group of musicians created the Chicago style, which began by imitating New Orleans bands and evolved into an aggressive rhythmic concept

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Austin High Gang

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Louis Armstrong went to NYC to play with

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Fletcher Henderson

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Bix Biderbeck went to NYC to play with

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Paul Whiteman

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This musical term means smooth and connected

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Legato

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Satchmo

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Louis Armstrong

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Father of Jazz tenor sax

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Coleman Hawkins

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This musician strove to adapt Armstrong's style to the sax

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Coleman Hawkins

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Tin Pan Alley was in

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NYC

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Most iconic instrument in Jazz

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Sax

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This musician established the blues scale and feeling as jazz's harmonic foundation

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Louis Armstrong

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Established soprano sax as a solo jazz instrument

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Sidney Bechet

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headliner for three years in Harlem's Cotton Club

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Duke Ellington

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Established a trumpet-like piano style

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Earl Hines

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Father of stride piano

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James P. Johnson

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In this city, African music enjoyed an untrammeled exposure that assured it a role in the developing culture of America

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New Orleans

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Recorded as a leader with his Hot 5 after going to NYC to play with Fletcher Henderson

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Louis Armstrong

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Collective Improvisation of New Orleans Jazz also referred to as

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Polyphonic

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Promoted as "King of Jazz"

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Paul Whiteman

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Star soloist with Duke Ellington

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Johnny Hodges

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Famous dance band, not considered "hot" jazz

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Glenn Miller

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This endeavor did not do well in the Swing Era

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Recording

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Southwest urban HQ

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Kansas City

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"It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing"

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Duke Ellington

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Self taught musician, went on to teach at university level

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Mary Lou Williams

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Light approach to playing sax. Linear concept to improvisation

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Lester Young

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Johnny Hodges

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Alto sax

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Co-wrote with Duke Ellington for years

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Billy Strayhorn

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Nominated for Pulitzer Prize in 1965

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Duke Ellington

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Piano style based on the 12 bar blues

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Boogie-woogie

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Teddy Wilson

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piano

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"Let's Dance" broadcast started this band's career

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Benny Goodman

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First Jazz played in Carnegie Hall

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Benny Goodman

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Swing big band arranging formula, riffs in call and response

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Fletcher Henderson

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"Bean"

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Coleman Hawkins

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"Traps the Drum Wonder"

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Buddy Rich

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"Mr. Hi Hat"

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Jo Jones

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Bandleader at Savoy Ballroom

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Chick Webb

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"First Lady of Song"

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Ella Fitzgerald

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Virtuoso stride piano

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Art Tatum

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"Prez"

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Lester Young

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This component of the drum set was invented in the 30s "Swing Era" and added to the jazz drumming style

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hi-hat

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Charlie Christian

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electric guitar

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Gave Billie Holiday the nickname "Lady Day"

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Lester Young

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Famous for playing the vibes

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Lionel Hampton

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"We was doing Rock and Roll before anyone ever heard of it"

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Joe Turner/Pete Johnson

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1930s movies fed its audience fantasies. This was teenager's music

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Swing

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First arranger to use riffs in call and response

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Fletcher Henderson

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"New Testament" Big Band lead by

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Count Basie

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"King of Jazz"

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Paul Whiteman

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Not associated with the swing era

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Brass band/ragtime

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Roy Eldridge

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Trumpet

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Glenn Miller

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Trombone

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Jazz style associated with the West Coast

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Cool

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Jazz on 52nd street NYC

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Bebop

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Combined classical and jazz

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Cool

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Bossa Nova and Jazz

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Cool

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Soul Jazz is a sub-category of what style

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Hardbop

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Jazz with a back-beat

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Hardbop

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Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

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Hardbop

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Back to jazz roots

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Hardbop

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Extreme tempos

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Bebop

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Odd meter jazz compositions

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Cool

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1st modern jazz

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Bebop

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MJQ

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Cool

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This style used counterpoint in arrangements

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Cool

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Gospel chords

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Hardbop

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Central Ave. (LA)

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Bebop

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Minton's Playhouse

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Bebop

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Miles first time as leader on recording session

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Cool

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Relaxed feel, light approach

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Cool

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Ride cymbal became time keeping

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Bebop

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"Jump" style

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Hardbop

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Hammond B3 organ

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Hardbop

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1950s

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Cool

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Modal Jazz

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Hardbop

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Horace Silver

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Piano

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Wes Montgomery

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Guitar

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Louis Jordon

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Alto sax

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Jimmy Cobb

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Drums

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Dizzy Gillespie

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Trumpet

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Kenny Clarke

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Drums

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Chano Pozo

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Conga drums