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Free Jazz
- Genre family
- Jazz
- Starting recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Free Jazz
Free Jazz is a branch of the Jazz family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Free Jazz is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Gato Barbieri, John Coltrane and Last Exit.
GENRE FAMILY
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Parent genreJazz
Current genreFree Jazz
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01I Must Confess I'm a Cannibal1993 · Free Jazz · free jazzOpen in new tab 02Lizard Eyes1993 · Free Jazz · free jazzOpen in new tab 03Jesus! What Gorgeous Monkeys We Are1993 · Free Jazz · free jazzOpen in new tab 04A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows1993 · Free Jazz · free jazzOpen in new tab 05500 West 52nd1998 · Free Jazz · free jazzOpen in new tab 06Olemanns kornett2026 · Free Jazz · free jazzOpen in new tab 07Free Jazz, Part 1Free Jazz · free jazzOpen in new tab 08Little Girl2013 · Free Jazz · free jazzOpen in new tab 09Latino America2009 · Free Jazz · free jazzOpen in new tab 10Zelao1995 · Free Jazz · free jazzOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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