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Jazz
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- 1920s recordings
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Meet Jazz
Jazz is a genre connected to a wider network of artists, recordings and musical traditions.
The clearest way to understand Jazz is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Fats Waller and His Rhythm, Fats Waller and Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five.
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1920s · North America · Jazz
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10 recordings1920s starting recordings
01Ain’t Misbehavin’1926 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 02Carolina Shout1926 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 03Lulu’s Back in Town1926 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 04Star Dust1926 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 05Numb Fumblin’1926 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 06I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter1926 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 07Smashing Thirds1926 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 08(When You) Squeeze Me1926 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 09The Sheik of Araby1926 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 10Yes! I’m in the Barrel1926 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1920s artists
Artist·Jazz
Fats Waller and His Rhythm
Artist·Jazz
Fats Waller
Artist·Jazz
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
Artist·Jazz
Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five
Artist·Jazz
Fats Waller and His Buddies
Artist·Jazz
Johnny Doddsʼ Black Bottom Stompers
Artist·Jazz
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
Artist·Jazz
Fats Waller, His Rhythm & His Orchestra
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1920s albums
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