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Jazz
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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 George Gershwin, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra and Sarah Vaughan.
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1940s · United States · Jazz
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10 recordings1940s starting recordings
01I Like the Sunrise1949 · JazzOpen in new tab 02Dance No. 41949 · JazzOpen in new tab 03Dance No. 21949 · JazzOpen in new tab 04Dance No. 31949 · JazzOpen in new tab 05Dance No. 11949 · JazzOpen in new tab 06Budo1949 · Bebop · jazzOpen in new tab 07Evil Gal Blues1944 · Rhythm and Blues · jazzOpen in new tab 08Mean to Me1946 · Bebop · jazzOpen in new tab 09Fine Dinner1940 · Bebop · jazzOpen in new tab 10Pickin’ the Cabbage1940 · Bebop · jazzOpen in new tab
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1940s artists
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1940s albums
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