Jazz
- Subgenres
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- 1990s recordings
- 22
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 Alain Bashung, Papa Bue’s Viking Jazzband and Ken Colyer's Jazzmen.
Its place in the genre family
Era, region and genre remain as an intersection. Options with no matching recordings are hidden.
1990s starting recordings
1990s artists
1990s albums
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Where to next?
Practical listening guides
Jazz for beginners: a three-pass listening guide
Start listening to jazz with melody, pulse and conversation. Try Miles Davis and Sarah Vaughan examples, then explore the connected music map.
Read and explore →Blues vs jazz: shared roots, different listening questions
Compare John Lee Hooker's Boogie Chillen’ with Miles Davis's All Blues. Follow a repeating figure, vocal space and ensemble responses in a four-pass exercise.
Read and explore →Rhythm vs tempo vs beat: hear the difference
Separate beat, tempo and rhythm with a counting exercise, two recording starting points and a way to explain why busy music can feel fast.
Read and explore →Swing vs straight rhythm: a beginner's listening exercise
Hear equal and unequal subdivisions, keep the beat steady and explore swing feel without treating it as a fixed ratio or a label for all jazz.
Read and explore →