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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 Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five, Galactic and Electric Kif.
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013052025 · Minneapolis Sound · popOpen in new tab 02Yes! I’m in the Barrel1926 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 03Cornet Chop Suey1926 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 04Skip the Gutter1928 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 05Hotter Than That1928 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 06Two Deuces1929 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 07Denny's Village Rundown1998 · funk · jazzOpen in new tab 08Love on the Run1998 · funk · jazzOpen in new tab 09Cafe de Clouet1998 · funk · jazzOpen in new tab 10Change My Ways, Part 11998 · funk · jazzOpen in new tab
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