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Modal Jazz
- Genre family
- Jazz
- Starting recordings
- 6
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Meet Modal Jazz
Modal Jazz is a branch of the Jazz family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Modal Jazz is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Annie Ross and The Nostalgia 77 Octet.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreJazz
Current genreModal Jazz
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United Kingdom · Modal Jazz
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
6 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Freedom2006 · Modal Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 02Goin' to ChicagoModal Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 03Jumpin' At The WoodsideModal Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 04Saturday Night FishfryModal Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 05All BluesModal Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 06Down Another Road2006 · Modal Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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