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36 articles related to Jazz:

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  SONGWRITER

  Big Noise from Winnetka: timeless jazz melody born in a drum and bass jam

  USA,

  Jazz

  , 1930s
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  SONGWRITER

  Flat Foot Floogie: vulgar meaning of the swing hit song

  USA,

  Jazz

  , 1930s
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  SONGWRITER

  Minnie the Moocher: essential step in the history of scat singing by Cab Calloway

  USA,

  Jazz

  , Popular Song, 1930s
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  Music Theory

  Popular songs featuring Phrygian mode and Neapolitan chord

  Australia, England, USA,

  Jazz

  , Popular Song, 1960s, 1970s, 2010s
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  Collaboration

  Marius Neset and London Sinfonietta: saxophone accompanied by world-class orchestra acquainted classical harmony with jazz rhythms

  England, Norway,

  Jazz

  , 2010s
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  SAXOPHONE

  Pixinguinha: Brazilian saxophonist who established choro music as a pop genre

  Brazil, Choro, Folk,

  Jazz

  , 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
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  CHOIR

  Gershwin's Summertime: the most recorded song draws inspiration from Ukrainian lullaby and African American spiritual

  Ukraine, USA, Folk,

  Jazz

  , Opera, Popular Song, Rock, 20st Century Classical, 1930s, 1960s, 2010s 3 comments
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  VINYL

  The Original Dixieland Jass Band made the first-ever jazz recording over 100 years ago

  USA,

  Jazz

  , 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
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  PIANO

  Zawinul incited his electric piano to report the jazz weather

  Austria,

  Jazz

  , 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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  PIANO

  Billy Strayhorn redefined jazz with a touch of classical

  USA,

  Jazz

  , 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
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  Big band

  Great Depression cut short the extraordinary dance life of McKinney’s Cotton Pickers

  USA, Dance,

  Jazz

  , 1920s, 1930s
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  PIANO

  Sgt. Pepper's inspiration behind Carla Bley's revolutionary jazz album

  USA,

  Jazz

  , 1960s, 1970s, 2000s
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  ELECTRIC GUITAR

  Monnette Sudler: the first lady of jazz guitar

  USA, Blues,

  Jazz

  , 1970s, 1990s, 2000s
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  SONGWRITER

  The three acts of Lonnie Johnson' blues

  Canada, USA, Blues,

  Jazz

  , 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
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  FLUTE

  Incredible stunts by the blind virtuoso influenced a whole generation

  USA,

  Jazz

  , 1960s, 1970s
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  SONGWRITER

  La Mer poem became an international hit after years of searching for a melody

  France, USA,

  Jazz

  , Popular Song, Soundtrack, 1940s, 1950s, 1990s
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  Collaboration

  Literary recital for fiddle and harmonium with British flavour

  England, Scotland, Folk,

  Jazz

  , 21st Century Classical, 2010s
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  PIANO

  To study academic theory, superb pianist Wynton Kelly took up bass

  Jamaica, USA, Blues,

  Jazz

  , 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
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  TRUMPET

  Jazz dinosaur of the new generation

  England,

  Jazz

  , 2010s
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  Trombone

  Moonlight Serenade got its name to contrast the sun

  USA,

  Jazz

  , Popular Song, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
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  OUD

  Endless possibilities for one of the world’s oldest instruments

  Egypt, Folk,

  Jazz

  , World Music, 2000s, 2010s
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  PIANO

  Abdullah Ibrahim created his African music of peace in exile

  South Africa,

  Jazz

  , 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
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  HANG

  Electronic jazz achieves ambiance with exotic Swiss-made drum

  England, Electronic,

  Jazz

  , 2000s, 2010s
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  SAXOPHONE

  Chu Berry: finest tenor sax voice of the '30s silenced by fatal car crash

  USA,

  Jazz

  , 1930s, 1940s
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  MODERN JAZZ QUARTET

  Bebop meets baroque in memorable Collaboration

  Brazil, USA,

  Jazz

  , 1950s, 1960s
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  VIBRAPHONE

  Cal Tjader: the inception of Latin jazz in the Bay Area

  USA,

  Jazz

  , Latin, 1940s
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  SONGWRITER

  Peggy Lee's sensual version of Fever replaced the original

  USA,

  Jazz

  , 1950s
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  Big band

  The Stride Piano founder left nightclubs in favor of symphonic music

  USA,

  Jazz

  , 1940s
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  SAXOPHONE

  Nelson's time in the Marines inspired his future composer career

  USA,

  Jazz

  , 1950s, 1960s
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  SONGWRITER

  The swan song of Abbey Lincoln, the voice of human rights

  USA,

  Jazz

  , Popular Song, 1990s

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