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969:Contemporary
860:Chamber jazz
814:Saxophonists
784:Clarinetists
756:Third stream
593:Chamber jazz
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1745:Quiet storm
1708:Contradanza
1490:New Orleans
1485:Kansas City
1288:Jazz mugham
1283:Azerbaijani
1207:Second line
1202:Rare groove
1188:Jazz theory
1178:Jazz poetry
1163:Contrafacts
1147:Saint Lucia
1127:New Orleans
1059:Strata-East
1034:MPS Records
964:Cobblestone
885:Smooth jazz
875:Jazz fusion
819:Trombonists
732:Sacred jazz
717:Smooth jazz
650:Jazz fusion
533:Jazz violin
513:Jazz guitar
488:Jam session
461:Jazz (word)
186:inflections
170:Ray Charles
1938:Jazz stubs
1923:Vocal jazz
1917:Categories
1730:Brass band
1718:Jump blues
1562:Ethno jazz
1525:Australian
1505:West Coast
1262:Zimbabwean
1102:Copenhagen
1024:Mainstream
834:Violinists
824:Trumpeters
794:Guitarists
702:Organ trio
687:Modal jazz
660:Latin jazz
640:Gypsy jazz
538:Vocal jazz
523:Jazz piano
318:2024-04-26
263:2024-04-16
236:References
158:Chet Baker
90:vaudeville
71:work songs
20:Vocal jazz
1698:Acid jazz
1555:Worldwide
1541:Brazilian
1338:Bulgarian
1300:Indo jazz
1250:Cape jazz
1137:North Sea
1092:Cape Town
1079:Festivals
1054:Riverside
1029:Milestone
954:Blue Note
949:Bethlehem
933:post-1950
905:Standards
890:Soul jazz
839:Vocalists
799:Organists
771:Musicians
761:Trad jazz
722:Soul jazz
645:Jazz-funk
633:Punk jazz
623:Free funk
618:Free jazz
613:Folk jazz
603:Dixieland
598:Cool jazz
588:Cape jazz
503:Jazz bass
466:Jazz band
200:phrases.
142:Peggy Lee
138:cool jazz
86:minstrels
1703:Afrobeat
1617:Pre-1920
1602:Jazz Age
1518:Oceanian
1468:American
1442:Canadian
1326:European
1317:Japanese
1278:Armenian
1240:Malawian
1235:Ethiopia
1122:Montreux
1117:Montreal
1112:Monterey
1049:Prestige
1019:Landmark
1004:Impulse!
984:ESP-Disk
913:Pre-1920
870:Hard bop
809:Pianists
789:Drummers
779:Bassists
712:Ska jazz
655:Jazz rap
581:Post-bop
571:Hard bop
471:Big band
225:Vocalese
214:See also
108:scatting
51:tonality
1750:Ragtime
1735:Exotica
1691:Related
1597:Ragtime
1575:History
1480:Chicago
1447:Haitian
1426:Swedish
1414:Spanish
1397:Italian
1350:British
1345:Belgian
1312:Iranian
1228:African
1156:Culture
1132:Newport
1107:Jakarta
1097:Chicago
994:Freedom
692:Nu jazz
576:Neo-bop
340:Books.
194:vibrato
115:bop era
61:History
1402:Polish
1392:German
1387:French
1372:Danish
1333:Balkan
1295:Indian
1255:Marabi
1212:Venues
739:Stride
682:Marabi
672:M-Base
553:Genres
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1868:This
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1713:Blues
1667:2010s
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1657:1990s
1652:1980s
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1627:1930s
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1587:Blues
1457:Cuban
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1874:stub
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1682:2022
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342:ISBN
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