... New Orleans by mainly those of Afro-American descent. Early exponents of this dance music were Jelly Roll Martin (a blues player) and Scott Joplin (ragtime). The terms "Jazz" and "Jazz Band" first surfaced in the year 1900. Some say this occurred in New Orleans, although similar music was played at the same time in other places. The most prominent exponents of ... I, Jazz music had evolved and was aided by the development of the recording industry. The small dance band ensemble grew into the larger orchestra known as the "Big Band". The music of the Big Bands became known as "Swing." Tw...

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... introduced me to Jazz and its huge range (while I had a quite narrow idea of what Jazz was) and variety of artists. But let's go back to the tune. A four-musician band plays this piece: we can find the following instruments: drums (Adrian Harpham), organ (Reuben Wilson), guitar (Robin Macatangay), and trumpet. For the moment, and even if I already listened to this ... not chaotic enough to be free jazz). For the moment I would classify it either in cool or jazz. But let's see how the review of the tune can help us define the area. The beginning of the song is left to the organ, which pl...

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