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jazz, that magical chord that binds America together and uniting the world
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jazz, that magical chord that binds America together and uniting the world
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In a Jazz piece, the song is often just a starting point or frame of reference for the musicians to improvise around. The song might have been a popular ditty or blues that they didn't compose, but by the time they were finished with it they had composed a new piece that often bore little resemblance to the original song.
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A history of Jazz music from the opposite perspective
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Welcome to the San Francisco Mainstream Jazz Quintet History of Jazz Website
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Researchers and historians are still learning about jazz history; there are many and various opinions about what is important in the history of jazz. What follows is an overview of jazz history that provides a foundation for this study.




