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In the late 1960s, Latin jazz, combining rhythms from African and Latin American countries, often played on instruments such as conga, timbale, güiro, and claves, with jazz and classical harmonies played on typical jazz instruments (piano, double bass, etc.) broke through. There are two main varieties: Afro-Cuban jazz was played in the US ...
Jazz rap is a fusion subgenre of hip hop music and jazz, developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The lyrics are often based on political consciousness, Afrocentrism, and general positivism. 1980s ->. Jazz rock. The term "jazz-rock" (or "jazz/rock") is often used as a synonym for the term "jazz fusion". 1960s ->.
This article includes an overview of the events and trends in popular music in the 1960s . The Miracles pictured in 1962. Known as Motown 's " soul supergroup", The Miracles were one of the first commercially successful acts of the 1960s and propelled both Motown and its Tamla label to international fame. In North America and Europe the decade ...
Avant-garde jazz (also known as avant-jazz, experimental jazz, or "new thing") [1] [2] is a style of music and improvisation that combines avant-garde art music and composition with jazz. [3] It originated in the early 1950s and developed through to the late 1960s. [4] Originally synonymous with free jazz, much avant-garde jazz was distinct ...
July. 8 – Valarie Pettiford, American actress, dancer, and jazz singer. 14 – Angélique Kidjo, Beninese singer-songwriter and activist. 15 – Stig Hvalryg, Norwegian upright bassist. 20 – Ole Jacob Hystad, Norwegian tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. 27 – Jean Toussaint, American tenor and soprano saxophonist.
Soul jazz. Soul jazz or funky jazz is a subgenre of jazz that incorporates strong influences from hard bop, blues, soul, gospel and rhythm and blues. Soul jazz is often characterized by organ trios featuring the Hammond organ and small combos including saxophone, brass instruments, electric guitar, bass, drums, piano, vocals and electric organ.
Trad jazz, short for "traditional jazz", is a form of jazz in the United States and Britain that flourished from the 1930s to 1960s, based on the earlier New Orleans Dixieland jazz style. Prominent trad jazz musicians such as Chris Barber , Freddy Randall , Acker Bilk , Kenny Ball , Ken Colyer and Monty Sunshine [1] performed a populist ...
Easy listening. Easy listening (including mood music [5]) is a popular music genre [6] [7] [8] and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to 1970s. [9] It is related to middle-of-the-road (MOR) music [1] and encompasses instrumental recordings of standards, hit songs, non- rock vocals and instrumental covers of selected popular ...