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New Orleans polyphony, the original Dixieland Jazz Band -- The development of the swing big band, the straight four-four time feel, and the science of riffing -- The develpment of bebop and why it sounded different from what came before. Bebop small-group styles of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, et al. Late-1950s changes in group structure, harmony, and rhythm. Modal playing, pianoless groups -- Soloists -- The reed section -- Tenors -- The piano.
