Letter
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Hint
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Answer
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A
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Trumpeter and singer nicknamed 'Satchmo'
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Louis Armstrong
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B
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Subgenre characterised by fast tempos and complex song structures
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Bebop
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C
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Saxophonist known for his albums 'Blue Train' and 'Giant Steps'
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John Coltrane
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D
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Highly influential trumpeter and bandleader
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Miles Davis
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E
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Pianist who led an eponymous orchestra for over fifty years
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Duke Ellington
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F
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Subgenre characterised by combining jazz with elements of rock music
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Fusion
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G
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Musician known for his bent trumpet, beret, glasses, and 'balloon cheeks'
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Dizzy Gillespie
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H
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Singer best known for her standard 'Strange Fruit'
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Billie Holiday
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I
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Performing spontaneously and composing as one goes along
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Improvisation
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J
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A style of lively jazz dancing
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Jive / Jitterbug
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K
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1959 album by D, often considered the greatest jazz album of all time
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Kind of Blue
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L
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A short phrase used in a solo
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Lick
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M
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Probably the most famous double bass player of all time
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Charles Mingus
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N
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City in which jazz originated
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New Orleans
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O
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First jazz band to record jazz music commercially
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Original Dixieland Jass Band
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P
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A tight, groovy rhythm section can be said to be playing 'in the...'
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Pocket
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Q
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A famous one of these recorded a live album at Massey Hall in 1953
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Quintet
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R
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Romani-Belgian guitarist, one of Europe's most influential jazz musicians
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Django Reinhardt
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S
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Subgenre popular in the 1930s, often played by big bands
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Swing
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T
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1959 Dave Brubeck album known for unusual time signatures
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Time Out
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U
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Country in which jazz originated
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United States
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V
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Percussion instrument frequently heard in mid-century jazz music
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Vibraphone
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W
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Eminent female pianist who mentored many other musicians, including D and G
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Mary Lou Williams
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X
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Civil rights activist who played drums in jazz bands under the stage name Jack Carlton
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Malcolm X
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Y
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Jazz saxophonist credited with popularising the slang word 'cool'
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Lester Young
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Z
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Jazz slang for sharp clothes, usually applied to suits
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Zoot
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