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| | Blues and soul jazz - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Blues and soul jazz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Developing from blues and spirituals (religious folk songs) in the southern states, it first came to prominence in the early 20th century in New Orleans, St Louis, and Chicago, with a distinctive flavour in each city. |
 | | Major figures in the development of jazz include Louis Armstrong and Count Basie in swing music, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman in big-band jazz, Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, and Dizzy Gillespie in bebop, Miles Davis in cool jazz, and John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman in free jazz. |
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