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 | | There were earlier precedents, but free jazz crystalized in the late 1950's, especially via Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor, and probably found its greatest exposure in the late 1960s with John Coltrane, Archie Shepp, Albert Ayler, Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders, Sam Rivers, Leroy Jenkins, Don Pullen and others. |
 | | However, their instrumentation and rhythms are similar to other jazz music, and the label has stuck. |
 | | Jazz is often difficult to define, but improvisation is unquestionably a key element of the form. |
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