Jazz. /jaz/ noun 1. music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
2. a style of dance music, popular esp. in the 1920s, arranged for a large band and marked by some of the features of jazz.
3. dancing or a dance performed to such music, as with violent bodily motions and gestures.
4. Slang. liveliness; spirit; excitement.
5. Slang. insincere, exaggerated, or pretentious talk: Don't give me any of that jazz about your great job!
6. Slang. similar or related but unspecified things, activities, etc.: He goes for fishing and all that jazz.
from Dictonary.com
Some of my jazz favorites:
Jose James "The Dreamer" (MP3) [Brownswood Recordings]
Carmen McCrae "How Long Has This Been Going On" (MP3) [Verve]
John Coltrane "Giant Steps" (MP3) [Atlantic Records]
Nuyorican Soul "Gotta New Life" (MP3) [Giant Step Records]
Jorge Ben "Comanche" (MP3) [Compost]
--Mr. Mark
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