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free jazz

free jazz noun: a form of jazz music of the 1950s and 1960s that attempted to overcome existing limitations and conventions, often by discarding features such as fixed chord changes or tempos.

Noun

free jazz (uncountable)

  1. (jazz) A form of jazz music of the 1950s and 1960s that attempted to overcome existing limitations and conventions, often by discarding features such as fixed chord changes or tempos.

Questions about free jazz

What does free jazz mean?
Free jazz means a form of jazz music of the 1950s and 1960s that attempted to overcome existing limitations and conventions, often by discarding features such as fixed chord changes or tempos.
What part of speech is free jazz?
Free jazz is a noun.

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