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Issue Details: First known date: 1946... 1946 The Development of Orchestral Jazz
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Describes what he sees as the degeneration of jazz from its New Orleans roots. Criticises the rise of what he calls orchestral jazz, involving the introduction of written orchestrations and increased instrumentation. Offers critical comments on many jazz bands from the beginning of the twentieth century.

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