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COOL JAZZ
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Jazz that is restrained and fluid and marked by intricate harmonic structures often lagging slightly behind the beat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("cool jazz" is a kind of...):
jazz (a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles)