Friday, 7 November 2014

What are two similarities and two differences between Cool Jazz and Afro Cuban Jazz?

While both
technically fall under the banner of jazz, Afro-Cuban jazz and cool jazz tend to be pretty
different. Afro-Cuban jazz can often be characterized by the use of extra percussion. Bongos,
congas, and other percussive instruments were present in a way they had not been before. In
fact, one of the major collaborations of Afro-Cuban jazz was between trumpet player Dizzie
Gillespie and Chano Pozo, a percussionist. Cool jazz, on the other hand, tended to utilize a
more strictly traditional jazz instrumentation, without any extra...

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