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==Early Jazz==

==Early Jazz==

Up until the mid-to-late 20s, jazz was a [[polyphony|polyphonic]] music - typically, in a band such as [[King Oliver]]'s, the [[cornet]] would hold the main melody, whilst the [[clarinet]] would improvise [[obligato|obligati]] above and the [[trombone]] would add a tenor line below. Gradually, a more solo-oriented style emerged, typified by the [[Hot Five]] recordings of [[Louis Armstrong]], where instruments would take turns to solo.

Up until the mid-to-late 20s, jazz was a [[polyphony|polyphonic]] (or perhaps more accurately, a [[Heterophony|heterophonic]]) music - typically, in a band such as [[King Oliver]]'s, the [[cornet]] would hold the main melody, whilst the [[clarinet]] would improvise [[obligato|obligati]] above and the [[trombone]] would add a tenor line below. Gradually, a more solo-oriented style emerged, typified by the [[Hot Five]] recordings of [[Louis Armstrong]], where instruments would take turns to solo.

At this time, black and white bands were comprehensively segregated, with the influence of the ODJB hanging heavy over the white bands.

At this time, black and white bands were comprehensively segregated, with the influence of the ODJB hanging heavy over the white bands.