The Jazz Crossword

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  1. 2. The style of the 30s, when the big band was the dominant form of Jazz (5)
  2. 5. The piano, bass and drums in a combo, those who play behind the soloists (6)
  3. 9. The contrasting middle section of a tune, often into a different key (6)
  4. 12. A way of writing a song in which after a singer sings a line, other singers respond with a line that completes the thought (15)
  5. 13. A type of music of black American origin which emerged at the beginning of the 20th century, characterised by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm (4)
  6. 14. The establishment of a new key (10)
  7. 15. A sequence of chords that form a cadence at the end of a section of a tune (10)
  8. 17. The equivalent of group or ensemble in jazz (5)
  9. 18. A style of jazz with syncopated melodies played over a regular rhythmic bass, using a solo piano (7)
  10. 24. Improvise lyrics as nonsense syllables (4)
  11. 25. An individualized and loose form of unison, especially in early jazz (10)
  12. 26. A rhythm used in earlier jazz, based on uneven triplets, and deriving from a dance step in which the feet move across the floor without being lifted (7)
  13. 27. The typical piano style in blues where the left hand usually plays a single bass note, or a bass octave or tenth, followed by a chord, while the right hand plays syncopated melody lines with harmonic and riff embellishments and fill patterns (6)
  14. 28. Specifically, the topmost line or voice (6)
Down
  1. 1. The quality of a musical tone that distinguishes different voices, instruments and effects (6)
  2. 3. A well-known composition from the jazz repertoire which is widely played and recorded (8)
  3. 4. The process of spontaneously creating fresh melodies over a repeating cycle of chords (13)
  4. 6. A term popularly applied to a style of jazz that continued and furthered the New Orleans' jazz tradition (9)
  5. 7. The accenting of weak beats; a momentary disturbance of a regular rhythm (11)
  6. 8. The style of Jazz developed by young players in the early 40s with small groups were favoured (5)
  7. 10. Music of several different melodic parts that support each other (10)
  8. 11. A portion of a tune which seems like a tail, or extra measures, added to the last section (4)
  9. 12. A passage in which a different meter is temporarily expressed or implied, while the usual meter continues underneath (11)
  10. 16. A style of jazz that developed in the early part of the 20th century with composers such as Joe ‘King’ Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton (10)
  11. 19. The pattern of rhythmic placement of harmony used by keyboardists and guitarists while accompanying soloists (7)
  12. 20. Sliding or slurring from one note to the next quickly (9)
  13. 21. The refrain or the main body of a popular song (6)
  14. 22. Any one player's improvisation over one or more choruses of the tune (4)
  15. 23. A style of jazz, with a form normally consisting of 12 bars, staying in one key and moving to IV at bar 5 with, a use of certain 'blues scales', riffs and grace notes (5)