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            <title><![CDATA[Jazz and Civil Rights]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A profile of civil rights in jazz. How jazz musicians spoke out for racial equality and social justice. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Louis Armstrong]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Profile of trumpeter Louis Armstrong. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What Is Early Jazz?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A description of early jazz, also referred to as hot jazz or Dixieland music. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ten Swing Era Musicians]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A list of ten musicians from the swing era, the days of jazz when dance halls were packed to hear and dance to the best big bands from around the country. Although swing was popular music, artists such as the ones listed developed styles that influenced later musicians, into bebop and beyond, setting the stage for jazz to become the valued art form it is today. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ten Classic Jazz Singers]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Here are ten of the most famous jazz singers. From the days of early jazz and swing, jazz singers and instrumentalists have influenced each other's phrasing and melodic conceptions. This list is a mere introduction to the world of vocal jazz.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bebop]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A description of bebop, the innovative style of jazz that developed in the 1940s. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saxophone]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[An Introduction to Jazz]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A brief history of jazz.]]></description>
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