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Jump blues

Music genre
NameJump blues
Stylistic originsBlues
Big band
Swing
Boogie-woogie
Cultural originsLate 1930s
Typical instrumentsSaxophone, brass instruments, rhythm guitar, piano, acoustic bass, drums
Mainstream popularityUnited States, 1940s to early 1950s
Fusion genresRock and roll, Rhythm and blues

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Jump blues is an up-tempo blues usually played by small groups and featuring horns. It was very popular in the 1940s, and the movement was a precursor to the arrival of rhythm and blues and rock and roll. More recently, there was renewed interest in jump blues in the 1990s as part of the swing revival.


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