and played reed instruments professionally. After moving to New York in 1946, he joined Gene Krupa's big band as staff arranger, attracting attention with his Disc Jockey Jump (1947). He then became ...

cool jazz, and acid jazz. The etymology of the word ‘jazz’ can be traced back to the slang term, ‘jasm’ which was coined in the 1860s, meaning “pep, energy”. Instruments that had previously solely ...