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JAZZ ORIGINS AND EARLY HISTORY (cf. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz) Genesis a 3-stage process: (1) 18th-19th centuries: Emergence of indigenous black American folk music from African and European-American elements JAZZ African Background West African instrumental music: piling up layers of rhythm that vary in character, meter, and rhythm Not improvised; called or set in advance by leader (master drummer) Complex cross rhythms JAZZ Melodically: gapped scales; avoidance of half-steps; variable scale degrees Call and response patterns common JAZZ (2) Rise of distinctive sub-forms: (a) Plantatio