Word: jaki
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Woody Herman and Stan Getz; the recent "West Coast jazz," with its use of flutes and oboes, its emphasis on counterpoint and on writing out all the notes instead of on improvisation; the Jerry Mulligan quartet; and today's "big band jazz." I must single out sax-player Jaki Byard, who wrote many of the fine illustrations. This was a most rewarding evening...