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European jazz musicians looked to American jazz artists and their recordings for jazz's secret formulas and a road map. Then countries and individual artists developed their own sounds based on cultural experiences and personal aesthetics.

How did jazz unfold in the U.K.? Here's a terrific BBC documentary on the evolution of British jazz:

Here's Part 1...

 

Here's Part 2...

 

And here's Part 3...

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