that One reason why Jelly Roll Morton gained new fame in the 1990s was the Broadway

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production of Jellys Last Jam.

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L-4 Words Often Confused

EXERCISE 3 / Editing Commonly Confused Words. Edit the following sentences as

necessary to make them appropriate in ACADEMIC CONTEXTS. Write correct if everything in the

sentence is appropriate. Answers to even-numbered items can be found at the back of the

book.

EXAMPLE

1. Some say that only the United States could of given birth to jazz.

2. New Orleans jazz, swing, big band jazz, bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, etc., are subcategories

of jazz.

3. Hopefully, new performers will come along to revive the fusion of jazz and rock that was

popular in the 1960s and 1970s.

4. The reason for the falling off of fusion in the 1980s and beyond is because of a revived

interest in traditional, or pure, jazz at that time.

5. Smooth jazz has its detractors, but supporters call it very uniquea very easy-to-listen-to

jazz.

6. A lot of people learned about jazz through Ken Burnss 2001 documentary series for PBS.

7. Jazz fans say that recordings are alright, but theres no substitute for a live performance,

when the musicians may try something new.

8. The internet has become the top media for accessing popular music and all other kinds.

9. People have always listened to music because it literally transports them to where theyd

rather be.

10. Some of us now think we should have taken a course on jazz.

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