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57.65Alternative “history of jazz” arrangement

Use the same song to travel through styles.

Verse/chorus 1

cabaret/two-beat.

2

stride.

3

swing/walking.

4

bebop-ish reharm.

5

soul-jazz.

6

funk.

Then return to original two-beat style.

That would make an excellent concert arrangement.