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1980s Jazz

Fusion and neo-bop, with Pat Metheny, Wynton Marsalis, and more

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Jazz interpretations of the classic twelve bar blues

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Jazz comes alive on the expressive sax

Old School Jazz

Pre-bop -- the very roots of Jazz

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A Jazz spin on rock and pop songs

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Jazz artists' take on John, Paul, George and Ringo

Jazz Ballads

Beautiful, sophisticated, and relaxing Jazz

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Big hits from the big screen: "Top Gun," "Breakfast Club," "Pretty in Pink," and "Dirty Dancing"

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The Top 100 Jazz tracks, as rated by you

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Work along to Jazz conducive to clear thinking

Dinner Party Jazz

Be on your swankiest behavior!

Composers: Strayhorn

Compositions by Ellington's right-hand man, Billy Strayhorn

Critics' Picks: Top Songs of the '80s

Derived from hundreds of critics' lists of the best music of the decade

Traditional Hot Jazz

The early-20th Century style and sounds of the birthplace of jazz, New Orleans

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Pop, rock, a little new wave, a little '9 to 5,' and all hit music of 1981

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Radio's top hits when you had your first (and maybe last) sip of "New Coke"

This Is Music: 1989

The cream of '89: Madonna, Van Halen, Don Henley, New Kids, and Bobby Brown

This Is Music: 1983

The Police, Bonnie Tyler, and Men at Work rocked a world of Cabbage Patch Kids, "Flashdance," and...

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Top hits by Blondie, Queen, Olivia Newton-John, and "that guy who sings 'Piña Colada'"

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Familiar hits from the '80s to help you focus and be productive

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