What is jazz?

The beauty of jazz is that there will never be a definitive answer to this question. Whether you're watching an old James Bond movie, checking your local forcast on the weather channel, or simply riding in an elevator the association has been made.

Jazz simultaneously represents the single most important historical and progressive form of art in the history of song, while being the only original art form to develop in this country. A combination of syncopation, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation comprise this variety of music ensuring that virtually no performance will ever be the same.

The Fitzgerald Jazz collection is an assortment my favorite albums, some good albums, and some albums you'll definately want to avoid . The records may not all be traditional "jazz," I chose that genre to be able to include everything from A Tribe Called Quest to Yes.