Chicago style

noun

1. a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chicago style¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Pedro died, as did a 16-year-old who also is said to have refused, Chicago-style, to drop his gun.

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