This was a movement in Jazz away from conventional harmony, melody, and rhythm. It emphasizes breaking the rules and focuses more on improvisation (solos) than composition (melodies). 

This music will dominate mainstream media in 1955 and bring in over a billion dollars in revenue. 

Which of these is not an element that jazz borrowed from Rock & Roll to combine the genres.

This style of music was created by Antonio Carlos Jobim and evolved from Brazilian jazz but is more complex harmonically and less percussive. 

Cool Jazz is Modern Jazz that is loud and agitated. 

Writing an original tune based on the chords of a popular tune or “well known standard” is known as what? 

Birth of the Cool affected the timeline of jazz by making listeners think that this style of jazz did not start until 1955. 

When something is considered modal it means a tune or solo is based off of a scale. 

This pianist helped bridge the gap from Swing to Bebop. They hosted jams at their house, acted as a caretaker to heroin addicted musicians, and could play any style from Boogie-Woogie to Free Jazz. 

This style of Jazz tends to be softer and less agitated than Bebop, however it was being played at the same time as Bebop.