KnowraFree jazzLinked fromLinked fromThe 21 pages that link to Free jazz, each with the reason it gives.All 21Broader topic 3Related 6Narrower topic 4Compared with 8Hard bopCompared with: Free jazz departed more radically from the chord-based structures hard bop largely retained.Modal jazzCompared with: Free jazz removes more structural constraints than modal jazz, which still uses defined modes.Jazz drummingCompared with: It can free the drummer from maintaining a regular meter or conventional swing pattern.Smooth jazzCompared with: Free jazz rejects the predictable structures and polished accessibility typical of smooth jazz.Jazz criticismCompared with: Its challenge to inherited forms forced critics to reconsider what counted as jazz structure.Wynton MarsalisCompared with: Its aesthetic challenges the tradition-based standards Marsalis has often defended.Pat MethenyCompared with: Metheny’s work with Ornette Coleman exposed him to free jazz’s open structures, unlike much of his composed group music.20th-century classical musicCompared with: Its improvisational practices offer a useful comparison with experimental concert music.