The reason swing era improvisations were often this way is because

a. true jazz audiences expected to hear something new with each performance
b. audiences expected to hear live performances similar to those they heard on records or on
the radio
c. jazz musicians were playing into the demands commercialism so they could keep their
jobs
d. bandleaders demanded it of the performers


B

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