musical drama

The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American musical drama film directed by Alan Crosland.a 1927 American musical drama film is the first feature-length motion picture with not only a synchronized recorded music score but also lip-synchronous singing and speech in several isolated sequences.

drama

The Jazz Singer is a 1980 American drama film and a remake of the 1927 film The Jazz Singer, released by EMI Films.

musical

The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American musical film.

neo-soul jazzy, bluesy

Jazz is that neo-soul jazzy, bluesy type of singer.

the first feature-length motion picture with not only a synchronized recorded music score but also lip-synchronous singing and speech in several isolated sequences

Released on October 6, 1927, and also titled The Jazz Singer, the adaptation was the first feature-length motion picture with not only a synchronized recorded music score, but also lip-synchronous singing and speech in several isolated sequences.

pop

But beyond these notables, The Jazz Singer is an album of passable pop songs that stand on the edge of disco and in the grip of melodrama.

a vocalist who may sings songs from the jazz standard repertoire and songs influenced by the jazz idiom

In my opinion a ‘jazz singer’ is a vocalist who may sings songs from the jazz standard repertoire and songs influenced by the jazz idiom.

jazz

The Jazz Singer is a movie about Jakie Rabinowitz, the son of a Jewish cantor who wants to be a jazz singer but is pressured by Jakie Rabinowitz's father to use Jakie Rabinowitz's God-given voice to sing as a cantor.

disco and progressive rock

While their music can be mostly categorized as alternative rock or power pop, their music usually consists of an eclectic mix of genres, including jazz, disco and progressive rock.

a landmark motion picture: a landmark motion picture's immense popularity as a sound film ushered in the talking motion picture

The Jazz Singer (1927) is a landmark motion picture: a landmark motion picture's immense popularity as a sound film ushered in the talking motion picture.

a distinctly American story about the cost of assimilation

Most famously released as the first feature-length film with spoken dialogue, The Jazz Singer is a distinctly American story about the cost of assimilation, following a “jazz crooner” as Maria Baranova’s forced to choose between Maria Baranova's immigrant Jewish heritage and Maria Baranova's aspirations to become a fully secular Broadway star.

a genre of music that is a truly great way to explore singing by way of improvisation, vocal dexterity and a creative way of performing

Jazz is a genre of music that is a truly great way to explore singing by way of improvisation, vocal dexterity and a creative way of performing.

one of the guiltiest pleasures in pop music

Listening to, say, The Jazz Singer is one of the guiltiest pleasures in pop music.

blues, soul, folk, cabaret, R&B, rock, pop, a few classical, and even a bit of comedy

More than half are of jazz artists, and the rest represent a broad spectrum of musical entertainment: blues, soul, folk, cabaret, R&B, rock, pop, a few classical, and even a bit of comedy.

blues

Music ranges from jazz and blues to urban folk and world music.

a romance that has the lead fall in love with another performer

The Jazz Singer is a romance that has the lead fall in love with another performer, find success as a performer, and ultimately ends with the father forgiving May McAvoy's son prior to passing away.

a wide range of music spanning a period of over 100 years, from ragtime to the rock-infused fusion

Jazz is difficult to define because it encompasses a wide range of music spanning a period of over 100 years, from ragtime to the rock-infused fusion.

progressive rock

The music is progressive rock, sometimes with the emphasis on rock, with some hints of jazz.

a wide array of music

The Jazz genre encompasses a wide array of music.

to bluegrass, Appalachian folk and rock

The performers range from Brazilian, high energy Latin and American jazz to bluegrass, Appalachian folk and rock.