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lounge music

American  

noun

  1. a type of popular music often including jazz, swing, and pop elements and played in cocktail lounges, piano bars, etc.


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Vito’s opened in 1953, a paragon of style serving cold martinis, a very popular cannelloni and lots of lounge music on Seattle’s First Hill under owners Vito and Jimmie Santoro.

From Seattle Times Sep. 29, 2022

With its distinct log drum, the South African invention is a blend of deep house, kwaito, jazz, and lounge music.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2022

They also tapped into the burgeoning lounge music scene in Las Vegas and Reno.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2018

Eavesdropping while sipping a Jamaican-style caipirinha, I ran my eyes over bar walls papered with photos of jazz and blues greats, while, oddly enough, American lounge music played in the background.

From New York Times Mar. 31, 2016

When we got to the Big House, we found Chiron in his apartment, listening to his favorite 1960s lounge music while he packed his saddlebags.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

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