Although he has everything from hip-hop to Beethoven, he personally prefers traditional jazz.

He played mainly swing standards and less jazz, even though he preferred jazz.

Or if you prefer jazz and blues, go to Trio (430 Cherry Street, 478-738-8746; $5 cover on Saturdays).

As one of rock 'n' roll's greatest drummers, he prefers jazz.

As I recall from Gault's apartment in Richmond, he seemed to prefer classical music and jazz.

The term was later used by the beboppers with reference to those who preferred older jazz to bebop.

He prefers jazz with the blues and swing feel close to the surface, therefore all jazz must conform to this model.

The term was picked up by strait-laced opposition politicians like Mwai Kibaki, now the president, who prefers jazz to rap but knew a good lyric when he heard one.

Otis Bazoon, a saxophonist, explained that nowadays most of the city's black musicians prefer modern jazz to Dixieland.

Women preferred light jazz, estimating that wait as the shortest (6.6 minutes).