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In the jazz world, Latin jazz has its own unique set of characteristics pianists need to know about. These things include rhythmic textures, music/dance forms, bass lines and certain harmonic progressions.

Pianists trained in the "classical" tradition may have played some Spanish-flavored pieces which are notated on the grand staff. Not surprisingly, these types of pieces share some characteristics with Latin jazz standards, such as rhythms and harmonic progressions.