concise kənˈsaɪs adjective
: expressing much in few words; brief
The word concise has appeared in 111 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Jan. 5 in “I’m New to Jazz. Where Do I Start?” by David Renard:
The former Times critic Ben Ratliff wrote a 2002 book, “The New York Times Essential Library: Jazz,” that attempts to list the 100 most important jazz recordings, and the website for Jazz at Lincoln Center offers a more concise 10, leading with the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s “Time Out.”
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