re trumpet, piano, and saxophone?Improvisation is a key element. Scat-singing is monR&B?Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popularAfrican American music that originated in the 1940s.The term was originally used by panies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a heavy, insistent beat" was ing more popular.HistoryPrecursorsThe precursors of rhythm and blues came from jazz and blues .Late 1940sIn 1948, RCA Victor was marketing black music under the name "Blues and Rhythm".In 1949, the term "Rhythm and Blues" replaced the Billboard category Harlem Hit Parade. History?Early to mid 1950s"Ain't That a Shame".?Late 1950s"Lawdy Miss Clawdy" ?1960s and later"Last Night" Destiny's Child