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He was both. Listening to his music you can tell there is a lot of classical aspects to it. His concerto in F is heavily Debussy, and his American in Paris is the epitomizes his journey through French music.
At the same time, Ella Fitzgerald took some of his songs and recorded them. He took many jazz aspects sliced them up and mixed them into something the general public could enjoy.
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