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1959: The Most Creative Year in Jazz

Stuart Maconie is joined by Graham Massey for a look at some of the jazz albums released in 1959 which became benchmarks of the genre.

Stuart is joined by Graham Massey to look at some of the cornerstone albums in jazz, all released in 1959. This is essential listening for anyone interested in how jazz moved from bebop to free improvisation. Featuring tracks from several benchmark albums that were released within this 12-month period from Miles Davis' Kind of Blue to John Coltrane's Giant Steps and Charles Mingus' Mingus Ah Um.

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Sun 7 Sep 2014 00:00
大象传媒 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Sir Richard Bishop

    Rub Al Khali

    • Polytheistic Fragments.
    • Drag City.

  • The Dave Brubeck Quartet

    Blue Rondo A La Turk

    • Take Five.
    • Starlite.

  • Ornette Coleman

    Eventually

    • The Shape Of Jazz To Come.
    • Atlantic.

  • John Coltrane

    Giant Steps

    • Giant Steps.
    • London Records.

  • David Cain & Ronald Duncan

    September

    • The Seasons.
    • Trunk Records.

  • Miles Davis

    Blue In Green

    • Kind Of Blue.
    • CBS.

  • Charles Mingus

    Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

    • Mingus Ah Um.
    • Philips.

  • Josh Ottum

    Secret Age WATCH TV

    • Watch TV.
    • Tapete Records.

  • Sun Ra

    Plutonian Nights

    • The Nubians Of Plutonia.
    • Impulse!.

  • Weavels

    Term Time

    • At Nether Edge.

Broadcast

  • Sun 7 Sep 2014 00:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music