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1959 was the seismic year jazz broke away from complex bebop music to new forms, allowing soloists unprecedented freedom to explore and express. It was also …

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17 Responses to “1959 The Year that Changed Jazz”

1. 13bstarr says:

   May 30, 2012 at 1:20 am

   “…Jazz was a head of the curve…” Now, was that SO hard to admit?

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2. MrManiic says:

   September 19, 2012 at 4:10 am

   surprised to see Crouch speak so highly of Miles here

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3. jackolantern765 says:

   September 23, 2012 at 9:16 pm

   What a brilliant documentary. When I first saw this three years ago I fell in love with Jazz and I here I am three years on. Still listening to Miles Davis and Co. with the same sense of astonishment that I had felt the first time I heard their music. True legends of the art. Rest In Piece Miles.

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4. dartme says:

   November 17, 2012 at 10:23 am

   Crouch always spoke highly of Miles, he just denounced his fusion period and all that came after

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5. olger05 says:

   December 5, 2012 at 7:03 pm

   The friends of my girlfriends father find it strange that a nineteen year old young man listens to jazz. Strange I thought by myself, I never thought that of myself.

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6. Chant Cowen says:

   December 6, 2012 at 4:06 am

   RIP Dave Brubeck

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7. Ejstar89 says:

   December 7, 2012 at 2:23 am

   Thank you so much for posting this!

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8. H. S. Cushing says:

   December 15, 2012 at 11:24 pm

   Simply Great.

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9. William Federer says:

   December 20, 2012 at 4:20 pm

   ..what’s with all these comments of people bragging about how they are so special because they like jazz? Music is like food. You can eat shitty food everyday and feel like shit- eat totally healthy food everyday and crave shit- or get a good mix of it all. Jazz is fine dining for many different palates. That is how you should approach music. High quality and poor quality. We can induge in both sometimes, but the right choice leads to better well being. Remember that kids

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10. RickGibbonsOfficial says:

    December 21, 2012 at 6:04 am

    I was trying to save money, now I saw this and HAVE to buy a CD…..damn

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11. PhilEmanS says:

    January 27, 2013 at 2:28 am

    whadda fuck ey yo man, GIANT STEPS is fuckin missing, is also from tha yeeear 59!!!!! ! !! !! !! ! !!!!

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12. egyptianminor says:

    January 30, 2013 at 9:28 pm

    Like some of you who already noticed and commented: HEY BBC! HOW THE HECK CAN YOU LEAVE JOHN COLTRANE’S GIANT STEPS OUT OF THIS PROGRAM?!!? This most seminal and fundamental album, containing some very challenging harmonic progressions was recorded and released in 1959. No serious Jazz collection is complete w/o it, every modern Jazz player must deal with its innovations to a certain extent, if not with all of them, to be taken seriously.

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13. Nicholas M says:

    February 18, 2013 at 3:19 am

    What a year in 1959 ! Thx to the BBC4
    We re missing Giant Steps but John Coltrane does solo in Kind of Blue

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14. Aj Bbv says:

    February 25, 2013 at 8:03 am

    mingus! thats just what i needed.

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15. kaewonf8 says:

    March 1, 2013 at 8:08 am

    Giant Steps was released in 1960.

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16. mzkjr says:

    March 31, 2013 at 2:27 am

    Giant Steps recorded in 59, released Jan 60

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17. MrSjc54 says:

    March 31, 2013 at 2:34 am

    But recorded in 59.,

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