mosaicrecords:NPR: Morning Edition1959 in Jazz Records: Much More than Kind of BlueThe year 1959 has
mosaicrecords:NPR: Morning Edition1959 in Jazz Records: Much More than Kind of BlueThe year 1959 has been a source of fascination for jazz fans since Miles Davis’s Kind Of Blue, Dave Brubeck’s Time Out and Charles Mingus’s Mingus Ah Umcame out in that transitional year. That was Columbia Records’ trifecta. But much more was happening including Art Blakey’s Moanin’, John Coltrane’s Giant Steps and Ornette Coleman’s The Shape Of Jazz To Come. These six albums were among the game changers that shook the jazz world at the time. Nate Chinen approaches the phenomenon on this NPR interview.-Michael CuscunaListen from NPR Morning Edition…Follow: Mosaic Records Facebook Tumblr Twitter -- source link