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What jazz was popular in 1950s?

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What jazz was popular in 1950s?

Modal jazz recordings, such as Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue, became popular in the late 1950s. Popular modal standards include Davis’s “All Blues” and “So What” (both 1959), John Coltrane’s “Impressions” (1963) and Herbie Hancock’s “Maiden Voyage” (1965).

What kind of jazz music was popular in the 40’s?

Bebop
Bebop emerged in the early 1940s, led by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and others. It appealed to a more specialized audience than earlier forms of jazz, with sophisticated harmonies, fast tempos, and often virtuoso musicianship.

What jazz era was the 1940s?

The swing era
The swing era lasted until the mid-1940s, and produced popular tunes such as Duke Ellington’s “Cotton Tail” (1940) and Billy Strayhorn’s “Take the ‘A’ Train” (1941). When the big bands struggled to keep going during World War II, a shift was happening in jazz in favor of smaller groups.

Who are some jazz artist in 1950?

Musicians that drove the cool jazz movement include Miles Davis, Modern Jazz Quartet, Lester Young, Milt Jackson, Chet Baker, Dave Brubeck, Buster Harding, Gerry Valentine, Shorty Rogers, Budd Johnson, Gerry Mulligan, Bill Evans and vocalist Lillie-Mae “Betty Carter” Jones.

What was 1959 for jazz?

Here are five of the major albums released in 1959: Kind of Blue (Miles Davis); Mingus Ah Um (Charles Mingus); Time Out (Dave Brubeck); The Shape of Jazz to Come (Ornette Coleman); Giant Steps (John Coltrane). Many would consider those five albums alone the backbone of a great jazz collection.

What is the best jazz album of all time?

10 Best Jazz Albums of All Time

  • Duke Ellington – Ellington at Newport.
  • Herbie Hancock – Maiden Voyage.
  • Ornette Coleman – The Shape of Jazz to Come.
  • Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um.
  • John Coltrane – Giant Steps.
  • Cannonball Adderley – Somethin’ Else.
  • Bill Evans – Sunday at Village Vanguard.
  • John Coltrane – A Love Supreme (Impulse!)

What was the biggest selling jazz single in 1959?

Take Five
“Take Five” is a jazz standard composed by saxophonist Paul Desmond and originally recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet for their album Time Out at Columbia Records’ 30th Street Studios in New York City on July 1, 1959. Two years later it became a surprise hit and the biggest-selling jazz single ever.

What was the biggest selling jazz album of all time?

Kind of Blue
Today, 50 years after it was released, “Kind of Blue” remains the bestselling jazz album of all time. More than 4 million copies have been sold, and the album still sells an average of 5,000 copies a week.