Jazz
Season 1 • Episode 9: The Adventure: 1956-1960 • Watch with subtitles
Episode 9: The Adventure: 1956-1960
January 29, 2001 • 115 min
Critics who had believed that Charlie Parker was "too much" musically, could not have welcomed the arrival of Ornette Coleman. Coleman and John Coltrane would edge jazz toward even more freedom, eventually dropping all traditional structures. While these artists alienated many listeners, Miles Davis would record the most popular jazz album of all time, Kind of Blue.
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