Documentary: 1959: The Year That Changed Jazz || Teatro Santa Ana at La Biblioteca
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Documentary: 1959: The Year That Changed Jazz
Teatro Santa Ana
English
$70 pesos
In 1959, four important jazz albums were released, each a watershed moment for the genre that reflects its time. With rare footage and plenty of interviews with musicians and critics, this documentary seeks to explore their achievements in social, political, and musical context, as well as to touch on the enduring influence they have had in the intervening years. The albums considered are: – Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue – Dave Brubeck’s Time Out – Charles Mingus’ Ah Um, and – Ornette Coleman’s The Shape of Jazz
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