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‘Space’ age: How two musical icons reconceived jazz in the 1960s

One of the more adventurous and transformative eras in jazz happened amid the societal turbulence of the mid- to late-1960s, and Miles Davis and John Coltrane were leading the way. In his new book ...
Jazz

Duncan Heining: Trad Dads, Dirty Boppers, and Free Fusioneers - British Jazz, 1960-1975

Trad Dads, Dirty Boppers, and Free Fusioneers: British Jazz, 1960-1975, by freelance writer Duncan Heining, is a significant addition to the jazz literature. Consisting of fourteen chapters and 450 ...
KNKX Public Radio

Revisiting jazz organist Larry Young's bold 'Unity' 60 years later

Recorded after he signed with Blue Note Records, 'Unity' marks jazz organist Larry Young's distinctive shift toward modal ...
Los Angeles Times

Marian Montgomery, 67; Jazz Singer on BBC in 1960s, ‘70s

Marian Montgomery, 67, the Mississippi-born jazz singer best known for her work on the BBC in the 1960s and ‘70s, died of cancer Monday at her home in London. She was born Maud Runnels in Natchez, ...
The Washington Post

Revisiting the odd and compelling mid-'60s work of jazz great Ornette Coleman

If you asked jazz firebrand Ornette Coleman about his music and philosophy, he probably would have referred you to an obscure music book, “The Harmolodic Theory.” First cited in his own liner notes to ...
Iowa Public Radio

'Emerald City Nights' revisits jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal in a series from the 1960s

This is FRESH AIR. Jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, who's 92 now, has signed off on a new series of live recordings from a Seattle club he'd played in the 1960s. Two volumes are now out. Jazz critic Kevin ...