Keith Jarrett Previously in this series we have surveyed record labels as representative of the jazz trends in their times – for example bebop on Dial in the 40s, mainstream jazz on Verve in the 50s, and hard bop on Blue Note in the 60s. The German label ECM can be seen as representative of […]
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Jazz at 100 Hour 67: The Legacy of Jimmy Giuffre and Lennie Tristano (1961 – 1969)
Paul Bley – Jimmy Giuffre – Steve Swallow Clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre and pianist Lennie Tristano were heavily influential in the musical explorations of the 1960s. The Jimmy Giuffre Trio recorded a series of records in the early 1960s now seen as significant milestones in improvisational music, although they made no commercial impact at the time. […]
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Jazz at 100 Hour 57: Jazz Singers in the 1960s (1961 – 1969)
Betty Carter The 1960s featured many recordings by highly musical singers in the company of great jazz instrumentalists. In this hour of Jazz at 100, we will survey the 1960’s recordings of jazz singers Betty Carter, Eddie Jefferson, Sheila Jordan, Nancy Wilson, Shirley Horn, Carmen McRae, Jon Hendricks and Johnny Hartman. Betty Carter. “What draws […]