What does Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, Dave Brubeck's Time Out, Charles Mingus' Ah Um, Ornette Coleman's Shape of Jazz to Come all have in common? Believe it or not, all four were released in 1959(!)...all four of these monumental albums hit the music world in 1959, arguably one of the most influential years in jazz. This week's show explored music from these albums as well as other influential tracks from that year.
| Song | Artist | Album |
| Blowin' The Blues Away | Horace Silver | Blowin' The Blues Away |
| So What | Miles Davis | Kind of Blue |
| Flamenco Sketches | Miles Davis | Kind of Blue |
| Take Five | Dave Brubeck Quartet | Time Out |
| Blue Rondo A La Turk | Dave Brubeck Quartet | Time Out |
| Saturn | Sun Ra & His Arkestra | Jazz in Silhouette |
| Rhapsody In Blue | Glenn Miller and His Orchestra | Platinum Glenn Miller |
| That Warm Feeling | Count Basie and His Orchestra | Straight Ahead |
| Better Git It In Your Soul | Charles Mingus | Mingus Ah Um |
| Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | Charles Mingus | Mingus Ah Um |
| Original Faubus Fables | Charles Mingus | The Complete Candid Recordings Of Charles Mingus |
| Lonely Woman | Ornette Coleman | The Shape of Jazz to Come |
| Focus On Sanity | Ornette Coleman | The Shape of Jazz to Come |
| Peace | Ornette Coleman | The Shape of Jazz to Come |
What does Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, Dave Brubeck's Time Out, Charles Mingus' Ah Um, Ornette Coleman's Shape of Jazz to Come all have in common? Believe it or not, all four were released in 1959(!)...all four of these monumental albums hit the music world in 1959, arguably one of the most influential years in jazz. This week's show will explore music from these albums as well as other influential tracks from that year.
