Jazz – S01 E09 : The Adventure: 1956-1960

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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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Cast

Keith David
as Narrator (voice)
Billie Holiday
as Self (archive footage)
John Coltrane
as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
as Self (archive footage)
Miles Davis
as Self (archive footage)
Artie Shaw
as Self (archive footage)
Glenn Miller
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong
as Self (archive footage)
Benny Goodman
as Self (archive footage)
Charles Mingus
as Self (archive footage)
Dave Brubeck
as Self (archive footage)
Art Blakey
as Self (archive footage)
Art Tatum
as Self (archive footage)
Lester Young
as Self (archive footage)

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