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... By 1958, jazz had set itself a furious pace, and ambitious musicians were already becoming dissatisfied with what sounded like the limits to hard bop. Too many improvisers were playing the same old scales over the same old chord sequences, but just doing it faster and more aggressively”- Gioia
Jazz underwent a musical makeover in the late 50’s, sometimes referred to as ‘the big bang theory. ... The period witnessed radical changes and outlooks, partly determined by the political changes. New jazz idioms had arrived. The change brought a new life to jazz and many of jazz’s most familiar faces can be associated with this period. ...
Musicians began experimenting; Miles Davis, during ’59, was a leading innovator of change, notably composing ‘A Kind of Blue’ which is considered to be the greatest jazz album of the 20th century. ‘Kind of Blue’ incorporated a new format, not seen in jazz before. ... I think too that my rhythmic approach has changed unconsciously during all this, and in time, it too should get as flexible as I’m trying to make my harmonic thinking. ... Musicians, like saxophonist Ornette Coleman completely banished the idea of predetermined harmony and is considered to be at the forefront of the ‘free jazz’ movement.
Approximate Word count = 1007
Approximate Pages = 4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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