AppleMusicJazz Playlist With Alan Silva A.R.T.DA MyStreamS

The '60s were, without a doubt, one of the most revolutionary times in modern culture. But for jazz, many of the most crucial, transformative changes actually took root the year before the decade began: Miles Davis opened up new space in his song structures and gave birth to modal jazz. Duke Ellington's band became the first African American group to score a major film. John Coltrane crested new heights with speed, complexity and melodic genius. And Ornette Coleman did away with conventional harmony and form altogether. This playlist is merely a primer for what was happening at the end of the '50s. Start your journey here and dive in to one of the most important years in American music.

the 1970s jazz, jazz became increasingly influenced by Latin jazz, combining rhythms from African and Latin American countries, often played on instruments such as conga, timbale, güiro, and claves, with jazz and classical harmonies played on typical jazz instruments (piano, double bass, etc.). Artists such as Chick Corea, John McLaughlin and Al Di Meola increasingly influenced the genre with jazz fusion, a hybrid form of jazz-rock fusion which was developed by combining jazz improvisation with rock rhythms, electric instruments, and the highly amplified stage sound of rock musicians such as Jimi Hendrix. All Music Guide states that "..until around 1967, the worlds of jazz and rock were nearly completely separate." However, "...as rock became more creative and its musicianship improved, and as some in the jazz world became bored with hard bop and did not want to play strictly avant-garde music, the two different idioms began to trade ideas and occasionally combine forc...

Where did jazz head in the 1970’s? The music expanded texturally and technologically as it moved away from the swing, and bebop rhythmic continuums. Much of the music broke free of the traditional 12, 16, 32 bar and A-A-B-A song forms of the previous two decades. Complex compositions became the norm, marrying tightly written sections with improvisation, rooted in structures found in classical and music from around the globe. The technology advancements allowed for instrumentation to change drastically, and opened innovations mined to this day.

Where did jazz head in the 1970’s? The music expanded texturally and technologically as it moved away from the swing, and bebop rhythmic continuums. Much of the music broke free of the traditional 12, 16, 32 bar and A-A-B-A song forms of the previous two decades. Complex compositions became the norm, marrying tightly written sections with improvisation, rooted in structures found in classical and music from around the globe. The technology advancements allowed for instrumentation to change drastically, and opened innovations mined to this day.