the new jazz of 1959

1959 was a landmark year for jazz. The year, like the artists of it, is often cited as the peak of the genre’s transformative and influential period. Below are some favorites from the year:

Chet

Chet Baker

Kind of Blue

Miles Davis

The Magic of Sarah Vaughan

Sarah Vaughan

Last Recording

Billie Holiday

All or Nothing at All

Billie Holiday

The Lonely One

Bud Powell

The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson

Oscar Peterson

Ella Sings the Gershwin Song Book

Ella Fitzgerald

Moanin'

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

Like In Love

Nancy Wilson

And I Thought About You

Johnny Hartman

Louis Meets Oscar

Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson

Workin' With The Davis Quintet

Miles Davis

A Dynamic New Sound

The Wes Montgomery Trio

Giant Steps

John Coltrane

What A Diff'rence A Day Makes!

Dinah Washington

Everybody Digs Bill Evans

Bill Evans

Porgy and Bess

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Symphony Hall Concert

Erroll Garner

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet