CineScope

Season 1, Episode 9

The Adventure: 1956-1960

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Air Date: 2001-01-29

Overview: 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.

Runtime: 115 minutes

4.7 / 5

Cast

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Keith David

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Sidney Bechet

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Louis Armstrong

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Duke Ellington

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Benny Goodman

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Artie Shaw

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Billie Holiday

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Glenn Miller

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Dave Brubeck

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Art Tatum

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John Coltrane

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Art Blakey

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Charles Mingus

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Wynton Marsalis

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Miles Davis

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Lester Young

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Stanley Crouch

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