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Albums First Released in 1959

Jazz changed course in 1959 as modal playing, unusual time signatures and freer composition opened new possibilities; bossa nova also began reaching wider audiences. Albums that help explain 1959 include Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus and Chega de Saudade by João Gilberto.

Few years show jazz changing so clearly. Kind of Blue simplified harmony, Time Out challenged standard metre, Mingus Ah Um revisited jazz history, and Chega de Saudade helped establish bossa nova.

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Our Pick of the Year: Kind of Blue by Miles Davis

Kind of Blue used modal frameworks to give Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans and the rest of the band more room to shape each performance. So What, Freddie Freeloader and Blue in Green remain widely recognised, but the album's lasting strength is how calm and open the sessions still sound.

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