In 1956, as Elvis Presley topped the pop charts and Duke Ellington captivated audiences at the Newport Jazz Festival, innovative artists were emerging to develop new directions in jazz. Pre-eminent among them were saxophonist Sonny Rollins and Miles Davis, the trumpeter whose 1959 album Kind of Blue was to become the bestselling jazz album of all time.
(The second part of this episode is tomorrow at 11.20pm)
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Followed by 48 Preludes and Fugues
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