Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
Some albums define a genre. Others redefine what music itself can be. Kind of Blue belongs firmly in the latter category. Released in 1959,…
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– 1959
Dave Brubeck – Time Out
Jazz was evolving rapidly during the late 1950s. Bebop had already rewritten the rules of improvisation, hard bop was flourishing, and artists like Miles…
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Marty Robbins – Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
Western music had been a cornerstone of American culture for decades before Marty Robbins released Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs in 1959, but few…
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Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
The Great American Songbook has inspired countless recordings, but very few have achieved the artistic ambition and enduring brilliance of Ella Fitzgerald Sings the…
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Ray Charles – The Genius of Ray Charles
By 1959, Ray Charles had already transformed rhythm and blues with a string of groundbreaking hits that blended gospel, blues, jazz, and country into…
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