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In the late 1960s, Latin jazz, combining rhythms from African and Latin American countries, often played on instruments such as conga, timbale, güiro, and claves, with jazz and classical harmonies played on typical jazz instruments (piano, double bass, etc.) broke through. There are two main varieties: Afro-Cuban jazz was played in the US ...
8 – Valarie Pettiford, American actress, dancer, and jazz singer. 14 – Angélique Kidjo, Beninese singer-songwriter and activist. 15 – Stig Hvalryg, Norwegian upright bassist. 20 – Ole Jacob Hystad, Norwegian tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. 27 – Jean Toussaint, American tenor and soprano saxophonist.
Free jazz or Free Form in the early- to mid-1970s is a style of avant-garde jazz or an experimental approach to jazz improvisation that developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s when musicians attempted to change or break down jazz conventions, such as regular tempos, tones, and chord changes.
1960s -> Soul jazz: Draws heavy influences from hard bop, blues, gospel, and rhythm and blues. It is often characterized by organ trios. 1950s -> Spiritual jazz: 1960s -> Straight-ahead jazz: A form of Jazz created in the 1960s with roots from the previous two decades.
Jazz-rock fusion appeared in the late 1960s and early 1970s, combining jazz improvisation with rock music's rhythms, electric instruments, and highly amplified stage sound. In the early 1980s, a commercial form of jazz fusion called smooth jazz became successful, garnering significant radio airplay.
Avant-garde jazz (also known as avant-jazz, experimental jazz, or "new thing") is a style of music and improvisation that combines avant-garde art music and composition with jazz. It originated in the early 1950s and developed through to the late 1960s. Originally synonymous with free jazz, much avant-garde jazz was distinct from that style.
Jazz was radicalizing at the fringes: John Sangster explored free jazz concepts and Charlie Munro incorporated Eastern musical elements. Syd Clayton would leave jazz behind in pursuit of a new form of experimental music theatre that incorporated chance operations along with sports and games as musical structures.
Jazz-rock fusion appeared in the late 1960s and early 1970s, combining jazz improvisation with rock music 's rhythms, electric instruments and the highly amplified stage sound. In the early 1980s, a commercial form of jazz fusion called smooth jazz became successful, garnering significant radio airplay.
1960s jazz standards. Jazz standards written in the 1960s. 1910s. 1920s. 1930s. 1940s. 1950s. 1960s. 1970s.
In the 1960s, US jazz artists such as Stan Getz, Hank Mobley, Zoot Sims, Paul Winter and Quincy Jones recorded bossa jazz albums. Bossa nova also made its influence in popular music in the late 1960s. A notable example is the song "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" by American rock band The Doors, especially the drum beat.