1959: The glorious year of jazz
The emergence, 65 years ago, of a generation of ambitious musicians and best-sellers gave new life to a genre that was losing the talent of Billie Holiday and Lester Young
The emergence, 65 years ago, of a generation of ambitious musicians and best-sellers gave new life to a genre that was losing the talent of Billie Holiday and Lester Young
This year marks a century since the birth of the immense composer. A boxset of his 1970s recordings will commemorate the anniversary
John Chuldenko talks to EL PAÍS about the record selection, which includes albums by Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell