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The Jazz Avant-Garde in the 1960s (1960 - 1966)
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- Host Intro 0:00
- John Lewis, Gunther Schuller, Jim Hall Orchestra plus The Contemporary String Quartet "Abstraction" from Jazz Abstraction (Atlantic) 2:57
- Host speaks 7:05
- Ornette Coleman Double Quartet "Free Jazz (excerpt)" from Free Jazz (Atlantic) 7:48
- Host speaks 15:00
- Cecil Taylor Orchestra "Bulbs" from The Norton Collection (Norton) 17:03
- Host speaks 23:51
- Joe Harriott Quintet "Shadows" from Abstract (Capitol) 24:52
- Joe Harriott Quintet "Modal" from Abstract (Capitol) 30:36
- Host speaks 35:17
- Albert Ayler Trio "Ghosts: First Variation" from Spiritual Unity (ESP-Disc) 37:32
- Albert Ayler Trio "Spirits" from Spiritual Unity (ESP-Disc) 42:43
- Host speaks 49:25
- Cecil Taylor Trio "Tales (8 Whisps)" from Unit Structures (Blue Note) 50:38
- Host Outro 57:48
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