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The 1950's with Bill



A breakthrough in the social aspect of jazz occurred in 1958, when Miles Davis asked Bill Evans to join his sextet. Evans was the first white musician ever to be hired into Davis’ group. This event proves that music is greater than some of the biggest problems that generation faced, racism. The collaboration between Evans and Davis was the most fruitful and rewarding in the history of jazz. It was during this time that the most famous jazz album “Kind of Blue” was produced.

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