MHST 252 Form and Freedom in Jazz, 1956-1974
Explores the new forms, sounds, and procedures in jazz improvisation and composition of from 1956 to 1974 through study of the work of Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Sun Ra, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Cecil Taylor, Bill Evans, Wayne Shorter, and others. Considers the social, cultural, and economic context of new developments in jazz and their receptions and meanings.