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Jackie McLEAN at the CHAT QUI PÊCHE in PARIS 1961

Upright bassist Charles Mingus (1922 - 1979)

Photo by Pavel Korbut

photo: Francis Wolff

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American avant-garde saxophonist and composer Albert Ayler (born July 13, 1936)

In the summer of 1960, trumpeter Ted Curson created one of jazz's most iconic moments when he performed on his pocket trumpet at the Newport Rebels Festival. This alternative festival was organized by Charles Mingus and Max Roach as a protest against the commercialization and lack of representation at the official Newport festival. Curson became renowned for his use of this compact instrument; his performance alongside Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin in Mingus's group is considered a milestone of the "inside-outside" jazz approach of that era.

photo: Francis Wolff

photo: The Jan Persson Jazz Collection

photo: Francis Wolff

bassist Jymie Merritt, drummer Max Roach & trumpeter Freddie Hubbard in 1966

photo: Patrick Hilaire

Pianist and composer Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones; July 2, 1930)

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photography by Warren Fowler

John Coltrane performing at the Down Beat Jazz Festival 1965

Double-bassist Reggie Workman (born June 26, 1937)