Blues-based music 1950–1959

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Blues for Alice - Charlie Parker (1951)

Bop jazz blues 2 (Complex)

F

Tenor Madness - Sonny Rollins (1956)

Song-specific blues form

Blues March - Benny Golson (1959)

Song-specific blues form

B♭

All Blues - Miles Davis (1959)

Song-specific blues form

G

Nostalgia in Times Square - Charles Mingus (1959)

Song-specific blues form

F

Turnaround - Ornette Coleman (1959)

Song-specific blues form

C