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The Most Exciting Jazz Albums Since 1969: 1969-1983

As a teenager of 18 in 1970, I was heavily into rock music, The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead. I subscribed to Rolling Stone Magazine and really enjoyed the record reviews. One fateful day in May 1970, I read their review (by Langdon Winner) of Miles Davis's Bitches Brew.... So, I picked up the album and listened, and my life was never the same.

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-most-exciting-jazz-albums-since-1969-1969-1983