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By the late 1960s,
rock was eclipsing all other forms of popular music. Opening the festival out to rock
bands, and away from the purity of jazz, I think, was a very important
statement to make. Music grows, it evolves,
it's a living organism. Good music is good music. Claude wasn't afraid to invite
people who weren't jazz at all, but they had a musical integrity
that allowed Claude to feel like, you know what, these
people belong on this stage too
rock was eclipsing all other forms of popular music. Opening the festival out to rock
bands, and away from the purity of jazz, I think, was a very important
statement to make. Music grows, it evolves,
it's a living organism. Good music is good music. Claude wasn't afraid to invite
people who weren't jazz at all, but they had a musical integrity
that allowed Claude to feel like, you know what, these
people belong on this stage too
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By the late 1960s,
rock was eclipsing
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all other forms of popular music.
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Opening the festival out to rock
bands, and away from
00:00:14.000 --> 00:00:15.088
the purity of jazz, I think,
00:00:15.088 --> 00:00:18.056
was a very important
statement to make.
00:00:18.056 --> 00:00:22.016
Music grows, it evolves,
it's a living organism.
00:00:22.016 --> 00:00:24.012
Good music is good music.
00:00:24.012 --> 00:00:28.016
Claude wasn't afraid to invite
people who weren't jazz at all,
00:00:28.016 --> 00:00:31.088
but they had a musical integrity
that allowed Claude
00:00:31.088 --> 00:00:35.002
to feel like, you know what, these
people belong on this stage too.
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Movie Summary
The story of Claude Nobs and the Montreux Jazz Festival.
