There’s nothing better than music to help soak up those last days of summer. So every Sunday in August, WBEZ presents a special hour of music programming. We’ll explore the jazz greats of the 50s remember Woodstock on its 40th anniversary, dive into the sounds of Philadelphia and more.

This week: JAZZ: THE ‘59 SOUND A special saluting the 50th anniversary of the landmark albums by Miles Davis (Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain), Charles Mingus (Mingus Ah-Um), Dave Brubeck (Time Out) and others that helped make 1959 Jazz’s greatest year.