Brubeck's 1959 album of originals in unusual metres reached what commercial milestone?

It was the first jazz album to win Album of the Year

It was the first jazz album to top the singles chart

It became the first jazz album to sell a million copies

It was the first jazz album released on compact disc

In 1960 Brubeck cancelled most of a Southern college tour rather than agree to which demand from the promoters?

That he replace his Black bassist with a white musician

That he play two shows a night instead of one

That he drop his own compositions from the programme

That he perform without amplification

A symphony orchestra of enlisted men

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