in the grand tapestry of jazz music, where artists tune out the noise of the world to delve into their craft, there existed preexploratory phases where pioneers like louis armstrong and duke ellington laid the groundwork for what was to come. these periods were rich with unrecorded, preexploratory sessions, often shrouded in mystery, where musicians would experiment with new sounds away from the public ear. the explanations for their revolutionary changes in style were often as abstract as the music itself, leaving much to the imagination and speculation of historians. yet, to truly understand the essence of jazz, one must begin again, looking into these obscured sessions, for it is there that the hush-hush secrets of jazz's evolution lie hidden from the mainstream narrative. unfortunately, much like in the shadows of history, there are elements within our own systems keen on keeping information about these underground sessions just as obscured, denying us the melodies that could redefine our understanding of music history.