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were by no means his creative peak, as we all know, and he was very often "carried" by his sidemen, confining his own contribution to the occasional brief flurry. Having said that, and recognising that there's no "So What" or "My Funny Valentine", he did record some halfway decent funk tunes - this, for example hogweed turnip... MORE
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Towards the end of the sixties the legendary Miles Davis was increasingly embracing electric jazz. ... MORE
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Towards the end of his life Miles Davis took some delight in enraging the jazz purists by tackling more and more pop/rock tunes - Miles loved being a rock star. Here he takes one of Jacko's memorable tunes from Thriller and enhances it
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On this week's edition of Six Degrees Traveler, we focus on music that has been touched by the sounds of jazz. Trailblazers like Miles Davis, Paul Desmond, Joe Zawinul, Pharoah Sanders and Arthur Blythe rub shoulders with electronic innovators like DJ Food, Moodyman, St. Germain, Blockhead and others.
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Check the playlist if you like:
-Miles Davis
-In a Silent Way (Session F)
-The Complete In a Silent Way Sess... MORE
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Prior to leaving the U.K. and taking up residency in New York as a member of Tony Williams’ “Lifetime”, John McLaughlin had mostly been an aspiring session guitarist. His credits included stints with familiar names like David Bowie, Georgie Fame, Graham Bond and the Rolling Stones (!), as well as less familiar ones – Duffy Power, Herbie Goin and Howard Blake. I’ve heard some of these recordings and there’s nothing terribly special there that I want to include in this series... MORE
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Most people, even people like me who don't have a lot of jazz knowledge, would say Miles Davis was brilliant. "Kind of Blue" is one of the most expressive albums you'll ever hear in any genre, and I think you could reach that conclusion even if you'd never heard a jazz record before.
Davis was also a bit of an ass. He wasn't known as the friendliest dude -- I've heard stories about how he would play whole shows with his back to the audience because he didn't respect his ... MORE
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Miles Davis piece "Spanish Key" from his "Bitches Brew" album was the first jazz performance I heard that I loved so much that I tried to memorize every phrase in it.
This video shows Miles's trumpet solo from a live performance in Antibes four weeks before "Bitches Brew" was recorded.
Miles solo is worthy of memorization but the band is playing much faster than on the sudio recording. Chick Corea is already feeding Miles electric piano comping ideas that will be im... MORE
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The great bands that Miles Davis led, especially this one and the earlier quintet and sextet with John Coltrane, had the audacity and skilll to create a unique setting and mood for every soloist in a performance.
You can really hear that here in this performance of Wayne Shorter's "Footprints". The rhythm section, and especially drummer Tony Williams, carry on a high velocity, intense conversation with Miles during his solo. Tony is putting on a spectacular fireworks s... MORE
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Unbelieveable what shows up now that there are video sites available like YouTube and Daily Motion.
Just found a performance by Wayne Shorter with a European rhythm section at the Molde Jazz Festival in 1966. I wonder if this was a one-time band hired for the occasion or if they toured.
I don't recognize any of those musicians, but the playing is very good.
I've never seen video of Wayne playing this tune, but it was frequently played by the Miles Davis Quintet... MORE
