He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20thcentury music. To be reductive, its the citizen kane of jazz an accepted work of greatness thats innovative and entertaining. The film presents interview clips from a range of those involved, including chick corea, dave holland, airto moreira, and musicians who were in davis musical orbit at the time such as carlos santana. The group miles davis assembles to record kind of blue turned out to be a jazz supergroup. Documentary about miles davis legendary gig at the isle of wight festival, august 1970. He was a trumpet player, composer, and bandleader, a brilliant improviser with a totally unique style and someone who reinvented jazz several times. So what a freddie freeloader a blue in green a all blues b flamenco sketches b. This exceptional book features transcriptions of all the improvised solos as well as sketch scores for all the songs from this landmark release.
Miles davis kind of blue audiophile reference recordings. There is a gil evans miles davis book like this, but not one for kind of blue, as far as i know. The miles davis album, kind of blue, which is one of the best selling jazz recordings of all time, featured which group of jazz greats. And while the establishment will try and tell you his greatest work falls into the. Somebody needs to collect the separate transcriptions that i know are out there, and put this thing together. A different kind of blue eagle rock entertainment 83 minutes 2004. How miles daviss kind of blue shaped 50 years of music. Mar 11, 2018 most narratives point to iconic albums like birth of the cool, relaxin with the miles davis quintet, kind of blue, sketches of spain, miles smiles and bitches brew, but his 1974 album get up. Freddie freeloader is a composition by miles davis and is the second track on his 1959 album kind of blue. When billboard called up jimmy cobb, who at 90 has been the last surviving member of the sessions that created the 1959 jazz masterpiece kind of blue by miles davis. Blue in green is a 10measure circular form following a 4measure introduction, and played by soloists in various augmentation and diminution of time values. Most went on to jazz superstardom, if they didnt let drugs ruin their life. Miles davis the electric years perfect sound forever. All blues is a 68 12measure blues form that produces its mood through only a few modal changes and miles davis free melodic conception.
But kind of blue proved to have a destiny independent of its creator. Kind of blue isnt merely an artistic highlight for miles davis, its an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album, a universally acknowledged standard of excellence. When jazz musicians are mentioned, you think marijuana was the drug of choice. An introduction to the electric sound of miles davis the. Kind of blue isnt merely an artistic highlight for miles davis, its an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album, a universally. The piece takes the form of a twelvebar blues in b. And when miles davis kind of blue hit the shelves exactly 60 years ago, on august 17, 1959, the music world began to change for good. Read miles beyond the electric explorations of miles davis 19671991 ebook online. Kind of blue is one of the greatest records ever made and miles davis is one of my top five musical artists in any genre. Kind of blue by miles davis 889853635726 cd barnes. A bunch of lengthy, rambling, earassailing nonsense by a legend too. Johns hospital and health center in santa monica, calif. Miles davis, the trumpeter and composer whose haunting tone and everchanging style made him an elusive touchstone of jazz for four decades, died yesterday at st. Miles davis had little use for jazz recordings, least of all his own.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Perhaps because this music never flaunts its genius. The making of the miles davis masterpiece new york. Late in his life, from the electric period onwards, davis repeatedly explained his reasons for not wishing to perform his earlier works, such as birth of the cool or kind of blue. Miles davis kind of blue lyrics and tracklist genius. Jimmy cobb d all tracks recorded at columbia 30th street studio, nyc. May 14, 20 listen to kind of blue on spotify listen to more from miles davis on spotify. Blue in green miles davis backing track play along. Shorter left recalls that the first tune miles saw in shorters book was the first one the group recorded.
Excellent quality, 180 gram weight which is a fantastic shade of blue. Includes full live footage and recent interviews with band mates and others. Simply put, kind of blue is an extraordinary example of the reach and breadth of this jazz combo at the peak of its powers. Pmc are bringing two world exclusives to the high end show, munich, with remixes into dolby atmos of the biggest selling jazz lp of all time, the certified quadruple platinum, miles davis kind of blue and the grammyawarded sketches of spain the davis. Compra davis miles miles electric a different kind of blue. It also holds the record of the bestselling jazz album of alltime. Along with the music, interviews with performers as varied as carlos santana and joni mitchell are included. With carlos santana, stanley crouch, miles davis, steve allen. John coltrane, cannonball adderly, bill evans among others. Miles davis electric a different kind of blue part 3 7. Kind of blue deluxe 50th anniversary collectors edition. As kind of blue turns 60, drummer jimmy cobb shares. And the mystical mood engineer of 1959s kind of blue.
May 26, 2006 a fresh look at miles davis blue in green in honor of miles davis 80th birthday friday, writer and poet quincy troupe discusses the song blue in green, from davis classic 1959 album kind of. Miles davis kind of all blues blue in green flamenco sketches freddie freeloader so what hal leonard. The electric explorations of miles davis, 19671991. Best wishes cellojax miles dewey davis iii may 26, 1926 september 28, 1991 was an american jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Davis miles miles electric a different kind of blue. Kind of blue might be biggest selling jazz lp of all time, but miles davis should be remembered for so much more than that single modal masterpiece. Its vapory piano introduction is universally recognized. Apr 26, 2016 navigating the complex landscape of miles davis electric years in 10 crucial records. And while the establishment will try and tell you his greatest work falls into the two great quintets he assembled between the late 50s and mid 60s, so much of what came after, during his so called electric period and comeback in the 80s. These books on the making of kind of blue were published about a month apart, but they are similar in topic only. Thanks to jan lohmann, peter losin, george cole, paul tingen, yasuki nakayama, enrico merlin, klaus werner and some other miles davis specialists for their ongoing support. John coltrane, bill evans and cannonball adderly this album shows miles. Aug 20, 2009 how miles daviss kind of blue shaped 50 years of music.
The jazz album by miles davis that transformed music. If miles davis has been the entry point into jazz for so many. Part of mobile fidelitys miles davis catalog restoration series, the landmark has been given the ultimate whitegloves treatment. May 26, 2016 16 musicians on the everlasting influence of miles davis in this piece from our june 2005 photo issue, david banner, john legend, damon albarn, dj premier, and more share the impact daviss. Miles had been part of the hard bop movement after leaving bird, which simplified the chord progressions and complex harmonies of the original bebop.
Miles electric a different kind of blue1 video dailymotion. When he released bitches brew in 1970, miles davis opened up a new angle to jazz which stirred up emotions like no other record before. Real book c version blue in green miles davis kind of blue real book c version blue in green miles davis kind of blue skip navigation sign in. A different kind of blue is a 2004 dvd presenting footage of miles davis performance at the british isle of wight festival on august 29, 1970. But while researching ashley kahns book kind of blue. Miles davis was at a musical peak in the 1950s and had been preparing the ideas that would become kind of blue for years. A different kind of blue eagle eye media ee390209 2004 by the time miles davis hit the stage at the british isle of wight festival on august 29, 70, he was fomenting yet another stylistic leap forward, this time with a concept that revolved around extremely loose sketches that were mere starting points for collective improvisation in an aggressively electric.
A year before the recording, davis slipped bill evans a piece of. On flamenco sketches, miles struck out to explore the harmonic realms of modal music, which he would radicalize ten years later. Miles dewey davis iii may 26, 1926 september 28, 1991 was an american jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Oct 26, 20 miles electric a different kind of blue 1. A bunch of lengthy, rambling, earassailing nonsense by a legend too strung out to play well and was therefore suckering audiences with a socalled new thing. Sometimes its hard to hear music as described on the page.
Jan 03, 2009 best wishes cellojax miles dewey davis iii may 26, 1926 september 28, 1991 was an american jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Modal playing like heard on the famous kind of blue. The perpetual controversy surrounding bitches brew is the initial focus of murray lerners documentary miles electric. There is a gil evansmiles davis book like this, but not one for kind of blue, as far as i know. A different kind of blue captures davis performing the album at the 1970 isle of weight music festival. A glory of 20th century music, reorchestrated in ireland miles davis gets new arrangements from guy barker and the rte concert orchestra. Transcribed scoreregarded by experts as the best jazz recording of all time, the 1959 release kind of blue is one of the most influential albums in the history of jazz.
The electric years by scott mcfarland august 1997 let me just state off the bat that miles music, from bitches brew on, is my favorite music on this planet for a lot of reasons, some of which ill touch on in my closing paragraph. A member of the charlie parker quintet at the time, davis made his first recording as a bandleader in 1946 with the miles davis sextet. The misprint format only applies to those issues where the side 2 track listing is incorrect on the label and the sleeve as here miles davis kind of blue. Kind of blue is widely regarded to be one of the best, if not the best, jazz album ever recorded. Da capo, 2000, i found that there were some aspects of the music on. Oct 06, 2008 miles davis s kind of blue belongs to that special class of album that everybody treasures immediately and then, over time, goes on to process in his or her own terms. Miles davis kind of blue was released 60 years ago this. Im going to structure this writeup around the albums which have been released from what i believe to be miles. And the dream team lineup of miles davis, cannonball adderley, john coltrane, bill evans, wynton kelly, paul chambers, and jimmy cobb. The making of miles davis masterpiece ci sono fotografie. Listen to the npr basic jazz record library entry for miles davis album kind of blue. When miles davis visited the uk in the autumn of 1960, there was no big fanfare about his recently released album kind of blue. Dec 21, 2004 the perpetual controversy surrounding bitches brew is the initial focus of murray lerners documentary miles electric.
Kind of blue in 1959, seven nowlegendary musicians in the prime of their careers went into the studio to record five simple compositional sketches. Kind of blue by miles davis 1959 jazz standard celebrates 50. An excerpt from the definitive book on miles masterpiece. Electric miles is the version who plugged in to the zeitgeist, traded his suits for hipster. Because this albums influence spread like a groovy. Bill demains story on miles davis and kind of blue in our latest magazine is wonderful, but we wanted to.
One of miles davis most celebrated albums, kind of blue was recorded on march 2 and april 22 at columbias 30th street studio in new york city. David redfernredferns he was motivated, too, by the changing taste of the public. Long held as the jazz album that even nonjazz fans will own, kind of blue not only changed the way people regarded miles, it changed the very face of music itself. However, this is not what is referred to as the misprint version. The making of the miles davis masterpiece is ashley kahns chronicle of the recording sessions of that great jazz album made possible when sony opened the columbia archives to him in 1999. Kind of blue isnt merely an artistic highlight for miles davis, its an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album. Why isnt there a complete score for this album, with all parts comping, bass, drumsnot just the solos transcribed and presented in score format, the same way that classical masterpieces are. The making of a miles davis masterpiece, writer ashley kahn wrote still acknowledged as the height of hip, four decades after it was recorded, kind of blue is the premier album of its era, jazz or otherwise. Reviewed in the united kingdom on 27 december 2016.
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