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Miles In France 1963 & 1964: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8
by Doug Collette
At the very same time Beatlemania was slowly but surely beginning to engulf the globe, Miles Davis was inexorably proceeding toward what was the most adventurous music of his career. Miles In France -The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 captures a group of musicians led by “The Man with the Horn" on the threshold of forming what is referred to as his second great quintet, then actually coalescing into that stellar outfit. And the drama within that designation rapidly ...
Continue ReadingOJC Trumpet Titans: Miles Davis and Clark Terry
by C. Andrew Hovan
Back in 2007 when the vinyl renaissance began gaining ground in the sales arena, few would have predicted the vast amount of product that has flooded the marketplace, from obscure reissues to the unearthing of many previously unheard gems. While under the leadership of Fantasy, the Original Jazz Classics series ended up reissuing almost a thousand titles before going dormant in the late '90s. Since dusting off the moniker in 2023, Craft Recordings has brought forth a consummate selection of ...
Continue ReadingThe Sound of the Fender Rhodes, Part 1
by Len Davis
Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul and Freddie Hubbard. Classics from the '70s featuring the Fender Rhodes. This show was inspired by Chris Mays' outstanding article, Ten Supreme Fender Rhodes Albums. Playlist The Cannonball Adderly Quintet “Mini Mamma" from Why Am I treated So Bad (Blue Note) 00:00 Miles Davis “Splash" from The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions (Columbia) 10:33 Miles Davis “John McLaughlin" from Bitches Brew (Columbia) 21:06 Joe Zawinul “In A Silent Way" from Zawinul ...
Continue ReadingInterview with James Kaplan
by Patrick Burnette
What's the most famous jazz album in the world? Don't say Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins unless you have a really good excuse, like you work for Disney. And please don't name some album by Kenny G even if that's sort of true. No, of course the most famous jazz album is Kind of Blue, and our special guest this episode wrote a book on the three geniuses who brought it into being. Please enjoy this interview with author James ...
Continue ReadingYour Favorite Legacy Jazz Trumpet Players
by Michael Ricci
Member votes were tabulated and this list represents our favorite legacy jazz trumpet players. Fully transparent and easily verifiable, All About Jazz's favorite legacy trumpet players poll was conducted during the 2023-2024 calendar year and ran up through June 26, 2024. We want to thank every member who participated in creating this impressive list for the next generation of jazz enthusiasts to discover. 1Miles Davis2Freddie Hubbard3Dizzy Gillespie4Chet Baker5Louis Armstrong6Lee Morgan7Clifford Brown8Donald Byrd9Don Cherry10Roy Hargrove11Kenny Dorham12Clark Terry13Al Hirt14Harry “Sweets" ...
Continue Reading3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans And The Lost Empire Of Cool
by Carlos Tribino
3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans And The Lost Empire Of Cool James Kaplan496 Pages ISBN: #9780525561002 Penguin Random House 2024 James Kaplan's 3 Shades of Blue is an intimate biographic work that takes you through a fly-on-the-wall journey on the careers of three of the greatest jazz musicians of all time: Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Bill Evans. In 1959, the three recorded what is widely considered as ...
Continue ReadingMelissa Aldana, Spike Wilner & Miles Davis
by Joe Dimino
We begin the 849th episode of Neon Jazz with Miles Davis to commemorate the book 3 Shades of Blue by James Kaplan. The book examines the phenomena of the iconic Kind of Blue album. From there, we hear Bill Evans and Jim Hall with music from Undercurrent (1962). We get a good dose of new tunes from Spike Wilner, Ken Peplowski and Danette McMahon. In between, we hear Rufus Reid and Eddie Harris. We close the show with Melissa Aldana ...
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