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Miles Davis, Alex Stuart, The Action 4s, Derek Sherinian and Virgil Donati

by Len Davis
June 8, 2025

On the program today we revisit Miles Davis Bitches Brew with the game changing Miles Runs The Voodoo Down, to remember his birthday recently. Fresh music comes your way with Japanese pianist Kazutoshi Tosha, Aussie guitarist Alex Stuart, and prog-fusion from Soften The Glare. Plus, a new single from Sydney guitarist Kypo. We also hear from Denmarks The Action 4s with harmonica specialist Mathias Heise, the all star group Outside The Lines featuring Derek Sherinian and Virgil Donati and Brazillian ...

Album Review

Miles Davis: Doo-Bop-A-Lu-Wah: The Musical!

Read "Doo-Bop-A-Lu-Wah: The Musical!" reviewed by Geno Thackara

by Geno Thackara
April 1, 2025

Easy Mo Bee is a fellow who does not like to leave things unfinished. Like any good producer, he is restlessly willing to shape and hone a work until things are fine-tuned down to the smallest details--a fine quality in rap recording, where a person really needs a sharp ear for slick beats and hooks. But of course the most famous example of that dedication, at least in the jazz world, was his early-'90s collaboration with the late Miles Davis--the ...

Extended Analysis

Miles In France 1963 & 1964: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8

by Doug Collette
November 8, 2024

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 ...

Multiple Reviews

OJC Trumpet Titans: Miles Davis and Clark Terry

by C. Andrew Hovan
October 29, 2024

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 ...

Radio & Podcasts

The Sound of the Fender Rhodes, Part 1

by Len Davis
October 6, 2024

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 ...

Radio & Podcasts

Interview with James Kaplan

by Patrick Burnette
August 15, 2024

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 ...

Readers Poll Results

Your Favorite Legacy Jazz Trumpet Players

by Michael Ricci
June 27, 2024

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" ...