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Article: Interview

Kenny Garrett: Back To The Future

by Jason Crane
October 6, 2008

Detroit's Kenny Garrett is a restless man. Before he'd even released his 2006 Nonesuch album Beyond The Wall, he'd already moved on to a different band with a completely different repertoire. And it's always been like that for Garrett, who is constantly searching for new territory to mine and new corners of the world--both geographical and ...

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News: Recording

Miles Davis Classic "Kind of Blue" Still Kicking at 50

October 1, 2008

As record albums go, Miles Davis' Kind of Blue may not be the biggest seller of all time, but it has influenced generations of jazz and other musicians and is about to celebrate its 50th birthday. The 1959 oeuvre sold more than three million copies and was named No. 12 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of ...

News: Recording

Reissue of Miles Davis' 'Kind of Blue' Reignites the Debate: Greatest Jazz Record Ever?

September 28, 2008

Kind of Blue was just 3 years old in 1962, but Miles Davis was already fed up with the spotlight that album and its successors were shining on him. “It bugs me, because I'm not that important," the trumpeter told Playboy. “Why is it that people have so much to say about me?"If he were alive, ...

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News: Website

Miles Davis Network Spikes at AAJ

September 16, 2008

Thanks to the Miles Davis Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collectors Edition giveaway contest, the Miles Davis Network at All About Jazz eclipsed 100 members in three days, making it the most popular musician network at AAJ. What's a network? In the case of Miles, it's a collection of fans, friends, and professionals that have an ...

News: Music Industry

Jazz Quotes: Miles Davis

September 11, 2008

Miles Davis, in addition to being one of the most talented and distinctive musicians to grace the annals of jazz history, had a unique reputation when it came to his speaking voice--both for his hoarse whisper and his pithy, rather Zen-like way of communicating with his band members, which sometimes resulted in amusing exchanges, such as ...

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News: Contest

Enter the Legacy Recordings "Miles Davis - Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collectors Edition" Giveaway

September 8, 2008

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Legacy Recordings Miles Davis - Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collectors Edition giveaway contest starting today. We'll select one lucky winner at the conclusion of the contest on October 8th. Click here to enter the contest All contestants will join the Miles Daivs @ AAJ fan network ...

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News: Technology

Recording Miles Davis' Sound

August 11, 2008

Let me just state off the bat that Miles' music, from Bitches Brew on, is my favorite music on this planet I'm going to structure this writeup around the albums which have been released from what I believe to be Miles' most exciting and fertile years (1969 through 1975) : classics like Bitches Brew, A Tribute ...

News: Music Industry

Jazzing It up in India

July 19, 2008

Miles Davis fan's and Jazz enthusiasts can look forward to some unusual fusion music. India's foremost musicians have compiled an album titled Miles From India, a cross-cultural celebration of the music of Miles Davis who is considered one of the most important figures in jazz history. He was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer and ...

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News: Radio

Miles Davis Concerts Online

July 19, 2008

Wolfgang's Vault, where live music lives, has available for free streaming five great concerts from 1970 and 1971. 1970 CBS Records Convention features Directions, Bitches Brew, The Mask and Spanish Key. Also available: 1970 :: Tanglewood 1971 :: Fillmore West 1970 :: Fillmore East 1970 :: Fillmore East ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Miles Davis: Someday My Prince Will Come

by Samuel Chell
June 29, 2008

Miles Davis Someday My Prince Will Come Sony BMG 2008 Recorded over the course of three days in April of 1961, Someday My Prince Will Come is at once a curiosity and a masterpiece, a recording that not only captures trumpeter Miles Davis' group in ...