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Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis With John Coltrane

by C. Andrew Hovan
September 1, 2000

Some nine years after Miles Davis’ untimely death, Columbia Records is still repackaging his recorded legacy. The most recent efforts in this area have been made available both on compact disc and in 180-gram vinyl versions by way of Mosaic Records. It is the latter edition that this review is based on, though it should be ...

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Miles Davis: The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions

Read "The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions" reviewed by David Beckman

by David Beckman
September 1, 2000

No other musician in the 20th Century explored the possibilities of music as fiercely as trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis. He frustrated critics and fans alike as he opened himself up to unexpected directions in musical thinking while continuously shaping and refining his remarkable skills on trumpet. Critics tried and tried to squeeze his musical journeys ...

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Art Pepper

by Robert Spencer
May 11, 2000

It's all in his remarkable autobiography, Straight Life. Art Pepper was a junkie. First and foremost. He spent long stretches in prison, had innumerable wild adventures, and used drugs to the end of his life. He spent years devoted entirely to scoring the next dose. But in and through it all, he somehow managed to become ...

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