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Miles on Monday: Don Cheadle defends Miles Ahead, film gets release date, and more
This week in Miles Davis news, there's plenty of additional scoop related to last week's premiere screening of Miles Ahead, Don Cheadle's new film about Davis, but first, a few items not about the movie: Last week also marked the 43rd anniversary of the release of Davis' album On The Corner, and S. Victor Aaron of ...
Ethan Hawke As “Chet Baker”
This seems to be the season for a new round of films based, more or less, on the lives of jazz trumpet players. See the October 11 Rifftides post about Don Cheadle as Miles Davis. The latest entry in the category is Born To Be Blue, which was screened yesterday and today in special presentations at ...
Miles on Monday: First reviews of Miles Ahead
With the debut this past weekend of Don Cheadle's film Miles Ahead at the New York Film Festival, this week's Miles Davis news is full of items about the long-awaited movie. On the eve of the Festival, New York Times film critic A.O. Scott thought Miles Ahead could be an Oscar contender, writing, “Anyone who wants ...
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BBC Doc: Easy Listening
Easy-listening music is difficult to quantify today. As I wrote in a Wall Street Journal essay not long ago (go here), the genre began as mood music in 1945, when an attempt was made by record companies to ease the stress of post-World War II America with instrumental music designed to change moods. In the 1950s, ...
Weekend Extra: A Film About Chuck Israels
Following his five years as the bassist in the Bill Evans Trio, Chuck Israels worked with a variety of leaders, among them J.J. Johnson, Stan Getz, Herbie Hancock and Hampton Hawes. His repertory orchestra, The National Jazz Ensemble, and his writing for the Metropole Orchestra disclosed his range and depth as an arranger. He moved to ...
Universal Music Wants To Be A Film Studio Too
One upside of declining revenue from the sale of recorded music has been record execs finally rethinking their assets in search of creative ways to make money. The world's largest music group, Universal, is now hoping that film will be one of its major revenue boosters. Universal Music is getting into the film business. Two music ...
Miles on Monday: Miles Ahead to close New York Film Festival, and more
This week in Miles Davis news: Miles Ahead, the film about Davis directed by and starring Don Cheadle, finally has a US premiere date. The movie will be shown on Sunday, October 11 in New York City as part of the closing night of the New York Film Festival, though Cheadle still is seeking a distributor ...
