Miles Davis

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 - September 28, 1991) was an
American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered
one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was,
with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in
jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and ... read more

Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis wanted Paul McCartney to form supergroup

Sir Paul McCartney missed out on the chance to form a supergroup with fellow music icons Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis in 1969 - because he was on holiday.
Posted 13 May 6.52am — Comment on this

A Supergroup That Could Have Been: Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix

The music universe did not know it at the time but it was deprived of one of the most unique endeavors ever proposed.
Posted 11 May 10.02pm — Comment on this

Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Paul McCartney , Tony Williams: Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, And Paul McCartney Almost A Supergroup

As Jimi Hendrix's bizarre character and virtuosic guitar playing beguiled audiences across the world at Woodstock Festival and Monterrey Pop ... Read the full article at...
Posted 11 May 10.49am — Comment on this

New DVD: Miles Davis, Quincy Jones at Montreux in '91

In their last collaboration, the pair revisited material Davis recorded with Gil Evans
Posted 18 March 4.34am — Comment on this

Miles Davis: So What - The Complete 1960 Amsterdam Concerts

Some performances get talked about decades after they happened. It's all about "you had to be there" and if you would believe all the people who claimed to be present a...
Posted 27 December 2012 4.58pm — Comment on this

Classic jazz in spotlight as Moody jazz fest salutes Miles Davis, Gil Evans

There were French horns at the James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival last night.
Posted 21 October 2012 5.51pm — Comment on this

Eddie Bert obituary

American jazz trombonist and big-band sideman who played with Stan Kenton and Benny GoodmanThe American jazz trombonist Eddie Bert has died aged 90. A big-band sideman, B...
Posted 8 October 2012 11.37am — Comment on this

Miles Davis Quintet: Swiss Radio Days – review

(TCB)Davis completed recording the most celebrated jazz album in history, the revolutionary Kind of Blue, in April 1959. It changed the way jazz would be played and heard...
Posted 23 September 2012 12.03am — Comment on this

How to invent shoegaze without trying

A week after joking at a party that he was in a band, Rudy Tambala found himself at the start of a journey that produced some of the 80s' most extraordinary musicThe way ...
Posted 19 September 2012 3.49pm — Comment on this

Carlos Santana: 'My daughter beat me at Guitar Hero'

He once did so much acid he thought his guitar was a snake. But don't worry, these days Carlos Santana is more interested in singing through his fingers and comparing him...
Posted 19 September 2012 12.58pm — Comment on this

Enrico Rava: Rava on the Dance Floor – review

(ECM)It's taken Enrico Rava, the Miles Davis-inspired trumpeter from Trieste, until his 70s to hit the dance floor. This live album is dedicated to Michael Jackson, who R...
Posted 23 August 2012 10.10pm — Comment on this

Readers recommend: songs about circles – results

The time has come round again for this week's RR playlistAnother week, another Readers Recommend theme, regular as clockwork. Last week's call for songs about circles sol...
Posted 9 August 2012 1.04pm — Comment on this

A guide to Olga Neuwirth's music

This remarkable creator – of orchestral pieces and chamber works as well as hybrids of film and performance art – draws on a plethora of influences, yet devis...
Posted 7 August 2012 2.53pm — Comment on this

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