Among the wealth of special programming celebrating the music of Miles Davis broadcast over this weekend to mark what would have been Miles Davis' 80th birthday, is a tribute concert on BBC Radio Three tomorrow from 4-5pm....26.05.06

Interest in Miles Davis has never been greater and seems to increase as the years go by. This month, had he lived, would have seen his 80th year. Miles biographer George Cole investigates the possible directions Miles’ music would have taken him by talking to Jo Gelbard, Miles’ companion...20.04.06

Although Miles Davis recorded with Charlie Parker when still a
teenager, he only really began to make a decisive impact in jazz after
abandoning many of the ideas which had been central to the bop
revolution....17.03.06

There are "historic reissues" and historic reissues. This one is
historic. The reason? Well, although everything on disc one was
contained in the fine Miles Davis-John Coltrane Columbia boxed set of a
few years back, nothing from disc two has seen the light of day before.
Not only that...22.07.05

Columbia/Legacy 88697062392    ****(Miles Davis (trp), Pete Cosey (g), Reggie Lucas (g), Herbie Hancock (k), Chick Corea (k), Lonnie Liston Smith (k), Dave Liebman (ss), Bennie Maupin (b-cl), Michael Henderson (b), Al Foster (d), Jack DeJohnette (d), Mtume (p), Don Alias (p) and other...25.10.07

It was music like you had never heard before. A dense, churning rhythm
that was like an ice-breaker tearing through a glacial sheet. It was a
bubbling, molten mix of wah-wah trumpet, droning sitar, multi-layered
keyboards, screaming guitar, scurrying soprano sax, dark bass clarinet
and the inces...25.10.07

Davis (t), John Coltrane (ts), Red Garland, Bill Evans (p), Paul Chambers (b) and Philly Joe Jones (d). Rec. 1955-5831.08.06

Sample Features From This Month's Issue-----------------------------------------Jan Garbarek - A Sense Of Belonging - Jan Garbarek’s English tour this month, culminating in a London Jazz Festival appearance at the Royal Festival Hall on 18 November, will feature, for the first time in this cou...25.10.07

This is the eighth Davis box set, and comes up to the remarkably high
standards of the previous sets in terms of packaging (albeit no trade
mark metal spine), liner notes (Bob Belden and Adam Holzman with
additional essays by all the six sidemen above who played with Davis on
these historic sess...03.02.06

This year’s Montreux Jazz Festival continues in its long-established tradition of providing a massive selection of contemporary music over two weeks. The varied programme provides an eclectic mix of jazz, blues, world and rock acts and always attracts some impressive visitors. Jazz highlights ...30.04.07

Miles Dewey Davis b.1926 d.1991Miles Davis, born May 26, 1926 in Alton, Illinois, was primarily regarded as a key figure in the 20th Century world of jazz trumpet, but also as performer, bandleader and composer. His music and style was important in the development...21.03.07

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Kenny Garrett is forever etched on the jazz imagination for his touring and recording with Miles Davis in the last period of the trumpeter’s life. Garrett and Miles made the most unlikely songs work. Long since a leader of distinction with many albums under his belt, Garrett made a creative le...09.08.06

New Releases Top 101 Branford Marsalis Braggtown Marsalis MusicReissues & Archive Top 101 Miles Davis Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions Prestige17.01.07

The film Siesta has become lost in the mists of times, but the music hasn’t and has just been reissued. Although often thought of as a Miles Davis score the music was mostly written by Marcus Miller based on Sketches of Spain. But what’s the film actually about? Selwyn Harris tracks it d...12.04.06

1 Vijay Iyer  -  Reimagining  -  Pi2 Miles Davis  -  Complete On The Corner (advance) - Columbia3 Robert Wyatt  -  Comic Opera  -  Domino4 Floratone  -  Floratone -  Blue Note5 Charlie Hunter  -  Mistical -  Concord...29.08.07

The co-author of the Penguin Guide To Jazz Recordings Richard Cook died of cancer at the weekend aged just 50. One of the most internationally known British jazz writers, Richard was an author of books on Miles Davis, a jazz encyclopedia and the history of Blue Note records as well as co-author, wit...28.08.07

Tonight sees one of the leading US alto saxophonists, Kenny Garrett, appearing at Ronnie Scott’s in London. Making three appearances at the legendary Soho club, tonight, tomorrow and Saturday, Garrett brings his wealth of experience playing with such luminaries as Miles Davis, Art Blakey and D...12.04.07

The Belfast festival at Queen’s has announced its jazz programme. One special highlight this year is the appearance of saxophonist Joe Lovano’s Nonet playing new orchestrations of Miles Davis’ Birth Of The Cool commissioned by the Monterey jazz festival and the commission was writt...27.09.06

FeaturesIn This Month's Special Collector's Issue-----------------------------------------Kenny Garrett - Chinese Whispers The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook The WorldTomasz Stanko - Far Off...01.08.06

At last – here on DVD is the Miles Davis performance filmed at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 29th 1970. Earlier that year Miles had released his album “Bitches Brew�, firmly establishing a new direction for himself and a turning point for jazz itself. Few albums in jazz have sold so wel...

The collaborations of Gil Evans and Miles Davis over the five year period from 1957 to 1962 produced some of the finest jazz albums of all time, including Miles Ahead, Porgy And Bess and Sketches of Spain. Their music reached beyond jazz to a wider audience and its influence has been felt in jazz wr...

Blues & Roots
Las Vegas Tango (Gil Evans, arr Pete Saberton)
Sonnymoon for Two (Sonny Rollins, arr Richard Michael)
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen (Traditional, arr Liam Noble)
Short Stop (Shorty Rogers, arr Malcolm Miles)
Freddie Freeloader (Miles Davis, arr Pete Churchill)

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Jazz Tenor Sax Tunes Level/Grade 1
Blues & Roots
Las Vegas Tango (Gil Evans, arr Pete Saberton)
Sonnymoon for Two (Sonny Rollins, arr Richard Michael)
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen (Traditional,
arr Liam Noble)
Short Stop (Shorty Rogers, arr Malcolm Miles)
Freddie Freeloader (Miles Da...

Jazz Play Along Volume 2 Miles Davis
This 10 tune tribute to Miles Davis contains and excellent range of tunes, from ballads to uptempo numbers. A terrific introduction to the jazz style of this master trumpeter and composer. For all Eb, Bb and C instruments.
Tunes: All Blues • Blue in Green â€...

Miles Davis was one of the most innovative musicians of the 20th century. This book will shed some insight into the music and soloing devices he used during his earlier periods. First, to help the student better understand Miles' early bebop style of improvising, the authors discuss the use of guide...

Miles Davis was one of the most innovative musicians of the 20th century. This book will shed some insight into the music and soloing devices he used during his earlier periods. First, to help the student better understand Miles' early bebop style of improvising, the authors discuss the use of guide...

Miles Davis gave the jazz world innumerable musical innovations and his supporting musicians provided a virtual who's who of the modern jazz era. The Miles Davis Real Book contains highly accurate, easy-to-read, musician-friendly lead sheets for 57 of his most famous original compositions, including...

VOL 7: JAMEY AEBERSOLD JAZZ PLAY ALONG SERIES


8 classic originals from the 1950s written by Miles Davis. Bk/CD, 33 pages

Features: Dan Haerle (p); Rufus Reid (b); Jonathan Higgins (d).

Tracks: Four; Solar; Milestones (old); Tune Up; The Theme; Dig; Vierd Blues; Serpents Tooth.

Bk/CD, ...

After many years of travelling as a leader and as a sideman with such greats as Miles Davis and Elvin Jones, David Liebman has codified his vast experience of playing "on the road" into this invaluable survival manual for all musicians. Covers air travel, ground travel, customs, preparation, food, c...