Miles Davis

These fantastic 1956 recordings saw Miles Davis excel with his incomparable all-star first quintet comprising himself on trumpet, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones.

Among the most controversial recordings in the history of jazz, BITCHES BREW was Miles Davis' shot across the bow of jazz insularity, a bold statement about jazz's ability to draw upon elements of popular culture, without mitigating its spirit of spontaneous invention. Much as Ornette Coleman's THE ...

What is cool? At its very essence, cool is all about what’s happening next. In popular culture, what’s happening next is a kaleidoscope encompassing past, present and future: that which is about to happen may be cool, and that which happened in the distant past may also be cool. This timeless qualit...

Personnel: Miles Davis (trumpet); Kenny Hagood (vocals); Lee Konitz (alto saxophone); Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); Junior Collins, Sandy Siegelstein, Gunther Schuller (French horn); J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (trombone); John Barber (tuba); John Lewis, Al Haig (piano); Al McKibbon, Joe Shulma...

Personnel includes: Miles Davis (trumpet); Bill Evans (soprano saxophone); Charlie Parker (alto & tenor saxophones); Lee Konitz, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (alto saxophone); John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Jimmy Heath, Hank Mobley, Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone)...

‘Perfect Way: The Miles Davis Anthology’ is a brilliant overview of Miles Davis’ output for Warner Bros. including previously unreleased material from the Rubber Band sessions and Nice’s Jazz Festival in 1986, as well as some of his best studio and live perform...

Jazz musician Miles Davis is one of the most well known and important musical figures in history. This 54 track 3CD collection celebrates Miles’ life and work. Features classic tracks such as ‘Deception’, ‘Moon Dreams’ ‘Half Nelson’, ‘Bird Of Paradise&...

Personnel: Miles Davis (trumpet); Marcus Miller (various instruments, bass, programming); George Duke (various instruments); Michael Urbaniak (electric violin); Adam Holzman (synthesizer, programming); Bernard Wright (synthesizer); Omar Hakim (drums, percussion); Steve Reid, Paulinho Da Costa (percu...

Liner Note Author: Brian Priestley.

Personnel include: Miles Davis (trumpet); John McLaughlin, John Scofield, Carlos Santana (guitar); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (alto saxophone); John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Herbie Hancock, Red Garland (piano); Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul (keyboards); Paul Chambers, Ron Carter (upri...

This is a Super Audio CD playable only on Super Audio CD players.The crown jewel of the epic Evans/Davis triptych that began with MILES AHEAD and PORGY AND BESS, SKETCHES OF SPAIN is as emotionally compelling as any performance in the trumpeter's remarkable body of works. Combining as it does the em...