Celebrating a century of the magician of jazz, Miles Davis
Jason Miles revisits Davis’s late recordings and the keyboard textures that carried his sound into a new era.
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Celebrating a century of the magician of jazz, Miles Davis
One hundred years after the late Miles Davis was born, the revolutionary trumpet player remains one of the 20th century's most influential artists. We look back at the life and legacy of a complex, visionary figure with one of his collaborators, musician Jason Miles, who recorded the albums "Tutu", "Music for Siesta" and "Amandla" with Davis during his later years. Jason's latest record "100 Miles for Miles Davis" is a reflection on those record…
Miles Davis, a century of jazz’s great alchemist
The whole history of modern jazz, from bebop to the end of the last century, can be told through his work—something that cannot be said of any other musician. Many artists sparked or led musical revolutions in different periods, but no one did so as often or as decisively as Miles Davis. Styles such as bebop, cool jazz, hard-bop, third stream, modal jazz, post-bop or jazz-rock, as well as various fusions with genres like funk, pop or hip-hop, ca…
There is a Miles Davis for every type of listening. Polyhedral character, sign figure in the jazz of the 20th century, the courage and influence of the African American trumpeter are far from extinguished. Its centenary confirms it. The post The Ages of Miles Davis appeared first on Free Letters.
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