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  1. #MilesDavis 100/100

    To conclude this 100-day thread dedicated to Miles Davis's music, I chose this song, composed by Ray Henderson in 1926, the same year Miles Davis was born:

    Bye bye blackbird

    This 1963 version, live in Juan Les Pins, features the second great quintet, and seems to be the last time they recorded it. (Two concerts they did on the following days before returning to New York haven't been recorded.)

    The choruses are simultaneously free and fluid. We have George Coleman on tenor saxophone, Ron Carter on bass, Tony Williams on drums, Herbie Hancock on piano, and, of course, Miles Davis on trumpet.

    He was born on May 26, 1926, died on September 28, 1991, and his music will long remain a driving force for all jazz musicians.

    youtube.com/watch?v=JZOZOW2UU7I

  2. As a tribute to Miles Davis who turns 100 today, I'm listening to N.W.A.'s "100 Miles and Runnin'".

    PS: I was off by one month. Today is Miles' birthday. So "100 Miles and Runnin'" by Warren G, Raekwon & Nate Dogg it is.

    #MilesDavis #HappyBirthday #100Miles #NWA

  3. I watched this because I have no internet connection this evening. Technicians are investigating, apparently. So, it was time to dip into the Blu-Rays on my shelf.

    Louis Malle’s first film, shot in late-‘50s Paris, starring Jean Moreau in an incredible performance, with a score by #MilesDavis, a Mercedes 300SL W198 “Gullwing,” and an interrogation scene which is nothing but three people with jet black surroundings and heavy top light… CAN IT GET ANY COOLER THAN THAT?

    It’s slow and quiet, but do not let that dissuade you. Pay attention, let things unfold, and it’s only 91 minutes, for goodness sake!

    It’s so good.

    But those croissants M Tavernier insists on having lots more of are clearly… well, you can tell those are bad. There’s no flakiness at all! Bah. What an awful item. Go somewhere else, Julien!

    Highly recommended.

    ★★★★☆

    #review #CineMastodon #Noire #FilmNoir #IOwnThis #CriterionCollection