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This morning's #workout #music is a set from early fusion era #MilesDavis doing Bitches Brew and other late 60s works. Nothing needs to be said here. Classic.
https://youtu.be/cex5IOgTuVw
#jazz #PostBop #JazzFusion #KettleBells #BodyWeightTraining #Wellness #BalanceTraining -
This morning's #workout #music is a set from early fusion era #MilesDavis doing Bitches Brew and other late 60s works. Nothing needs to be said here. Classic.
https://youtu.be/cex5IOgTuVw
#jazz #PostBop #JazzFusion #KettleBells #BodyWeightTraining #Wellness #BalanceTraining -
This morning's #workout #music is a set from early fusion era #MilesDavis doing Bitches Brew and other late 60s works. Nothing needs to be said here. Classic.
https://youtu.be/cex5IOgTuVw
#jazz #PostBop #JazzFusion #KettleBells #BodyWeightTraining #Wellness #BalanceTraining -
This morning's #workout #music is a set from early fusion era #MilesDavis doing Bitches Brew and other late 60s works. Nothing needs to be said here. Classic.
https://youtu.be/cex5IOgTuVw
#jazz #PostBop #JazzFusion #KettleBells #BodyWeightTraining #Wellness #BalanceTraining -
This morning's #workout #music is a set from early fusion era #MilesDavis doing Bitches Brew and other late 60s works. Nothing needs to be said here. Classic.
https://youtu.be/cex5IOgTuVw
#jazz #PostBop #JazzFusion #KettleBells #BodyWeightTraining #Wellness #BalanceTraining -
Miles Davis au Festival de jazz d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins le 26 juillet 1963
#MilesDavis (tp), #GeorgeColeman (ts), #HerbieHancock (p), #RonCarter (b), #TonyWilliams (dr)
#jazz #podcast #francemusique en 2 parties:
https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/les-legendes-du-jazz/miles-davis-a-juan-les-pins-en-1963-1-2-7325948
https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/les-legendes-du-jazz/miles-davis-a-juan-les-pins-en-1963-2-2-5559919 -
Jazz poster design (Miles Davis) WiP…
Custom lettering - Affinity#jazz #poster #noai #customlettering #lettering #posters #vectorart #tomaszbiernat #design #art #milesdavis #affinity #artist
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‘It’s the story of what happens when the music stops’: bringing tormented jazz legend Bill Evans to life
By John LewisHaving directed documentaries about David Bowie, Radiohead and Joy Division, Grant Gee takes on a biopic of the turbulent and tragic American pianist
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/28/tormented-jazz-legend-bill-evans-grant-gee
#Film #BillEvans #Biopics #Jazz #MilesDavis #Culture #Music #Dramafilms #TheGuardian #JohnLewis
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‘It’s the story of what happens when the music stops’: bringing tormented jazz legend Bill Evans to life https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/28/tormented-jazz-legend-bill-evans-grant-gee #Film #BillEvans #Biopics #Jazz #MilesDavis #Culture #Music #DramaFilms
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`Motian noted, "We were supposed to make a record date with Miles [Davis]: the trio, Bill, myself and Scott. ... We were talking to Miles about it, it was all set up, and then Scott got killed and the whole thing got forgotten."`
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_LaFaro#Death
#ScottLaFaro #bass #jazz #history #music #BillEvans #MilesDavis
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40 years ago today, Amnesty International "Conspiracy of Hope" tour concludes with mega-concert at Giants Stadium in Rutherford, New Jersey; participants include: #U2; #Sting; #BryanAdams; #PeterGabriel; Lou Reed; Neville Brothers; #JoanBaez; Joan Armatrading; #JoniMitchell; The Police; #JacksonBrowne; #YokoOno; #MilesDavis; Peter, Paul & Mary; and The Hooters.
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peter chauncey’s SONG OF THE WEEK “Everything You Know” https://peterchauncey1.bandcamp.com/track/everything-you-know-full
#peterchauncey #ambient #jazz #milesdavis #toddrundgren #davidbowie #johnnyjblair #willmandell #keyboards #trumpet
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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As a tribute to Miles Davis who turns 100 today, I'm listening to N.W.A.'s "100 Miles and Runnin'".
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“The thing is they had a similar type of #intelligence. #PhillyJoeJones: Very #smart. Very, very smart. #Miles also. Very smart. Philly had a lot of range of interests too, #reading + a lot of stuff. That type of intelligence comes out in their playing” #MilesDavis open.substack.com/pub/iverson/...
TT 560 part four: Interview wi... -
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
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Ich möchte ab jetzt nicht mehr gestört werden...
Miles Davis & Quincy Jones
Live At Montreux 1991🎧
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I should add this one to Discogs, since this Japanese promo version hasn't been listed yet.
The Miles Davis Quintet - Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
(1974 – Japan, Promo, Reissue, Mono, Prestige – LPJ-70007)
#nowplaying #nowspinning #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #jazz #milesdavis #johncoltrane #RedGarland #PaulChambers #PhillyJoeJones
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Interested in exploring jazz? I just posted this as a reply elsewhere and will add a dedicated post. Just my 2 cents.
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Up to the 70’s it’s easy to align jazz styles to decades - there were clear stylistic shifts each decade from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. After that it’s a bit messy but let’s see. I'm not a musician, just a fan.
20’s and 30’s
Not my sweet spot really. Swing and big band, Dixieland…..Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie I guess would be places to start.40’s - Bebop
Bebop was a “hot”, fast and frantic style. Think Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
Charlie Parker - “The Best Of The Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recodings”50’s - Cool (or West Coast) Jazz
A reaction to bebop, Cool Jazz toned down the heat and was calmer, more composed.
Miles Davis - "Birth Of The Cool"
Gerry Mulligan - “Night Lights"Mid-late 50’s - Hard Bop
A reaction in turn to Cool Jazz, hard bop is not as fast as bebop and is rooted in soulful rhythm and blues, gospel and blues itself. It’s generally what jazz sounds like to people who know nothing else, in a good way. I could play this stuff for hours and often do. They play the melody, then each musician takes turns to solo based on that, then they return to the melody to close.
Cannonball Adderly - "Somethin Else”
Hank Mobley - “Soul Station”
Sonny Clark - “Cool Struttin"Special mention here for Miles Davis’ “first great quintet" (Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones). Released a string of great albums in the mid-late 50’s, four of which are from two 1-day sessions: “Workin’", “Cookin’", “Steamin’", “Relaxin’". Others include “‘Round About Midnight", plus an earlier band with “Bags Groove”.
Late 50’s - Modal Jazz
To the non-musician this is difficult to figure out, but basically its like hard bop but they solo over modes, or scales. I dunno - it generally just sounds ace. Kind Of Blue is modal, as is Miles’s album Milestones. Incidentally KoB features the single greatest cymbal crash of all time, at the beginning of So What. Brilliant album.Late 50’s - other classics
John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”. There's a video on YT that explains the infamous ‘Coltrane changes’ over the 2-5-1. Great album even to a non-musician.
Charles Mingus - "Mingus Ah Um” - like the man himself - bold, brash, raucous, angry.
Bill Evans - “Explorations” - brilliant piano trio - this trio blazed a new trail where the bass and drums wouldn't just be ‘walking’ behind the piano, but would effectively be improvising even as Evans is soloing.Anything from the hard bop era is best enjoyed with a Manhattan or Dry Martini in hand. You just feel cooler with this stuff playing.
60’s - post bop
In the 60’s, hard bop evolved to be more modal and generally more abstract and edgy. Best example of this is Miles Davis’s “second great quintet" (Miles, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams).
Miles Davis - “ESP”, “Miles Smiles”This might be the best spot to mention Coltrane’s "A Love Supreme”. When the “greatest jazz album of all time” question comes up its generally Kind Of Blue, but ALS is alway a close second. Or even first. A totally different feel. There's a video that explains how he solos using a psalm/invocation. Charles Shaar Murray (I think) once said that he didn’t understand the ALS album but it just sounds brilliant played loud in a thunderstorm. Certainly intense. (Everything from Coltrane after this album is avant-garde and a tough listen, IMHO)
70’s - funk and fusion
Not my favorite decade. The major stylistic shift was to electric funk and fusion which started in the late 60’s. There’s some funk that’s OK…..but 70’s fusion generally leaves me stone cold.
For funk - Herbie Hancock - “Headhunters”
For fusion - I dunno, the bands would be Weather Report (“Heavy Weather”), Chick Corea’s Return To Forever, maybe Brand X “Unorthodox Behavior”.80’s
Not great for jazz, IMHO, but one of my all-time favorite artists released his best stuff here so let’s see:
Pat Metheny Group - “Offramp”, “Travels”, “First Circle”. Sort of jazz-rock-ish with Metheny’s guitar synth a common feature.A movement evolved that was loosely centered around Wynton Marsalis called the “Young Lions”, a sort of reaction to the electric fusion years that turned back to 60’s style acoustic post-bop. Not sure I’d recommend much here though, the 60’s stuff is better.
90’s
Another tough one. Stylistically all over the map.
Joshua Redman’s “Moodswing” from 1994 is a great straight ahead set, with four of my all-time favorite musicians - Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride and Brian Blade.2000’s - ECM
The German ECM label has a real vibe all its own. Not blues based at all, an often austere, icy crisp production quality. Usually introspective & mellow but can get quite avant-garde. I love a lot of what’s been released.
Marcin Wasilewski Trio - "January"
Michel Benita & Ethics - "River Silver"2000’s - modern fusion
There’s a wave of modern fusion bands that surpass the 70’s fusion style. Snarky Puppy, Darcy James Argue, Jaga Jazzist among others.
Snarky have a great video at NPR’s Tiny Desk - the second tune has the leader teaching the audience a polyrhythm and then they play a great tune.Another favorite band is Brian Blade’s Fellowship Band - start with “Perceptual” and “Landmarks”. A real folkloric, Americana feel.
And for modern straight-ahead, Christian McBride’s Inside Straight album “Kind Of Brown”.2000’s - London
And finally, London has a thriving scene with an often urban, hip-hop mix.
The Comet Is Coming - see them live at NPR
Other London acts to try would include Sons Of Kemet (“Your Queen Is A Reptile” - just two drummers, a tuba and sax), Nubya Garcia (“Source”, dub-wise basslines), many others.
I also like the spiritual Alice Coltrane feel of Matthew Halsall ("Colour Yes”).--
From 2025 I am enjoying Brandee Younger's "Gadabout Season"and the Aleph Quintet's "Hiwar".
That will keep you busy. And will also help you decide whether to dive in further or just run away.
#jazz
#music
#milesdavis
#johncoltrane
#patmethenygroup
#HankMobley
#cannonballadderley
#sonnyclark
#charlesmingus
#billevans
#herbiehancock
#bradmehldau
#christianmcbride
#brianblade
#joshuaredman
#marcinwasilewski
#NubyaGarcia
#brandeeyounger
#alephquintet #MatthewHalsall -
@davep I made a list with some recommendations a few years ago for a friend and will cut and paste below:
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Up to the 70’s it’s easy to align jazz styles to decades - there were clear stylistic shifts each decade from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. After that it’s a bit messy but let’s see. I'm not a musician, just a fan.
20’s and 30’s
Not my sweet spot really. Swing and big band, Dixieland…..Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie I guess would be places to start.40’s - Bebop
Bebop was a “hot”, fast and frantic style. Think Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
Charlie Parker - “The Best Of The Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recodings”50’s - Cool (or West Coast) Jazz
A reaction to bebop, Cool Jazz toned down the heat and was calmer, more composed.
Miles Davis - "Birth Of The Cool"
Gerry Mulligan - “Night Lights"Mid-late 50’s - Hard Bop
A reaction in turn to Cool Jazz, hard bop is not as fast as bebop and is rooted in soulful rhythm and blues, gospel and blues itself. It’s generally what jazz sounds like to people who know nothing else, in a good way. I could play this stuff for hours and often do. They play the melody, then each musician takes turns to solo based on that, then they return to the melody to close.
Cannonball Adderly - "Somethin Else”
Hank Mobley - “Soul Station”
Sonny Clark - “Cool Struttin"Special mention here for Miles Davis’ “first great quintet" (Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones). Released a string of great albums in the mid-late 50’s, four of which are from two 1-day sessions: “Workin’", “Cookin’", “Steamin’", “Relaxin’". Others include “‘Round About Midnight", plus an earlier band with “Bags Groove”.
Late 50’s - Modal Jazz
To the non-musician this is difficult to figure out, but basically its like hard bop but they solo over modes, or scales. I dunno - it generally just sounds ace. Kind Of Blue is modal, as is Miles’s album Milestones. Incidentally KoB features the single greatest cymbal crash of all time, at the beginning of So What. Brilliant album.Late 50’s - other classics
John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”. There's a video on YT that explains the infamous ‘Coltrane changes’ over the 2-5-1. Great album even to a non-musician.
Charles Mingus - "Mingus Ah Um” - like the man himself - bold, brash, raucous, angry.
Bill Evans - “Explorations” - brilliant piano trio - this trio blazed a new trail where the bass and drums wouldn't just be ‘walking’ behind the piano, but would effectively be improvising even as Evans is soloing.Anything from the hard bop era is best enjoyed with a Manhattan or Dry Martini in hand. You just feel cooler with this stuff playing.
60’s - post bop
In the 60’s, hard bop evolved to be more modal and generally more abstract and edgy. Best example of this is Miles Davis’s “second great quintet" (Miles, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams).
Miles Davis - “ESP”, “Miles Smiles”This might be the best spot to mention Coltrane’s "A Love Supreme”. When the “greatest jazz album of all time” question comes up its generally Kind Of Blue, but ALS is alway a close second. Or even first. A totally different feel. There's a video that explains how he solos using a psalm/invocation. Charles Shaar Murray (I think) once said that he didn’t understand the ALS album but it just sounds brilliant played loud in a thunderstorm. Certainly intense. (Everything from Coltrane after this album is avant-garde and a tough listen, IMHO)
70’s - funk and fusion
Not my favorite decade. The major stylistic shift was to electric funk and fusion which started in the late 60’s. There’s some funk that’s OK…..but 70’s fusion generally leaves me stone cold.
For funk - Herbie Hancock - “Headhunters”
For fusion - I dunno, the bands would be Weather Report (“Heavy Weather”), Chick Corea’s Return To Forever, maybe Brand X “Unorthodox Behavior”.80’s
Not great for jazz, IMHO, but one of my all-time favorite artists released his best stuff here so let’s see:
Pat Metheny Group - “Offramp”, “Travels”, “First Circle”. Sort of jazz-rock-ish with Metheny’s guitar synth a common feature.A movement evolved that was loosely centered around Wynton Marsalis called the “Young Lions”, a sort of reaction to the electric fusion years that turned back to 60’s style acoustic post-bop. Not sure I’d recommend much here though, the 60’s stuff is better.
90’s
Another tough one. Stylistically all over the map.
Joshua Redman’s “Moodswing” from 1994 is a great straight ahead set, with four of my all-time favorite musicians - Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride and Brian Blade.2000’s - ECM
The German ECM label has a real vibe all its own. Not blues based at all, an often austere, icy crisp production quality. Usually introspective & mellow but can get quite avant-garde. I love a lot of what’s been released.
Marcin Wasilewski Trio - "January"
Michel Benita & Ethics - "River Silver"2000’s - modern fusion
There’s a wave of modern fusion bands that surpass the 70’s fusion style. Snarky Puppy, Darcy James Argue, Jaga Jazzist among others.
Snarky have a great video at NPR’s Tiny Desk - the second tune has the leader teaching the audience a polyrhythm and then they play a great tune.Another favorite band is Brian Blade’s Fellowship Band - start with “Perceptual”. A real folkloric, Americana feel.
And for modern straight-ahead, Christian McBride’s Inside Straight album “Kind Of Brown”.2000’s - London
And finally, London has a thriving scene with an often urban, hip-hop mix.
The Comet Is Coming - see them live at NPR
Other London acts to try would include Sons Of Kemet (“Your Queen Is A Reptile” - just two drummers, a tuba and sax), Nubya Garcia (“Source”, dub-wise basslines), many others.
I also like the spiritual Alice Coltrane feel of Matthew Halsall ("Colour Yes”).--
From 2025 I am enjoying Brandee Younger's "Gadabout Season"and the Aleph Quintet's "Hiwar".
That will keep you busy. And will also help you decide whether to dive in further or just run away.
#jazz #music #milesdavis #johncoltrane #patmethenygroup #HankMobley #cannonballadderley #sonnyclark #charlesmingus #billevans #herbiehancock #bradmehldau #christianmcbride #brianblade #joshuaredman #marcinwasilewski #NubyaGarcia #brandeeyounger #alephquintet
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Out of notes: Signification, interpretation, and the problem of Miles Davis
A flurry of posthumous tributes to Miles Davis almost managed to conceal the fact that jazz critics and historians have never known how to explain the power and appeal of his playing.
Miles Davis has always been difficult to deal with critically: along with his controversial personal life, and his even more controversial decision to" go electric" around 1969, Davis has long been infamous for missing more notes than any other major trumpet player. While nearly everyone acknowledges his historical importance as a bandleader and a musical innovator, and for decades, large audiences flocked to his concerts, critics have always been made uncomfortable by his" mistakes," the cracked and missed notes common in his performances."
The problem of Miles Davis" is the problem Davis pre-sents to both critics and historians: How are we to account for such glaring defects in the performances of someone who is indisputably one of the most important musicians in the history of jazz? Often, critics simply ignore the mistakes.https://www.jstor.org/stable/742559
#jazz #milesdavis #critics #music #interpretation #mistakes #signification
