All Entries Tagged With: "Miles Davis"
File: November 2009
ONE FOR THE BOOKS
“My Bucket Song” by Psalm One from Psalm One on Vimeo.
As we mentioned last month, the Chicago Public Library capped a “we’re not just books” promotion with a music contest, challenging Chicagoans to write songs about the city.
The Legacy Of 1959
Dave Brubeck Quartet | Miles Davis | Charles Mingus
Time Out | Sketches Of Spain | Mingus Ah Um
(Columbia/Legacy)
For its 2009 thesis, the Legacy reissue arm of Sony Music contends 1959 was jazz’s greatest year. While Miles Davis’ Kind Of Blue would establish that for any jazz novice, the label tosses three other reasons your way. [...]
DVD Zone: May 2009
Jeff Beck: Performing This Week . . . Live At Ronnie Scott’s
Eagle
There may be no more daunting task in the music world than trying to figure out the enigma that is Jeff Beck. To quote Marlon Brando, he could have been a contender. As innovative as Hendrix, more rockin’ than Clapton, and just head-and-shoulders better [...]
Miles Davis reviewed
Miles Davis
Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Set
(Columbia/Legacy)
It’s not difficult to understand why Legacy is re-releasing Kind Of Blue for its golden anniversary, though, knowing this occasion was imminent, it could have held off on the ones that preceded it. In fact, the label jumped the gun on the birthday last September, when this music [...]
