Miles davis interview 1984 book 2

He speaks frankly and openly about his drug problem and how he overcame it. As with everything else he has done, davis s work as writer is likely to raise controversy. I had never read this interview regarding the mind of miles davis, the genius musician and family man. In the book miles and me quincy trope mentions miles was on azt, a. While miles davis was on tour in baltimore in 1984, he agreed to appear on a. After the operation, miles did not follow the doctors advice to refrain from talking for two weeks.

It turned out that troupe had 45 tapes of interviews with davis, which. Miles ahead is a biographical drama about legendary jazz trumpeter miles davis. He communicates more aweinspringly through his music, of course, but i consider this a nice interview. It stars don cheadle, who also cowrote and directed. Blue period the compositions of al cohn miles davis volume 2 miles davis, volume 3 miles davis quartet miles. New documentary on miles davis global the guardian. Gathering 30 most vital miles davis interviewson his music, his life, and his philosophythis collection reveals the jazz icon as a complex and contradictory man, secretive at times but extraordinarily revealing at others. Carrs most vivid personal memory of davis dates back to the first edition of his book, and the 1984 interview he did. Our 1985 interview, part 2 jazz is a danger zone, where the bold and new replaces the old and true, where heroin claims lives and giant egos collide. Miles dewey davis iii may 26, 1926 september 28, 1991 was an american jazz trumpeter. The atlantic with miles, davis proves to be his own most perceptive critic. Mar 20, 2015 gwen sommers redwine miles davis interview duration. Part two miles davis interview baltimore 1984 big fun.

Miles davis autobiography, which was written in collaboration with quincy troupe and published in 1989 two years before miles death, is a brilliant and uncompromising account of the life of this hugely important musician, providing a detailed account of his near 50year music career, and of his views on politics, race, drugs and women. The quintet underwent frequent personnel changes toward its metamorphosis into a different ensemble in 1969. Atlantas chastain park video, courtesy bruce kauffman, segment producer. Miles davis could be funny, but he could also be nasty jack dejohnette remembers drumming with miles davis at ronnie scotts, 1969. Miles davis concert setlist at jazzsummit wiesen 1984 on.

Miles relatively easy to play solo on four from his blue haze session can be found in the miles davis bb trumpet book. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a fivedecade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic. The ultimate library of rock music writing and journalism. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. I later used the music on the album to jar students in a training class to think creativity, but have not listened to the album in years. Trendsetter round midnight or just about any other time of day, the groundbreaking trumpet player dressed like the whole world was watching, and if they weren.

He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music. Miles davis quartet 1954 and miles davis volume 2 1956 very important. Miles davis talking jazz this conversation was held on a warm january afternoon on the terrace of miles davis beach house in malibu, california. Also out of the blue, smooch and compulsion are absent. The definitive miles davis at montreux dvd collection.

Essential reading for anyone who wants to know what miles davis thought about his music, life, and philosophy, miles on miles reveals the jazz icon as a complex and contradictory man, secretive at times but extraordinarily revealing at others. Oct 25, 2010 miles davis extended analysis chris may john cage marcus miller michel legrand quincy jones adam holzman jeff lorber robben ford robert irving iii john lee hooker taj mahal shirley horn miles davis. This book is within the scope of wikiproject jazz, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of jazz on wikipedia. May 26, 2016 90 years ago today in the town where i have lived all of my life, alton, illinois miles davis was born. Detroit free press, is the author of the new book, jazz from detroit. From his beginnings in the circle of modern jazz, he came to intuit new worlds of sound and challenge.

Many of the great musicians have trouble communicating with mere words. Miles davis could be funny, but he could also be nasty. This is an interview with harry reasoner and miles davis. Miles dewey davis iii may 26, 1926 september 28, 1991 was an american jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Miles davis is unusually selective in his listening habits. But with miles, davis proves to be his own most perceptive critic at least about his music before 1969, and the book is so successful in capturing daviss voice including his incessant, if. Join facebook to connect with miles davis and others you may know. This attitude should not be interpreted as reflecting any general misanthropy. Interview of melissa foelsh wells, march 27, 1984 interview of faith ryan whittlesey, december 7, 1988 these 17 interviews are part of the collection on deposit in the sophia smith collection external. The movie begins with davis interview with journalist dave brill ewan mcgregor, with davis on the verge of reemerging from a fiveyear break from music what some call the lost years.

An interview with frances davis miles daviss 1st wife. That little part in there came right out of my fingers, man. Miles davis concert setlist at montreux jazz festival 1984 on. From davis s first downbeat interview in 1950 to his death in 1991, the magazine captured each nuance and phase of his career through cover stories, features, news items. The first is a miles davis studio album released by blue note records as a 10inch lp, as blp 5022 in 1953. Over six full decades, from his arrival on the national scene in 1945 until his death in 1991, miles davis made music that grew from an uncanny talent to hear the future and a headstrong desire to play it.

Miles davis miles in prison from the miles davis story. So i did not know what to expect when i decided to listen to the autobiography of miles davis. May 09, 2019 miles renditions of time after time and human nature are still in heavy rotation on smooth jazz radio. Miles on miles collects the thirty most vital miles davis interviews. Stanley nelson talks about making documentary miles davis. This is a quick glimpse into how davis thought about his music, his life, and his relationship with a society that was still somewhat entrenched in stereotyping how a black musician should perform, act, and present himself. The complete miles davis at montreux is a 2002 box set of 20 cds comprising 11 appearances by miles davis at the montreux jazz festival between 1973 and 1991. The only record that drew a favorable reaction was one by stan getz and joao gilberto, which brought a fivestar rave. Down beat magazine interviewed miles davis in 1964 and asked him for his opinion on some music via a blind listening test, and checked his ability to pick out other musicians based on the way they played. The reason miles davis gets played over and over is he put his own twist on the song, says lori lewis, program director at wsmj in baltimore. The miles davis quintet was an american jazz band from 1955 to early 1969 led by miles davis. Miles ahead columbia davis collaboration with arranger and friend gil evans helped refashion the jazz big band. But troupe believes a bond formed when he arrived to interview davis for the story. Miles davis interview with carlos santana duration.

Feb 14, 2016 during his stay in munich in 1988, where he played a ledendary concert in the munich philharmonic hall, miles dave gave this rare interview. Miles davis volume 2 refers to two separate but related entities. The playboy interview 50 years of the playboy interview by. He was a big hog a classic interview from the vaults. On november 26, davis participated in several recording sessions as part of parkers. Man, says miles davis, i havent been sketching in so long. Miles davis left alton while he was just a tot and most likely never remembered the town, however alton hasnt forgotten miles and the city has a statue downtown in his memory. Lost songs, lost highways, and the search for the next american music, longtime pitchfork staffer amanda petrusich hoped to. I have my doubts about the value of other musicians who played with miles davis. This best of miles davis how many of these collections are there at this point. Miles, knees bent, shoulders hunched, horn aimed on a 45 degree angle at the floor, blew wide open into the microphone. The six tracks from this lp plus five alternate takes were released on cd in 1990 and remastered with restored artwork in 2001.

Miles davis, famous jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader, was born 26 may 1926 in alton, illinois. He condemns the racism he has encountered in the music business and in american society generally. The book could well be subtitled miles tells all for this volume is crammed with juicy gossip about most of the key figures in modern jazz. For the first time miles talks about his fiveyear silence. Making sure miles stays forever young the new york times.

The autobiography, like miles himself, holds nothing back. Milestones was originally published in two volumes covering miless life and music from 1926 to1960, and from 1960 to 1984. He was in a perfectly good mood on the day of the interview reproduced below. Miles davis was leading his quintet through a roaring version of walkin,and the small bandstand at the plugged nickel, the chicago jazz club, was literally rocking with the musics heated vibrations. The book contains almost thirty interviews and encounters with davis, stretching from 1957 to 1988, and more. Downbeat has documented miles davis s career like no other journal in the world. Discussion in music corner started by oliver, oct 6, 2009. The first and only miles davis album that i ever bought was bitches brew in 1970. Revisit part one of spins 1985 interview with miles davis.

Nov 01, 2008 miles on miles collects the thirty most vital miles davis interviews. There should be something about liveevil which i dont have in this article and if hermeto pascoals contribution is noteworthy, it should be noted and there should be an article on him, he seems interesting, i added a bit and capitalized brazilian, but another. Miles davis created some of the bestloved jazz of the past halfcentury. Click here to watch the concert his quintet gave in his. The definitive miles davis at montreux dvd collection 19731991 is a 10dvd box set by miles davis, comprising 10 separate concerts and interviews, recorded. All 4 of these tunes from miles early precoltrane prestige period can be found in leonard feathers 200 omnibus of jazz, a out of print prestige fake book. Gwen sommers redwine miles davis interview youtube. Miles davis blind listening test noise made me do it. I had gone to the house with miles record producer, tommy lipuma, who had told me that miles reputation for being a difficult man to talk to was not necessarily true.