Miles Davis: The Sound of Miles Davis
In a rare national television appearance filmed April 2, 1959, the legendary trumpet player performs with the Gil Evans Orchestra and one of his ‘great quintets,’ featuring tenor saxophonist John Coltrane, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb. The set opens with “So What” off Kind of Blue (1959) — the biggest selling jazz record of all time. Tunes from Miles Ahead (1957) follow: Dave Brubeck’s “The Duke” and Ahmad Jamal’s “New Rhumba.” Taped for The Robert Herridge Theater at Studio 61 in New York City, and first broadcast July 21, 1960, this special should be considered essential viewing for jazz enthusiasts, or anyone who enjoys great timeless music. Presented nationally by WLIW21 in association with WNET.ORG beginning March 2009 in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Kind of Blue.
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- CUTLINE: Miles Davis, circa Kind of Blue (1959).
- PHOTO: 2.75M (12.5M uncompressed) at 300 dpi JPEG at 8.5 X 5.7
- CREDIT: Don Hunstein © Sony BMG Entertainment
- CUTLINE: Miles Davis, circa Kind of Blue (1959).
- PHOTO: 2.75M (12.4M uncompressed) at 300 dpi JPEG at 8.5 X 5.7
- CREDIT: Don Hunstein © Sony BMG Entertainment
- CUTLINE: Miles Davis, circa Kind of Blue (1959).
- PHOTO: 1.66M (6.87M uncompressed) at 300 dpi JPEG at 5.6 X 8.4
- CREDIT: Don Hunstein © Sony BMG Entertainment
- CUTLINE: Tenor sax great John Coltrane and Miles Davis (background), circa Kind of Blue (1959).
- PHOTO: 1.82M (4M uncompressed) at 300 dpi JPEG at 5.6 X 8.4
- CREDIT: Don Hunstein © Sony BMG Entertainment