2 October 2015 — Jazz on the Tube
July 25th, 1969 at the Juan-les-Pins Jazz Festival, France
Milestones, Footprints, ‘Round Midnight
Miles Davis – trumpet
Wayne Shorter – tenor and soprano saxophones
Chick Corea – electric piano
Dave Holland – bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums
19 June 2014 — Jazz on the Tube
The life and music of legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis are examined in the 1986 PBS documentary “Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis.”
Produced by Mark Obenhaus and Yvonne Smith this film traces the fascinating career of the man who defined the sound of contemporary jazz.
14 May 2014 — Jazz on the Tube
This documentary film follows the life of Gil Evans beginning with his youth in Stockton, California and his devout love for the jazz played by Louis Armstrong and Don Redman.
10 August 2013 — Jazz on the Tube
Antibes Jazz Festival, 1969. Miles goes electric with, amongst others; Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette.
30 May 2013 — Jazz on the Tube
Taped 18 August 1970 at the Tanglewood Festival. Miles in full flight! Bennie Maupin, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Airto Moreira and others…
30 May 2013 — Jazz on the Tube
Miles Davis on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on the bass, and Tony Williams on drums (only 17!). Recorded in 1967.
29 May 2013 — Jazz on the Tube
1969. A hot day in July in Antibes, France. Miles. Wayne Shorter. Chick Corea. Dave Holland. Jack DeJohnette, playing Milestones, Footprints and ‘Round Midnight.
28 May 2013 — Jazz on the Tube
Miles Davis-trumpet, Kenny Garrett-saxophone, Foley-guitar, Ricky Wellman-drums, Richard Patterson-bass. Recorded in 1991
26 May 2013 — Jazz on the Tube
This is as good as it gets on this, Miles’ birthday! Miles with John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Paul Chambers on bass, Jimmy Cobb on drums and Wynton Kelly on piano plus a horn ensemble (that we don’t get to hear on this song). Coltrane’s solo is intense.
25 May 2013 — Jazz on the Tube
A two-hour must-see documentary on the life of Miles Davis told by his family, inc. numerous wives and fellow musicians.
23 May 2013 — Jazz on the Tube
The classic quintet prior to going electric. Miles Davis – trumpet, Tony Williams – drums, Herbie Hancock – piano, Ron Carter – bass and Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone.
23 May 2013 — Jazz on the Tube
The classic quintet prior to going electric. Miles Davis – trumpet, Tony Williams – drums, Herbie Hancock – piano, Ron Carter – bass and Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone.
15 April 2013 — Youtube
Gil Evans is one of my all-time favourites and this biography made in 1997 features Evans work with Miles Davis. I don’t know who produced this. 54 minutes. Great stuff.
1 April 2013
Documentary on Miles Davis, and this is the section featuring the Miles Davis Quintet with Tony Williams, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Ron Carter. Wayne’s Solo at 9:45 removed to keep vid under 15mins.
31 March 2013
A sixty-minute doccie, produced and narrated by Nat Hentoff. In 1959 four major jazz albums were made, each a high watermark for the artists involved and a powerful reflection of the times. Each opened up dramatic new possibilities for jazz which continue to be felt: Miles Davis Kind of Blue, Dave Brubeck, Time Out, Charles Mingus, Mingus Ah Um; and Ornette Coleman, The Shape of Jazz to Come.
18 January 2013 — Youtube
From the Parrish album ‘Ugly Edits’, Jill Scott’s ‘Slowly Surely’ aprés Theo Parrish mashing it up. Miles Davis really started something!
10 January 2013 — Jazz on the Tube
Maxwell Lemuel Roach was born on January 10, 1924 in the Township of Newland, North Carolina and moved to Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn when he was four years old. Continue reading
Recorded at the Tanglewood Music Festival, Lenox, MA Aug 18, 1970 with Jack DeJohnnette and Keith Jarrett Continue reading
Recorded in 1967 in Stockholm Sweden. The second classic Quintet: Miles Davis, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; and Tony Williams, drums.
26 May 2011 — Jazz on the Tube
The New Dark Age 