second great quintet pretty universally adored too right
wasn't that era wynton marsalis's greatest inspiration
― marcos, Friday, 24 June 2016 14:14 (seven years ago) link
It seems like in the last 10-15 years even most people who hated the electric period either died or went into hiding. But I've literally never heard anyone suggest that he peaked at BOTC.
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Friday, 24 June 2016 14:45 (seven years ago) link
The Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool documentary on BBC2 tonight. A++
― Psychedics with Rosie Swash (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 14 March 2020 22:45 (four years ago) link
Also now on Netflix in North America btw.
― everything, Sunday, 15 March 2020 00:51 (four years ago) link
yes it was good. horrific stuff with his wife. i didn't realise she was going to be in the west side story movie.
made me want to hang out with lenny white. 'and it just moved, like an amoeba... every now and again something sticking out, just all moving along together'
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 15 March 2020 01:37 (four years ago) link
I ffwd through most of this tbh
― Οὖτις, Sunday, 15 March 2020 01:43 (four years ago) link
not much there that was new but i ate up actually seeing everyone tell those stories.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 15 March 2020 01:46 (four years ago) link
Missed this, but may still be on PBS.org and/or re-broadcast for fundraisers etc.:
American Masters, starting Tues.:Discover the man behind the legend. With full access to the Miles Davis Estate, the film features never-before-seen footage, including studio outtakes from his recording sessions, rare photos and new interviews.https://aptv.org/schedule/detail.php?epid=2378952
― dow, Saturday, February 22, 2020
― dow, Sunday, 15 March 2020 02:00 (four years ago) link
This was pretty boilerplate but a fun watch. The “never-before-seen/heard” stuff wasn’t a big deal imo. Like abt 98% of music docs, I just wished it had more actual uninterrupted music and performance.
― turn the jawhatthefuckever on (One Eye Open), Sunday, 15 March 2020 03:58 (four years ago) link
Yup
― Οὖτις, Sunday, 15 March 2020 04:02 (four years ago) link
Carlos Santana was funny
― Psychedics with Rosie Swash (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 15 March 2020 08:33 (four years ago) link
Was that West Side Story thing movie or Broadway show? I think film was a translation of a theatre thing to the screen.Yeah, seriously nasty. Glad she was around to tell the tale. Her and Juliette Greco.
I think I'd seen most of the performance video stuff cos a lot of its been around on bootleg for the last decade at least. Not sure about the 'In Performance ' set they used to illustrate On The Corner with the Indian percussion stuff.& I think they used a clip of the band around 1969 with Dave Holland on electric bass to illustrate something a bit later. But not sure.
Quite enjoyed it though.
& had just caught a Fairport Convention doc on Sky Arts before that was mainly good. Missed the start though. Also saw that ZZ Top Little Old Band From Texas thing on Sky Arts the night before. So great week for biodocs.
― Stevolende, Sunday, 15 March 2020 09:39 (four years ago) link
I liked when Stanley Crouch was like “it just didn’t sound good”
― turn the jawhatthefuckever on (One Eye Open), Sunday, 15 March 2020 14:39 (four years ago) link
Wasn’t surprised to hear Crouch say that. Although some of the stuff in the doc I wasn’t that familiar with, so it was worth seeing for me.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 15 March 2020 17:35 (four years ago) link
Crouch is right. It didnt sound good, it sounded AMAZING
― Οὖτις, Sunday, 15 March 2020 18:48 (four years ago) link
go tell that shit to your new leader, Sting
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 15 April 2020 22:24 (four years ago) link
All the Complete sessions are being reissued and are available from his store: https://www.milesdavisstore.com/store/
I'm mulling over "The Complete On The Corner Sessions".
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 15 April 2020 22:55 (four years ago) link
They gotta reissue the trumpet case!
https://www.popsike.com/pix/20180121/173113313489.jpg
― The Mandymoorian (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 15 April 2020 23:29 (four years ago) link
i’m mulling over a “bitches brew” 50th anniversary coffee mug
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 15 April 2020 23:39 (four years ago) link
the tshirt with the sketches of spain graphic is tite
― brimstead, Wednesday, 15 April 2020 23:40 (four years ago) link
I need physical copies of the 1965-68 quintet box and the In A Silent Way Sessions box. Thanks for the tip!
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 15 April 2020 23:54 (four years ago) link
suprised they don't have VOTE FOR MILES shirts or buttons
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 16 April 2020 00:24 (four years ago) link
All the Complete sessions are being reissued and are available from his store: https://www.milesdavisstore.com/store🕸/I'm mulling over "The Complete On The Corner Sessions".
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 16 April 2020 14:56 (four years ago) link
That’d be Newton Free, GMBB.
Thanks for the heads up! I think I might have to get On the Corner, it's the only one I want that I don't already have. (although I'm kinda tempted to swap out my Jack Johnson set since I only have the long box version that doesn't match the others)
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 16 April 2020 15:16 (four years ago) link
That trumpet case is such a flex--just went through my old CD-Rs a couple nights ago and was v glad to find my burned copies on the Complete On The Corner; going to find some quarantime to put in the work
― Cysteine Chapo (Craig D.), Thursday, 16 April 2020 15:21 (four years ago) link
Hah, we borrowed the same copy! I made a playlist of my favorite bonus bits from the box, still not sure I need it all, my picks:One And One (unedited master) - not the same song!JabaliThe HenPeaceMr. FosterHip-SkipWhat They Do
It makes a perfect companion to OTC with a similar feel.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 16 April 2020 15:33 (four years ago) link
Thanks for the revive, this is great news. Would love to get the 65-68 box (and maybe the OTC one too).
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 16 April 2020 16:14 (four years ago) link
Is it all of them? I don’t see Cellar Door in there (which is another I’d consider). Why the fuck did they wait for a global pandemic/economic meltdown to do this?
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 16 April 2020 19:46 (four years ago) link
no plugged nickle from what i can see
― brimstead, Thursday, 16 April 2020 19:58 (four years ago) link
i just got the Bitches Brew box set last year (the long tall one). for some reason i was under the impression that OtC was the only OOP studio box? maybe just because i don't think i ever saw it in an actual physical store
― brimstead, Thursday, 16 April 2020 20:00 (four years ago) link
in a silent way box i listen to all the frickin time
The Cellar Door and Plugged Nickel boxes have never been reissued since they came out.
The On The Corner box was the only one of the Complete ... Sessions sets they allowed to go out of print.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 16 April 2020 20:11 (four years ago) link
Yeah, I think the other ones can be picked up p easily in used CD shops across the country
― The Mandymoorian (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 16 April 2020 20:14 (four years ago) link
the 65-68 second great quintet box is fantastic — though it does throw into relief how well sequenced the original albums actually were.
― tylerw, Thursday, 16 April 2020 20:21 (four years ago) link
Plugged Nickel comes in 7 and 8 disc versions - the latter has an extra gig?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 16 April 2020 21:09 (four years ago) link
Listening to Workin' today, and it's beautiful and perfect
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 16 April 2020 21:15 (four years ago) link
Nope; it was a Japan-only release in 1992 and several tracks were edited by two or three minutes so that the second set would fit on a single CD. In the 8CD box, it's split across two discs.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 16 April 2020 22:04 (four years ago) link
quality discographical info, thanks
― budo jeru, Friday, 17 April 2020 00:52 (four years ago) link
Is the 15% discount applying for anyone ordering one of the Complete Sessions? It's saying it's applied but I'm not seeing it deduct anything and there is a caveat that "Some exclusions may apply including media" ...
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 17 April 2020 18:10 (four years ago) link
Welp, sounds like pre-orders aren't eligible for some reason according to the email. Boo.
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 17 April 2020 18:22 (four years ago) link
Can someone help me out by identifying this woman? This is from near the end of the American Masters documentary. I need her name for something. I'm sure she's identified earlier in the film, but I don't want to rewatch the whole thing right now.
https://phildellio.tripod.com/birth.JPG
(Terribly photographed with a camera, because you can't take screenshots from Netflix.)
― clemenza, Tuesday, 14 March 2023 02:26 (one year ago) link
Is it Frances Taylor? I feel like she was interviewed quite a bit in that.
― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 19 March 2023 20:46 (one year ago) link
She is, but it's not her (she appears directly after that scene and is identified). I think I'll have to watch the film again--my friend, who interviewed Davis in the late '80s, wasn't sure either. They must identify her earlier in the film.
― clemenza, Sunday, 19 March 2023 21:04 (one year ago) link
Marguerite Cantu
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Monday, 20 March 2023 00:11 (one year ago) link
Yes! Many thanks.
― clemenza, Monday, 20 March 2023 01:54 (one year ago) link
"Bess, You Is My Woman Now," right now on local station: arrangement briefly intros Miles and then disappears, staying out of his way (thanks, Gil). Living breathing solo.
― dow, Monday, 20 March 2023 02:14 (one year ago) link
Or I should say the melodic statement is the solo, and vice versa. Wow.
― dow, Monday, 20 March 2023 02:16 (one year ago) link
https://www.instagram.com/p/CtHljmUJxKM/
Jack DeJohnette’s Tribute to Miles Davis & MoreAUGUST 9, 2023 @ 7:30pm
Performers:Jack DeJohnetteWill CalhounVernon ReidDon ByronGeorge ColliganLuisito QuinteroMatt Garrison
Plus: Very Special Guests to be announced August 7, 2023.Who might they be? Well… there’s a reason we need a 1,500 seat theatre!
Ticket Link
You might want to grab your tickets before August 7th…Once we announce, those remaining seats will go Light Speed!!
Let’s Goooo!!! 🎉🙌🙏❤️
― birdistheword, Monday, 5 June 2023 18:41 (ten months ago) link
In terms of Miles's best known collaborators, I'm guessing maybe Dave Holland, who has some shows in NYC a week later. (He, DeJohnette and Jason Moran played an amazing show together last year in Woodstock.) Could even be Ron Carter - I don't think he has anything booked. Maybe Herbie Hancock? He's playing Newport on August 6 so he could definitely make it. John McLaughlin would be amazing - he's supposed to be retired, but I don't think a one-off performance would be out of the question.
― birdistheword, Monday, 5 June 2023 18:46 (ten months ago) link