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At a glance, the far corner of the main floor of J&R Music looks familiar to anybody old enough to have scratched a record by accident. Full Article at The New York Times
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S ometimes big things comes in small packages, but not this year, not when it comes to box sets. Full Article at Globe and Mail
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Stevie Wonder holds the Miles Davis Award he received for his contribution to jazz during a news conference Tuesday, June 30, 2009, in Montreal. View Photo »
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The kind of guy who would play Miles Davis followed by George Jones and just blow your mind open.
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One of the hardest parts of writing a biography is finding a fit subject, but sometimes they’re in plain sight. Despite his incalculable contributions to American culture, there has never been a fully adequate narrative biography of Louis Armstrong. Full Article at The New York Times
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George Benson Double-threat guitarist/singer George Benson has been sharing his gift of music since early boyhood. Born in Pittsburgh, George began his early career at the age of 8 on the ukulele and singing. Full Article at Huffington Post
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PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Chano Dominguez Flamenco Quintet: "The Flamenco Side of Kind of Blue" at Jazz Standard (NYC)
All About Jazz
And now (as the saying goes) for something completely different: A stunning new interpretation of the 1959 Miles Davis classic Kind of Blue, as performed by a unique flamenco/jazz combo under the direction of the brilliant pianist Sebastian Dominguez... Full Article at All About Jazz
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Erin Davis, son of the late jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, and Vince Wilburn, (L), Miles Davis's nephew, arrive to pick up the Best Catalogue award at the MOJO magazine music awards in Central London on June 11, 2009. View Photo »
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Peter Storrie would be better off trumpeting a la Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie or Roy Castle. Keep up the traditional Grauniadic tendencies - nice to see that some things remain constant in the face of technological advances
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I got to disc five of Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection and had to throw in the towel. There were still another 65 CDs to go, not to mention the DVD, the 250-page book, the biography, the discography and all those rare photos. Full Article at Irish Times
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You report that generally pharmacists "save the day" by spotting hospital doctors' prescribing errors before they cause harm (Junior doctors make errors in 8% of prescriptions, 3 December). Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
About Miles Davis
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Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Full Article
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Stevie Wonder holds the Miles Davis Award he received for his contribution to jazz during a news conference Tuesday, June 30, 2009, in Montreal. Wonder will perform the opening street show for the 30th edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival on Tuesday night.
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Erin Davis, son of the late jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, and Vince Wilburn, (L), Miles Davis's nephew, arrive to pick up the Best Catalogue award at the MOJO magazine music awards in Central London on June 11, 2009.
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Legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis's former wife Frances poses amongst prints of Davis at the photo exhibit "The Genius of Miles Davis - The Columbia Years," at Zune Space LA in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009.
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Legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis's son Erin Davis, center, poses with Chandra Watson, left, and twin sister Leigh Watson of musical group The Watson Twins at the photo exhibit "The Genius of Miles Davis - The Columbia Years," at Zune Space LA in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009.
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Legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis's son Erin Davis, left, his daughter Cheryl Davis, center, and nephew Vince Wilburn pose together at the photo exhibit "The Genius of Miles Davis - The Columbia Years," at Zune Space LA in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009.
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In this CD box set image released by Columbia Legacy, "Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection" is shown.
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Legendary jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb performs during a rehearsal in Madrid, on November 6, 2009. The 26th edition of the Madrid Jazz Festival celebrates the 50th anniversaty of the album 'Kind of Blue' by Miles Davis, in which Jimmy Cobb took part.
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Legendary jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb performs during a rehearsal in Madrid, on November 6, 2009. The 26th edition of the Madrid Jazz Festival celebrates the 50th anniversaty of the album 'Kind of Blue' by Miles Davis, in which Jimmy Cobb took part.
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Legendary jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb performs during a rehearsal in Madrid, on November 6, 2009. The 26th edition of the Madrid Jazz Festival celebrates the 50th anniversaty of the album 'Kind of Blue' by Miles Davis, in which Jimmy Cobb took part.
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Legendary jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb (R) looks at trumpet player Wallace Roney during a rehearsal in Madrid, on November 6, 2009. The 26th edition of the Madrid Jazz Festival celebrates the 50th anniversaty of the album 'Kind of Blue' by Miles Davis, in which Jimmy Cobb took part.
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Legendary jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb performs during a rehearsal in Madrid, on November 6, 2009. The 26th edition of the Madrid Jazz Festival celebrates the 50th anniversaty of the album 'Kind of Blue' by Miles Davis, in which Jimmy Cobb took part.
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From left, Erin Davis, son of Miles Davis, Andrew W.K. , and Vince Wilburn Jr. , the nephew of Miles Davis celebrate backstage the Miles Davis tribute panel at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York on Wednesday Oct. 21, 2009. AP Photo/Earl Gibson III).
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Picture taken on October 12, 2009 at the Cite de la Musique in Paris shows posters and pictures presented during 'We want Miles', an exhibition on the 1926-1991 life of US legendary trumpeter Miles Davis from his childhood years in St. Louis to a concert in Paris that he gave shortly be...
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Picture taken on October 12, 2009 at the Cite de la Musique in Paris shows (at right) one of US legendary trumpeter Miles Davis' trumpet, used in his landmark album 'Kind of Blue', and a saxophone, presented during 'We want Miles', an exhibition on the 1926-1991 life of Davis from his c...
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Picture taken on October 12, 2009 at the Cite de la Musique in Paris shows Miles Davis' vinyl covers presented during 'We want Miles', an exhibition on the 1926-1991 life of US legendary trumpeter from his childhood years in St. Louis to a concert in Paris that he gave shortly before hi...
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Picture taken on October 12, 2009 at the Cite de la Musique in Paris shows pictures of US legendary trumpeter Miles Davis presented during 'We want Miles', an exhibition on the 1926-1991 life of Davis from his childhood years in St. Louis to a concert in Paris that he gave shortly befor...
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A man looks at pictures, on October 12, 2009 at the Cite de la Musique in Paris, during 'We want Miles', an exhibition on the 1926-1991 life of US legendary trumpeter Miles Davis, from his childhood years in St. Louis to a concert in Paris that he gave shortly before his death.
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FILE - This July 6, 2009 file photo shows U.S. singer Chaka Khan performing in the Miles Davis Hall stage at the 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland. The Grammy-winning singer kicks off the Newport Jazz Festival, which celebrates its 55th anniversary this weekend.
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British guitarist Jeff Beck performs on the Miles Davis stage during the 43rd edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival late July 17, 2009 in Montreux. The popular Swiss festival, running from July 3 to 18, schedules 350 concerts, 260 of them free.
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British guitarist Jeff Beck (L) performs with bass guitarist Tal Wilkenfeld on the Miles Davis stage during the 43rd edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival late July 17, 2009 in Montreux. The popular Swiss festival, running from July 3 to 18, schedules 350 concerts, 260 of them free.
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British guitarist Jeff Beck performs on the Miles Davis stage during the 43rd edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival late July 17, 2009 in Montreux. The popular Swiss festival, running from July 3 to 18, schedules 350 concerts, 260 of them free.
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British singer Antony Hegarty from the group 'Antony and the Johnsons' performs with The Montreux Orchestra on the Miles Davis stage during the 43rd edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival on late July 15, 2009 in Montreux.
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British singer Antony Hegarty from the group 'Antony and the Johnsons' performs with The Montreux Orchestra on the Miles Davis stage during the 43rd edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival on late July 15, 2009 in Montreux.
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British singer Antony Hegarty from the group 'Antony and the Johnsons' performs with The Montreux Orchestra on the Miles Davis stage during the 43rd edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival on late July 15, 2009 in Montreux.
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Erin Davis, son of the late jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, and Vince Wilburn, (L), Miles Davis's nephew, arrive to pick up the Best Catalogue award at the MOJO magazine music awards in Central London on June 11, 2009.
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The kind of guy who would play Miles Davis followed by George Jones and just blow your mind open.
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Peter Storrie would be better off trumpeting a la Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie or Roy Castle. Keep up the traditional Grauniadic tendencies - nice to see that some things remain constant in the face of technological advances
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The history of the jazz trumpet can be written in four words: Louis Armstrong Miles Davis.
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If you like Miles Davis and John Coltrane, you will like this show ... These kids play better than a lot of professionals in town. This is the top student group at the jazz school, and the students play at a very high level.
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If I had to pick one, probably Dave Brubeck ... He's the last one I saw. I think I pretty much own everything Wes Montgomery has recorded, and I have pretty much everything Miles Davis ever did. Coltrane. Lately, I'm trying to listen to people who aren't guitar players, so I'm not always stealing from t...
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Miles Davis and John Coltrane have been a big influence on me, when it comes to the philosophy of music
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Those people include the biggest names in the history of jazz: Thelonious Monk, Rollins's neighbour when he was growing up in Harlem; the young Miles Davis, who thought Rollins's improv skills came close to Charlie Parker's; and Coleman Hawkins, pioneer of the tenor saxophone. Let me tell you what I do ...
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Listening is so important ... I've learned over the years that you have to hear the dance because there's a language behind it. Whether it's Miles Davis or Michael Jackson, it's not about pounding rhythms over someone else, it's about sharing.
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The centre is a great piece of Toronto history. Led Zeppelin, the Clash, Miles Davis all played here
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Our music is Curtis Mayfield, Santana, Miles Davis, Fania All-Stars, mixed with MGMT, Kings of Leon, and the Budos Band, to name a few.
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When you come from a little stuffy place in Connecticut and then you see Miles Davis , who could give an ugly leer. You see all of the people in the flesh.
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I listen to a lot of '40s jazz — Miles Davis and (John) Coltrane and (Charles) Mingus. And a lot of crazy, '60s big band stuff. I pretty much have everything Burt Bacharach has ever done. Louis Prima, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Band ... When I turn 60, I can pull a Rod Stewart and do a big band r...
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She wanted to sing down here, and Miles Davis was playing at the time ... And Max asked Miles, as the story goes, if he'd accompany her. And Miles, in his inimitable fashion, says, 'I don't play for no girls.' And he didn't.
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Larry Young was a jazz organist who made a record called Lawrence of Newark in 1973 that the Psychic Ills is real into ... Sometimes his organ is treated with effects, and sometimes it’s clean and percussive, but it’s most always on an Eastern tangent on that record. He also played on Miles Davis’ Bitch...
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Lots of modern R&B — anything Maxwell, Conya Doss or Chico Debarge-ish; old school jazz — particularly Miles Davis, Ahmad Jamal and John Coltrane, and all types of talk radio news from NPR to WJBO.
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The trumpet is a really moody, subtle instrument in the hands of Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie and all those people.
SOURCE: Irish Times
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