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Throughout a professional career lasting 50 years, Miles Davis played the trumpet in a lyrical, introspective, and melodic style.
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That's What Happened 1982-1985: The Bootleg Series Vol. 7 on 3CD and 2xLP highlights release on white vinyl comes Sept 16. Listen to the first track "What's Love Got To Do With It" and pre-order now!
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Miles performs "I Fall in Love Too Easily" live in Copenhagen, 1969.
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Today marks the 64th anniversary of "Kind of Blue."
Kind of Blue was an exercise not only in primarily blues structures, but also in generating an abiding melancholy —an emotional cohesion unlike any other title in Davis’ catalog. Listen Here:
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Celebrating the life of the jazz legend, Miles Davis! 🎺🎶 Born on this day in 1926.
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Best Jazz Performance indeed. 52 years ago Miles Davis won his second ever GRAMMY for his performance of "Bitches Brew."
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Remembering Miles Davis, who left us on this day in 1991. 🕊
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'Kind of Blue,' one of the most popular jazz albums of all time was released on this day in 1959. Despite the album being deemed as one of the greatest albums of all time by many critics — ironically, Miles Davis referred to it as a "failed experiment."
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"Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool" the film was released 3 years ago today. Did you watch? 🎥
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65 years ago today, Miles Davis released 'Kind of Blue.' Revered as a classic work, and inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame in 1992. Today we celebrate its lasting legacy within the jazz world and beyond. 🎺❤️
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Happy 52nd Anniversary to Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew" album!
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Genius. Innovator. Legend. Remembering the man who changed music forever. Rest in peace, Miles Davis, who passed away on this day in 1991 🖤
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A Genius, Innovator, and Legend. Today we remember Miles Davis for his ingenuity, creativity, and successes as being one of the greatest musicians of his time. 🕊️
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Happy International Jazz Day! Miles performs "Bitches' Brew," the titular track from the groundbreaking album, live in Copenhagen in 1969.
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On this day in 1969, Miles began recording Bitches Brew, the experimental Jazz album that redefined the future of the genre.
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63 years ago today, Miles won his first-ever GRAMMY for 'Best Jazz Composition of More than Five Minutes' for Sketches of Spain.
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Experience the evolution of Miles’ sound with his live performance in Copenhagen in 1969 🎺
Watch here:
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Miles performs "Burn" at Amnesty International, 38 years ago today. 🎺
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Miles Davis performs "So What" at the Robert Herridge Theater in New York on this day in 1959.
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Miles Davis performing "Agitation" live in Copenhagen, which was part of the album "E.S.P" released in 1965.
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Today, we celebrate the life of Miles Davis who was born on this day 1926. 🕊🎺
What’s your favorite Miles song or album to listen to?
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Miles Davis signed to Columbia Records 65 years ago this month. Together they created some of the most significant jazz recordings of the 20th century.
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"Big Fun" was released on this day in 1974. Happy 48th anniversary to this album!
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Miles Davis won his first ever Grammy on this day in 1961 for "Sketches of Spain."
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Leading an army of all-stars into the studio, Miles defied all conventional styles, joining the loose ends of jazz, rock and funk into a groundbreaking new sound. Celebrate 54 years with these rare tracks from the Bitches Brew Sessions.
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Miles composed and recorded the tracks for Louis Malle's first feature film Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows), which came out on this day in 1958. Listen here:
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Nothing like the sounds of Miles to bring in the Fall 🍂 Which Miles album reminds you the most of Autumn?
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56 years ago this month, Miles recorded the one-of-a-kind album "Filles De Kilimanjaro."
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Miles gave us some of the most exciting music of the twentieth century. Miles: The Autobiography, featuring a concise discography and thirty-two pages of photographs, would go on to win the American Book Award in 1990.
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On July 30, 1969, Miles Davis released "In A Silent Way," an album referred to as the calm before the storm of "Bitches Brew."
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Miles Davis and Gil Evans were an unstoppable duo. "Sketches of Spain" is their third project together, which was released on this day in 1960, and catapulted Miles into the mainstream world of music.
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What's your all-time favorite Miles Davis record? 💿
📸 via IG: fusion.thesis
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Miles' third studio album was a darker, more moody answer to the heat and volume of Miles Smiles. Herbie Hancock was nicknamed the Sorcerer by Miles, based on his playing distinguished by its own kind of muscle and push.
📸
@szymonpot
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“I'm always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning... Every day I find something creative to do with my life.” - Miles Davis
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Happy birthday to the one and only Miles Davis 🎉 Not only was he gifted with his first trumpet on his 13th birthday, but he was also gifted his very own street name in New York City years later 🎺
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During this week in 1965 Miles played at Chicago's Plugged Nickel. Released in full as an album in 1995, this collection of songs allow fans to follow history in the making as Miles and his quintet reinvented themselves onstage. Listen here:
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Over thirty years ago, Miles Davis won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Original Music Score for "Dingo", the 1992 film in which he both starred and performed on the soundtrack.
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"For me, music and life are all about style." - Miles Davis
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Filled with electronic beeps and metallic clangs, you could call this album "Metal Machine Miles." 🤖🎶 Miles On The Corner combines dance-floor rhythms with headier, top-line ideas and wide-open, musical palette.
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#NowPlaying
Sketches of Spain 🎵💛
What's your favorite track from this album?
📸 via IG: harold.whitehead
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Miles performs "It's About That Time / The Theme" live in Copenhagen, 1969.
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The ten performances comprising Miles’ last album on Columbia were recorded in January of 1985, and later released as Aura in 1989. Listen here:
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In addition to Miles' expansive music career, he also took up another skill in painting in the early 1980s as an alternative outlet of creative expression.
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"Do not fear mistakes. There are none."
Miles was never afraid to experiment and improvise while on stage, a testament to his artistry and ever-changing nature as a musician.
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Peaceful Journey, Wayne Shorter
To our beloved Wayne Shorter -- composer, orchestrator, saxophonist, husband, father, grandfather, and friend -- has made his transition at the age of 89. We love you and will miss you. Love always, Cheryl, Erin, and Vince
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"Milestones" was an achievement for Miles Davis and the jazz world. It was an excellent example of how the addition of one player can turn up the heat exponentially. The small band, hard bop interplay was released on this day in 1958. Listen here:
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"He was the best director I saw... it was the Miles Davis Show completely." - Dave Liebman
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A milestone year for a milestone album. 'Milestones' was released 65 years ago today. Listen Here:
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Live-Evil was released on this day in 1971. Half of the tracks are composites created from live recordings at Washington, D.C.’s Cellar Door club, with a slimmed-down ensemble, and the other half are studio-born and sutured together. Listen here:
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Miles and the Second Great Quintet's second concert took place on September 25, 1964 in Berlin’s Philharmonie Hall. One can hear in the music how hard the musicians are listening to one other, testing out ideas and starting to take chances.
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If you had to pick just one, what is your all-time favorite Miles track? 💭
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"Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool" won two Emmy Awards in 2021 for Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary, and Outstanding Sound.
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The recording of this concert at Fillmore West took place on April 10, 1970 but was not actually released until 1973. It features classics such as "Directions" and "Bitches Brew."
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On this day in 1969, Miles Davis appeared on the cover of the Rolling Stone magazine
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Betty Mabry, pictured on this album cover, influenced Miles Davis' taste in music and clothing sense in the early 70s as he began to listen to Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Sly Stone, and the Chambers Brothers.
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Released on this day in 2005, The Cellar Door Sessions document Miles Davis at the helm of one of his most stimulating and electrifying groups in 1970. With nearly 6 hours music, listen here:
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Happy 50th Anniversary to Miles Davis' "On The Corner!" The progressive sound and rhythms on the album are something to be celebrated everyday.
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On this day in 1998, The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions was released. One of the greatest albums of Miles’ career, this record is one of the most influential records in post-modern jazz and rock. Listen here:
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This was the first time Miles’ drawings were used for the cover of an album. 'Star People' represents Miles’ return to the blues in his repertoire.
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On this day in 1981, Miles Davis released Directions, a compilation of previously unreleased tracks recorded between 1960 and 1970.
He performed "Directions" live in Copenhagen in 1969.
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"Miles Smiles" was released 55 years ago today. Happy anniversary to this masterpiece!
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This month in 1958, Miles began recording "Porgy and Bess" with Gil Evans, which featured the duo's iconic reimagining of "Summertime." 🎺☀️
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Early September, 1958, Miles Davis shared the stage with Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, and Jimmy Rushing during an evening at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan.
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Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Sketches of Spain!
Revisit the album here:
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9 years ago today, 'Miles Davis at Newport 1955 - 1975: The Bootleg Series No. 4' was released, compiling 20 years of iconic performances from Newport, New York City, Berlin, and Switzerland.
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67 years ago this month, Miles recorded "Miles Ahead," marking his first collaboration with composer Gil Evans.
What's your favorite track?
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57 years ago this month, Miles Davis recorded "Nefertiti," which featured "Fall," "Hand Jive," "Madness," "Riot," and "Pinocchio" alongside its titular track.
📸: High Fidelity LA
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Nefertiti came out 55 years ago this weekend and the album has been re-mastered and is newly available in Dolby Atmos spatial audio at
@applemusic
. Listen to it for the first time all over again!
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We are devastated that our brother trumpeter Wallace Roney passed away today due to complications from Covid-19. Wallace was a global life force in the jazz community. He played with Miles at the historic Montreux concert directed by Quincy Jones. (1/2)
📷: Earl Gibson
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Miles Davis crafted an impromptu, modal series of tracks in a Paris radio station for Louis Malle's debut feature film, 'Ascenseur pour l'echafaud' (Elevator to the Gallows), released in 1958. 🎺 🎬
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“I'm always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning... Every day I find something creative to do with my life.”
#milesdavis
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53 years ago, Miles released 'Isle of Wight,' which featured live recordings of "Directions," "Bitches Brew," and more from the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival in England.
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Miles Davis Quintet perform "Sanctuary" live in Europe, 1969.
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Miles Davis began recording tracks for 'Round About Midnight 68 years ago today! This groundbreaking debut album with Columbia introduced his iconic sound to a mainstream audience.
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As the last acoustic jazz album Miles recorded, “Nefertiti” became a modern jazz bolero, injecting a new sense of structural freedom, with the melody serving as a mantra of sorts with Williams’ rhythmic ebb and flow steering the performance.
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On this day in 1969, Miles' producer at Columbia Records, Teo Macero, sends a memo to his higher-ups at the label: "Miles just called and said he wants this album to be titled: 'BITCHES BREW.' Please advise." Read more here:
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#NowPlaying
"On the Corner" 🎵🎺
What Miles album are you spinning today?
(📸 via IG: szymonpot)
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On this day in 1973, "Miles in Tokyo" was released, featuring live performances of "My Funny Valentine," "So What," and more from Tokyo's Kohseinenken Hall.
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It's been 66 years since Miles's 1958 performance in Newport, which was compiled into the album 'At Newport 1958' in 2001 featuring "Ah-Leu-Cha," "Straight No Chaser," and more.
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In the final week of 1954, Miles pulled together another top-tier lineup– this time billed as his all stars– to record four lengthy tracks that would yield his final two 10” titles for Prestige: Miles Davis All Stars, Vol. 1 and 2. Listen here:
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Happy
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! Celebrating the musical legacy of Miles Davis this month and every month ❤️ Did you know these facts about Miles' life and career?
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Recorded in June 1967, the compilation album "Water Babies" included outtakes from "Neferiti" and informed the direction of Miles's 1969 album "In A Silent Way."
What's your favorite track from the project?
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On this week in 1948 Miles debuts his nonet at Manhattan’s Royal Roost, the first club dedicated primarily to modern jazz. Listen to their music on Birth of the Cool here:
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60 years ago today, Miles released 'Miles Davis in Europe,' including performances of "I Thought About You," "Milestones," and more from Antibes Jazz Festival in 1963.
What's your favorite track?
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An unheard Miles Davis album is set to release this autumn! 🎺
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“Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.”
Celebrating the revolutionary ethos of Miles' music this
#BlackMusicMonth
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In October 1989, Miles received the Grand Medaille de Vermeil Award, one of Paris's highest awards, presented by the then mayor of Paris Jacques Chirac.
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An unparalleled journey through the realms of jazz, Miles Davis left an indelible mark on music history. His legendary career continues to resonate across generations. 🎺
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