The two marathon sessions, May 11 and October 26, 1956, that created Workin' With the Miles Davis Quintet along with Cookin', Relaxin' and Steamin' might have been written off by Davis as a mere ...

Miles Davis’ live work with his Second Great Quintet — as documented in a handful of unreleased French concerts — is the focus of the upcoming eighth volume in the late jazz legend’s ...

From a 1949 festival appearance while in his early 20s, the trumpeter/bandleader/composer went on to play more often in France than in any other country outside of the U.S. With a Miles Davis Quintet ...

outlined the impending release of Miles in France—Miles Davis Quintet 1963/64: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8, due out on Nov. 8, 2024, on six CD and eight LP sets, representing four hours of ...

In November, the Miles Davis Bootleg Series released volume 8, “Miles in France—Miles Davis Quintet 1963/64” (Legacy/Columbia), which shows how Davis’s small groups adapted in the years ...

Miles Davis; “Miles in France 1963 & 1964 — Miles Davis Quintet: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8″ (Sony) 1963 was a pivotal year for Miles Davis, and this six-CD, eight-LP set finds him on the ...

Shorter, a tenor saxophonist, made his debut in 1959 and would go on to be a foundational member of two of the most seminal jazz groups: Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and the Miles Davis Quintet.

In the mid-'60s, Shorter solidified the second coming of the Miles Davis Quintet, joining Davis, bassist Ron Carter, drummer Tony Williams and pianist Herbie Hancock. It was there that he was able ...

“Discussing Miles makes you feel like ... Young Lions Jazz Conservatory. Some of Davis’ music will also be showcased at the Aug. 17 concert by a quintet of his conservatory students, who ...

That energy also powers their take on Wayne Shorter’s “Footprints,” best known from the Miles Davis Quintet’s 1967 LP “Miles Smiles,” the album that Miller said showed her what a band ...