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 ...

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.

When he joined the Miles Davis Quintet in 1964, after a lengthy stint as Art Blakey’s musical director, Shorter’s impact was succinct and immediate: The group stayed cool and steady ...

Wayne Shorter, the legendary, Grammy-winning saxophonist who — in addition to his own renowned albums and work with jazz supergroup Weather Report — collaborated with the likes of Miles Davis ...

Together they made up two fifths of Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet. "I was always frightened playing with Miles," he laughs. "It was very intimidating. I always wanted to be at my best ...