Reviews

Miles Davis Quintet: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Recordings (Craft)

Miles Davis got his first record deal in 1950, soon after he and Art Blakey got picked up at LAX airport for heroin possession charges. … Read More “Miles Davis Quintet: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Recordings (Craft)”

Liebman/Coffin/Wooten/Thompson/Walters/DaSilva: On the Corner Live! The Music of Miles Davis (Ear Up)

Of the many debate-prompting releases from Miles Davis’ shape-shifting career, On the Corner (1972) may top the list. The trumpeter admitted the music was influenced … Read More

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Miles Davis & John Coltrane: The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 (Columbia/Legacy)

Jazz is a music of ensembles working toward a shared common goal through improvisatory avenues, but it is most special when focused on partnerships. Bird … Read More

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Miles Davis Quintet: Freedom Jazz Dance: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5

Miles Davis’ haunting rasp “Teo … play that … Teo … Teo … Teo … Teo … play that,” closing “Gingerbread Boy” on your worn-out … Read More

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Blu-ray Review: Miles Ahead

Extras include insight-filled featurettes

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Miles Davis/Various Artists: Miles Ahead: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Enjoyable as it is, the soundtrack album for Don Cheadle’s quasi-biopic Miles Ahead prompts a query common to such releases: For whom, other than completists, … Read More

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