Sound of Miles Davis

Synopsis

A recording made for television. Begins with Davis playing ‘So What’ with a sextet - Julian Adderly, alto; John Coltrane, tenor; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass and Jimmy Cobb, drums. The remainder of the programme shows Miles Davis playing three selections from his CBS album ‘Miles Ahead’, the orchestra being under the direction of Gil Evans. The 19-piece big band includes Ernie Royal, John Coles, Emett Berry trumpets; Frank Rehak and Jimmy Cleveland, trombones. The titles are: ‘The Duke’ (Dave Brubeck), ‘Blues for Pablo’ (Gil Evans) and ‘New Rhumba’ (Ahmad Jamal).

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 30 min. Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 30 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1959

Availability

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Uses

1st-year courses in black studies; history and development of 20-century American music.*

Subjects

Music

Keywords

Davis, Miles; jazz; performances

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Distributor

Name

TCB Releasing

Phone

01373 830769

Address

Stone House
Rudge
FROME
Somerset

Notes

89 cat still current in 94