Miles Davis & John Coltrane - Kind of blue
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.
Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s: he played on various early bebop records and recorded one of the first cool jazz records; he was partially responsible for the development of hard bop and modal jazz, and both jazz-funk and jazz fusion arose from his work with other musicians in the late 1960s and early 1970s; and his final album blended jazz and rap. Many leading jazz musicians made their names in Davis’s groups, including pianist Herbie Hancock, saxophonist John Coltrane, saxophonist Kenny Garrett, and guitarist John McLaughlin.
As a trumpeter, Davis had a pure, round sound but also an unusual freedom of articulation and pitch. He was known for favoring a low register and relatively sparse playing that served the song rather than display flashy playing, but Davis was also capable of highly complex and technically demanding trumpet work.
On March 13, 2006 Davis was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has also been inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame, Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame, and Down Beat’s Jazz Hall of Fame.
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Michael Brecker leads an all star ensemble, including Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, John Patitucci, and Jack DeJohnette.
The Stryker/Slagle Band playing Six Four Teo from their new CD “The Scene” (Zoho) at Iridium NYC 10/1/08
12/17/08 - The Mt. Diablo Winter Concert 2008 (Part 1)
Joshua Redman’s rendition of “St. Thomas” from his album Spirit of the Moment: Live at the Village Vanguard.
Horatio Gordon and his band plays “Europa” on Saxophone as the winner of Fox Studios “Fox Rocks” talent contest. The concert was on July 24, 2008. This jazz song was originally written by Carlos Santana and made famous by Gato Barbieri.
Farmers Market and Michael Brecker at NortSee Jazzfestival 2004.
11/19/08 - The Diablo Valley College (DVC) Jazz Studies program presents The 2008 Annual Mt. Diablo Jazz Festival feat. The Mount Diablo High School Jazz Band.
Walker playing accompanying a Stan Getz song, his newly discovered, favorite jazz artist. The song is called “The Peacocks”. Song ends 10 seconds early, computer problems, which hopefully atones for the videos abrupt ending.
Recorded: Dial Studios Los Angeles, California March 28, 1946