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ISSUE: November 15, 2009

Articles about Miles Davis

All That Jazz - 9-15-2009

Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong would feel right at home in jazz-happy Tokyo, Japan.

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...patrons seem like lackluster fans. The owner of Miles Davis’ Cafe actually changed his name to Miles and has...

...fans. The owner of Miles’ Cafe actually changed Miles Davis name to Miles and has told people that Miles...

...of Miles’ Cafe actually changed his name to Miles Davis and has told people that Miles Davis came to him...

Music - 4-1-2001

FROM THE VAULTS MILES DAVIS AND JOHN COLTRANE MILES DAVIS & JOHN COLTRANE: THE BEST OF THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA RECORDINGS (1955-1961) (COLUMBIA LEGACY) This best-of of a best-of compiles the key moments of ...

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...le>2008-12-12 FROM THE VAULTS Miles Davis AND JOHN COLTRANE MILES DAVIS & JOHN...

...THE VAULTS MILES DAVIS AND JOHN COLTRANE Miles Davis & JOHN COLTRANE: THE BEST OF THE COMPLETE...

...key moments of last year’s mammoth Miles Davis/ Coltrane box set that recently garnered two...

Break On Through You Might Not Know These Up-and-comers Yet, But We Think You Should. - 6-1-2006

She went from having never sung a note in her life to releasing three albums — and being compared to June Carter Cash. Meet Carrie Rodriguez. It could have been so easy for sultry Mexican-American songstress Carrie Rodriguez to play u...

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... Holland cites Miles Davis and his album In a Silent Way as a major...

...Holland cites Miles Davis and Miles Davis album In a Silent Way as a major influence on...

...album In a Silent Way as a major influence on Miles Davis recent material. "[ In a Silent Way ] was a very...

Music - 8-1-2001

COME FULL CIRCLE Miles Davis Miles Davis At Fillmore East (March 7, 1970): It’s About That Time (Columbia Legacy Jazz) Venerable trumpeter Miles Davis, who broke every rule in jazz seconds after he constructed it, is a...

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...e>2008-12-12 COME FULL CIRCLE Miles Davis Miles Davis At Fillmore East (March 7, 1970):...

... (Columbia Legacy Jazz) Venerable trumpeter Miles Davis, who broke every rule in jazz seconds after he...

...who broke every rule in jazz seconds after Miles Davis constructed it, is at his best on this...

Musically Gifted - 12-1-2004

Wrap up one of these sweet box sets for the music lover in your life.Andrea BocelliAndrea (Philips/Sugar, $18.98)As he gears up for a world tour and an NBC special on December 18, the latest from this popular singer who resides under the Tuscan sun ...

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... Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis, 1963-1964 (Columbia Legacy, $130) Surprise the...

... fanatic on your gift list with this 7-CD set of Miles Davis blowing his trumpet alongside a mighty fine...

...list with this 7-CD set of Mr. Davis blowing Miles Davis trumpet alongside a mighty fine quintet of...

Music - 10-1-2001

JAZZMAN Chicago-born pianist/jazz innovator Herbie Hancock launched his career at the tender age of 11, when he performed a Mozart concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Over the next four decades, he’s played with the likes o...

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... decades, he’s played with the likes of Miles Davis, Tony Bennett, Sonny Rollins, and Wayne Shorter.

...only musicians — like Donald Byrd and Miles Davis — but philosophers, my parents,...

Music - 8-1-2002

IN CONCERT Simon & Garfunkel Live From New York City 1967 (Columbia/Legacy) Before the 1981 concert in Central Park, there was this, an earlier live recording from the folk duo that mellowed the world with such hits a...

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...that these guys could harmonize like no other. Miles Davis The Last Word: The Warner Bros. Years (Warner...

...The Warner Bros. Years (Warner Bros., $65) Miles Davis is boxed up once again in this four-disc...

There Ought To Be A Law - 10-15-2001

Great restaurants should be protected, at least as much as whales and trees. I’m not big on passing new legislation. I figure we have plenty already. But I think we ought to consider the passage of a Restaurant Preservation Ordinance.

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...It also drew the cognoscenti of jazz, such as Miles Davis and Roberta Flack. It had been written up in...

...occurred to me that I was sitting where King or Miles Davis may have sat, and I felt humbled. ...

Music - 3-15-2002

CASSANDRA WILSON Belly of the Sun (Blue Note) Belly is the first new studio release from Grammy-award-winning jazz beauty Wilson since her 1999 tribute to Miles Davis, Traveling Miles. Breathy and sensual, this album was recorded in a...

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...jazz beauty Wilson since her 1999 tribute to Miles Davis, Traveling Miles. Breathy and sensual, this...

What's In Store For The Holidays - 11-15-2007

Our festive window displays (a.k.a. our annual gift guide) will give you more ideas than you can shake a sprig of mistletoe at.

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...Pop-Up (Little Simon), by David Pelham, $27. Miles Davis: The Complete On the Corner Sessions CD set,...

History Does Repeat Itself - Over And Over - 12-15-2007

Music reissuing gives the phrase Play It Again, Sam a whole new meaning.

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...Unusual treatment for a classic? Not at all. Miles Davis''s Kind of Blue has been offered seven...

(not So) Hard To Handle - 3-1-2008

THINK CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN IS HARD WORK?TRYDOING IT WHEN you're BLIND.NANCY DREW HAS CHANGED A LOT SINCE SHE FIRST BURST ONTOTHEMYSTERY-SOLVING SCENE.PLUS MUCH MORE.

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...to do some things and relearn some things. Miles Davis

Your approach in releasing ...

... to do some things and relearn some things. As Miles Davis said, "Let the music change me."
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35 Must-have Cds/aw Staff Picks - 9-1-2001

When we asked American Way staffers to narrow their music collections to just one CD, we ended up with an amazing multidiscipline collection of 35. See if your favorite made our list. Think we missed one? Tell us!

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...anyone who cares at all about rock-and-roll. Miles Davis'' Kind of Blue, a shimmeringly beautiful record...

Music - 10-15-2001

SOLITARY MEN Miles Davis The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions (Columbia Legacy Jazz, $49.98) This three-disc collection takes the listener through a mere five months of Mr. Davis’ recordings, from September 24, 1968, ...

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...title>2008-12-12 SOLITARY MEN Miles Davis The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions (Columbia...

... takes the listener through a mere five months of Miles Davis’ recordings, from September 24, 1968,...

Hot Ink, Cool Sounds, And Silver Screen - 1-15-2003

OCEAN SOUND WAVES VARIOUS ARTISTS A Beach of Dreams (North Star Music) This first of a pair of CDs dedicated to tropical-flavored tunes for virtual vacationers may be just the ticket to getting away when you can’t quite p...

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... and Sarah Vaughn are validated as Valdés tackles Miles Davis’ “Billie’s...

Jeff Tweedy’s Sweet Home - 6-1-2007

Chicago has a rich musical past, so it only makes sense that Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, the owner of perhaps the richest musical presence around, makes his home there.

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...to incorporate influences as disparate as Miles Davis, Harry Nilsson, midperiod Pink Floyd, and Abbey...

The Essential One - 8-1-2007

Pick just one album for the rest of your life. Tricky choice? Imagine how hard it is for a music critic to choose. By Jenna SchnuerSongs have not remained the same s...

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...last 20 years or something. Two of them were by Miles Davis, so I went out and bought those two albums. Kind...

Word Of Mouth - 1-1-2008

Going to St. Louis? Then ditch the guidebook and follow these famous locals as they show you the city their way.

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... mini-bios of more than 120 St. Louis stars, like Miles Davis, Yogi Berra, and Kevin Kline. Have a hamburger...