In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday May 26th, 2021 with Ron Steeds
The Music Of Miles Davis, Born May 26, 1926
Miles Davis was born May 26, 1926 in Alton, Illinois. His father bought him his first trumpet at age 13. Miles would go on to be instrumental in changing the direction of jazz five times - bebop, birth of the cool, modal jazz, electric rock-inspired jazz and pop-inspired jazz. Tonight we sample two hours of his vast body of work from 1945 to 1970.
| In A Mellow Tone Duke Ellington Orchestra - The Blanton Webster Years - RCA Victor |
| Set 1 - Early Miles 1945-1952 |
| That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch Rubberlegs Williams & Herbie Fields Band - First Miles - Savoy |
| Time On My Hands Billie Eckstine - I Ain't Like That - Membran |
| Half Nelson Charlie Parker - First Miles - Savoy |
| Godchld Miles Davis - Birth Of The Cool - Capitol |
| Boplicty Miles Davis - Birth Of The Cool - Capitol |
| Morpheus Miles Davis - Miles Davis And Horns - Prestige |
| Down Miles Davis - Miles Davis And Horns - Prestige |
| Yesterdays Miles Davis - Volume 1 - Blue Note |
| Chance It Miles Davis - Volume 1 - Blue Note |
| Set 2 - Becoming a Leader |
| Lazy Susan Miles Davis - Volume 2 - Blue Note |
| It Never Entered My Mind Miles Davis - Volume 2 - Blue Note |
| Compulsion Miles Davis - Collectors' Items - Prestige |
| Old Devil Moon Miles Davis - Blue Haze - Prestige |
| You Don't Know What Love Is Miles Davis - Walkin' - Prestige |
| Doxy Miles Davis - Bag's Groove - Prestige |
| Green Haze Miles Davis - The Musings Of Miles - Prestige |
| Set 3 - The Coltrane Years |
| Round Midnight Miles Davis - Round About Midnight - Columbia |
| Half Nelson Miles Davis - Workin' - Prestige |
| Miles Miles Davis - Milestones - Columbia |
| Blue In Green Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue - Columbia |
| Fran-Dance Miles Davis - Live In Stockholm 1960 - A.V.I. |
| Set 4 - The Shorter Years |
| E.S.P. Miles Davis - E.S.P. - Columbia |
| Orbits Miles Davis - Miles Smiles - Columbia |
| The Sorcerer Miles Davis - Sorcerer - Columbia |
| Frelon Brun Miles Davis - Filles De Kilimanjaro - Columbia |
| John McLaughlin Miles Davis - Bitches Brew - Columbia |
| Gemini / Double Image Miles Davis - Live/Evil - Columbia |
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Good stuff, Ron! How do you distill Miles Davis to two hours? I am partial to the Shorter years and especially explorations like In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew. Even with "less Miles" on those late 60s and 70s albums, you can't go wrong with a cast of Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, and Teo Macero's production.
10:45 PM, May 26th, 2021