Dear Captain Awesome, I'm writing you this email because my ears are exhausted from listening to new age music and I would like you to help me discover new genres of music (Well, new for me and I suppose, old for the world). As a child I've been exposed to Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong and I've been singing standard songs like 'Funny Valentine' and 'Summertime' ever since I could remember, but I haven't really taken the time to make jazz music my own. Actually, I haven't even taken the time to acquaint myself with [...]
We were deeply saddened to hear about the passing of the great Sam Rivers. That last name is as right as rain - his talents were so varied, multifarious, they were like streams that fed into the greater ocean of jazz. Best known as great saxophonist equally adept at the tenor and soprano, he was also a remarkable flutist and pianist, who quietly put his stamp on both instruments. As anyone who has seen Rivers live can attest, he was an astonishing improviser who could instantly summon pieces that were both dramatic and affecting, wrought in [...]
The recordings from their 1967 European tour are some of the only existing documentation of the band performing compositions from the extraordinary series of studio albums they made between 1965-1967 -- E.S.P., Miles Smiles, Sorcerer and Nefertiti. Now fans can hear live versions of "Agitation" (from E.S.P.), "Footprints" and "Gingerbread Boy" ( from Miles Smiles), "Masquelero" (from Sorcerer
Photo by G. Miles Davis' Grave New York. If you really want to bend your noodle and see the legendary Miles Davis' grave, take a trip to Woodlawn Cemetary in the Bronx . The cemetary is stunningly gorgeous. It also houses the final resting places of legends such as Duke Ellington, Celia Cruz, Lionel Hampton and writer Herman Melville. <!-- [...]
Containing 3 rare and previously unreleased concerts from San Francisco 1970, England 1970 and Melbourne Australia 1988. These concerts highlight the genius that was Miles Davies and are also an important piece of jazz history. All discs have been digitally remastered for superior sound quality .The iconic artwork and in dept sleeve notes make this a must have release for all true jazz fans.
admittedly, i dont know much about miles davis, or actually jazz in general. its a shame, cause i have tried or been meaning to get into said genre for at least a few years now, but still havent made a real effort. for those jazz aficionado's what are 2-5 records that i should start with? i think this is actually for sale, but the cheapest i have seen it has been a hundred bucks. so, i figured what the hell? 1. four 1 2. all [...]
Filed under: News , R.I.P. Gems, Redferns Sam Rivers , the jazz saxophonist who performed with legends like Miles Davis and Billie Holliday and was highly influential in the avant-garde scene, died on Monday, Dec. 26, from pneumonia in Orlando, Fla . He was 88. Born into a family of musicians, Rivers played piano, soprano saxophone, flute and his main instrument, the tenor saxophone. Influenced by Coleman Hawkins [...]
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This is your Daily 2% - Chilled and Ready to Serve . We will try to bring you one "chill" track every day. This is for when you get home and you are trying to unwind. You reach for that glass of wine or that unlit Black & Mild or maybe you reach for something more herbal. This track is for those times. We are just your milkmen and I'm here to make a delivery. Chill... Today's delivery is brought to you by Miles Davis . This jazz musician needs no real introduction but, at the [...]
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This is your Daily 2% - Chilled and Ready to Serve. We will try to bring you one "chill" track every day. This is for when you get home and you are trying to unwind. You reach for that glass of wine or that unlit Black & Mild or maybe you reach for something more [...]
I figure by now everyone is tired of holiday music, so I decided I wouldn't put you all through more of that. Today I'm featuring a cozy song (to stay in and drink hot cocoa on this snowy day, especially for those who are experiencing the Denver weather), without any holiday sentiment to it. "Moon Dreams" comes from Miles Davis's 1957 release The Birth of the Cool – a compilation of 78rpm singles from 1949-1959 – the record that started the West Coast sound in jazz, otherwise known as cool jazz, the more orchestrated, often slower, [...]
If you thought last week was slim pickins' then get a load of this week. Actually don't, just chill out till next year. Unless you want to buy that Rush DVD and burn it and send me the video... I will totally post it and send you something cool in return. Like a print of Win Butler's I took from underneath his crotch , how does that grab you? Common: The Dreamer, The Believer Conan O'Brien and the Legally Prohibited Band: [...]
Thanks to Lulu Rouge and Ts Bar for a smashing friday. Have been more dead then alive this weekend, so have really been looking forward to Mr B's Chill Session. Have a nice sunday everybody. Whit these tracks I'm not worried....-my sunday will be nothing less than perfect. The Wolf Feat Howlin Wolf, Wagagagama Bootleg [...]
Our look at the best releases of the year kicks off today with an annual traditional around these parts that we don't see elsewhere – a list of the best live archival releases from the past 12 months. These are all albums which feature music pulled from the artists' archives that had never been officially released until 2011. All in all 2011 was an exceptional year for archival releases as more acts and labels are realizing the benefits of opening their vaults. For this list we focused on straight live archival releases, [...]
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UPDATE: Thought we'd re-post some of our more popular Christmas efforts; this one gets requests every year. This was one of the coolest albums of Christmas music ever. Originally released in 1962, this unassuming little compilation featured an all-star cast of jazz luminaries like Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and others. It was reissued on vinyl in 1980 (cover pictured above) but now it has disappeared into the mists of time. Don't bother looking for it on CD - [...]
Not a whole heck of a lot to talk about. the RHCP reissue is pretty cool I guess. I love me some Miles Davis. If you like the Gorillaz you probably already have all "The Singles" so I don't really see the point there. Today, you can color me... meh. Adele: Live At the Royal Albert Hall (CD/DVD) Beyonce: Live at Roseland: The Elements of 4 [dvd] Captain Beefheart: Doc at the Radar Station (reissue) [vinyl] Chadwick [...]
Here, you might think, is a girl staring up at sky, a cat having a meal, a maple tree in autumn. But there is your first mistake. This modern world we inhabit is forever offering up its lazy, overstuffed illusions to swallow. And swallow, we do. Perhaps it is less complicated this way. When you see a girl staring up at the sky, you don't have to imagine her grasping for air, uncertain as to whether she is alive or dead, the science she applies to this task so urgently as she asks the cold spine of stars if they [...]
Stream "Serpents" from Brooklyn's Sharon Van Etten 's upcoming Feb 2012 release, Tramp , on Jagjaguwar Van Etten working with Aaron Dessner of The National to produce the album and offering his garage studio for her to live and record in, with the new LP promising collaborations with Wye Oak and Julianna Barwick , amongst others. TRAMP TRACKLISTING: 01. Warsaw 02. Give Out 03. Serpents 04. Kevin's 05. Leonard [...]
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