For Martin Klimas ' latest art project, he arranged paint on massive speakers, turned up the sound up, and photographed the results. Klimas says his major influence was Hans Jenny, the father of cymatics, which is the study of wave phenomena. The resulting images of this project are Klimas’s attempt to answer the question “ What does music look like? ” Above is what Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew" looks like. [via kottke ]
Miles Davis, aka one of the coolest jazz cats of all time, is about to be immortalized through another means. ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ miles-davis-getting-his-own-st amp/60978/
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British singer/songriter Michael Kiwanuka is a fresh cup of coffee for a world of drowsy, early morning, soul music. Michael comes equipped with melodic guitars, light percussion, and a voice that's somewhere between Otis Redding , Miles Davis , Bill Withers , and Robert Pattinson. The title track of his new CD, "Home Again", is an introspective take on the comfort and safety of home, and how you long for it when you're away. Home again , Michael's new album, will be out on March 26th 2012 on Mumford & Sons [...]
Jason Miles has been around for a long time, programming synths for and jamming with the likes of Miles Davis and Luther Vandross, let alone producing other side projects over the years. DJ Logic has been around, too, working with ?uestlove, Vernon Reid, Marcus Miller and many more. The two have been through a lot [...]
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.
Happy New Year to All of you. We have just entered the new year, Let us join hands and celebrate the year in which we are not going to die, but prosper. We are going to Rise Up and beat down whatever that comes in our way. Cheers. JADE, New Year Edition. CC - Colorblind (O.S. Edit) Deadmau5 put up a new song last week, a slower track of [...]
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, [...]
Photo by G. Art by Mr. Brainwash. Miles Davis by Mr. Brainwash
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 - [...]
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