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Miles Davis (featuring Bob Dorough): Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern) (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 12, 08

The cynical, bah-humbug "Blue Xmas" was probably not what Columbia executives had in mind in 1962 when they asked Mil...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOB DOROUGH

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John McLaughlin: Miles Davis (Rating: 82/100) posted in Music September 26, 08

"Miles Davis" is one of two songs on Electric Dreams meant to honor Miles. The other, "The Dark Prince," actually deb...

Miles Davis: In A Silent Way / Shhh / Peaceful / It's About That Time (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music June 02, 08

Make no mistake about it. There is controversy surrounding this recording. What the hell is a "reconstruction & mix t...

Miles Davis: It Could Happen To You (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music September 02, 09

In 1956, with a new recording contract from Columbia (and several recordings already in the can for them), Miles Davi...

Miles Davis: Bemsha Swing (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

Miles Davis’s Christmas Eve 1954 session was the one where, legend had it, Miles instructed Monk to “lay out” while t...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL THELONIOUS MONK PERFORMANCES

The pianist Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) was bebop’s mad genius. He and a handful of others created the jazz form, and...

Miles Davis: Oleo (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 25, 07

Miles Davis first recorded "Oleo" in 1954 with its composer Sonny Rollins on tenor. Two years later, Miles was leadin...

Miles Davis: On Green Dolphin Street (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music October 27, 07

    Miles Davis, photo by Herb Snitzer Originally issued on Jazz Track, an LP that devoted one s...

Miles Davis: Stella by Starlight (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 01, 07

"Stella by Starlight" is from Victor Young's film score for The Uninvited (1944), about a music critic and wannabe co...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HARMON-IZED TRUMPETS

"It has heretofore been a great annoyance for the neighborhood if a person commences to practice on a brass inst...

Miles Davis: There is No Greater Love (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 01, 07

In 1955, Miles Davis made the Harmon-muted trumpet his signature. Too bad a sound cannot be patented the way John Str...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HARMON-IZED TRUMPETS

"It has heretofore been a great annoyance for the neighborhood if a person commences to practice on a brass inst...

Miles Davis-Gil Evans: My Ship (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music July 10, 09

This cut is beauty personified. There's nothing seemingly complex or unusual, but even the simple half-note pads tha...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MARIA SCHNEIDER SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL GIL EVANS TRACKS

In 2006, during a “listening session” with New York Times music writer Ben Ratliff, Maria Schneider compared Gil Evan...

Miles Davis: My Ship (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music July 10, 09

"My Ship,” helmed by arranger Gil Evans to a port of pure bliss, is the most sublime 4½ minutes in all of music. In p...

Miles Davis: My Funny Valentine (1956) (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music January 20, 09

Miles's first recording of "My Funny Valentine" was made at the end of a marathon session designed to complete his co...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MY FUNNY VALENTINE

            My Funny Valentine, artwork by Suzanne Cerny ...

Charlie Parker: Billie's Bounce (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 06, 07

Bebop's breakthrough came in 1945, when it arrived on Manhattan’s 52nd Street, and Diz & Bird made its first great re...

Charlie Parker: Bird Gets the Worm (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music November 23, 07

This track has no pretense of melody. The red light comes on, Parker sets a furious tempo, and the musicians take off...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ FOR THE BIRDS

It's only fitting. Since birds inspire us with their songs, composers return the favor, dedicating music in every gen...

Charlie Parker: Now's the Time (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music November 01, 07

One of my favorite moments teaching musicians at the annual Stanford Jazz Camp was a longstanding workshop tradition:...

Miles Davis: Jean-Pierre (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 25, 07

    Miles Davis, artwork by Michael Symonds The year 1981 marked the return of Miles Davis...

Miles Davis: Country Son (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music July 13, 09

Opening up with a slow but rewarding introduction, Miles Davis sounds like 1950s Miles Davis on this track. At first ...

Miles Davis: Circle (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

It's a long way from Miles's Harmon-ized landmark "There Is No Greater Love" (1955) to the untethered flotation of mi...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HARMON-IZED TRUMPETS

"It has heretofore been a great annoyance for the neighborhood if a person commences to practice on a brass inst...

Miles Davis: Footprints (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music January 18, 08

Miles Davis’ great mid-'60s quintet was at the height of their powers when they recorded Miles Smiles in the fall of ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSSENTIAL WAYNE SHORTER TRACKS

Early stints with Horace Silver and Maynard Ferguson introduced Wayne Shorter’s riveting sound to the jazz community ...

Miles Davis: The Duke (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music March 27, 08

(Editor's note: Miles Ahead was the first Miles Davis/Gil Evans collaboration for the Columbia label, with the extrao...

This track review is included in: DESERT ISLAND DOZENS: PETER ERSKINE

In the music world, but especially in the jazz world, everyone wants to know what everybody else is listening to. So ...

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