Miles Davis

<body text="#000000" link="#666666" vlink="#000000" alink="#FFFFFF" bgcolor="#99CCCC"> <center><h1>Miles Davis</h1></center> <p><b>Miles Davis</b> debuted on Columbia Records with 'Round About Midnight, which established his classic first quintet and defined hard bop. As a result of Miles' exposure John Coltrane began to develop a reputation amongst musicians as a major voice. Milestones was Davis' first use of modes and joined by Cannonball Adderly the band became a powerful sextet. The '58 Sessions introduced Bill Evans to the world of Miles Davis and Evans' influence was apparent from these initial sessions. <p><b>Miles</b>' attitude became more focused and romantic and resulted in the Kind Of Blue recording, which many consider to be one of Jazz Music's great recordings. Someday My Prince Will Come brought Miles into a funkier setting with Hank Mobley and Wynton Kelly joining Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb. Coltrane was brought in to record two songs on this session. <p>These albums are the definitive examples of how <b>Miles Davis</b>' voice was the catalyst for Gil Evans' lush and simpatico orchestrations. Miles Ahead was the first major production that Columbia undertook on behalf of Miles and the music is powerful and exciting. Porgy And Bess furthered the collaborative efforts of Davis and Evans with this glorious recording. On Porgy And Bess Miles was given the background by Gil Evans that allowed him to be the "singer of songs" that Gil wanted him to be. Sketches Of Spain (based on Rodrigo's "Concerto De Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra") was the most successful blending of jazz and classical music and created for Miles a sound that he developed further in his career. Quiet Nights was an attempt to define the Brazilian sound that was becoming fashionable during the early Sixties. The album has some fine moments, but failed to live up to the other three.  <p><font face="arial,helvetica" size="2"> Notice: Your browser does not support frames!<br><br> Some of the features on this site require a frames-capable browser. For best results, we recommend that you download the latest version of <a href="http://home.netscape.com/download/sd_cc32d474en.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Netscape Navigator</a> or <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Internet Explorer</a><p> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.sonymusic.com/images/animated_logo.gif" width="88" height="31" border="0"></a> <a href="http://home.netscape.com/download/sd_cc32d474en.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.sonymusic.com/images/netscape_now_anim.gif" width="90" height="30" border="0"></a> <p>AOL Users: You must be running AOL 2.5 or later for Windows to use Netscape (Keyword: UPGRADE). You will also need to download and install WINSOCK.DLL (Keyword: WINSOCK). Macintosh users should contact AOL directly for help.<br><br> Go to <a href="http://www.legacyrecordings.com/" target="_blank">Legacy Recordings</a> for more information on Miles Davis.</font> </body>