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Miles Davis Recorded Four Classic Albums in Two Days — To Get Out of His Contract
In 1956, Miles Davis had a problem most musicians would recognize: he owed his record label albums he no longer wanted to make for them. His solution produced four of the most revered records in jazz — in two days of studio time. Davis had…
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Stan Getz & The Brief Solo That Launched “The Sound”
Some jazz careers begin with a spectacular breakthrough. Others build more slowly, through a performance that…
Miles Davis Played a Pimp on Miami Vice. Here’s the Story.
Few people would have predicted that jazz legend Miles Davis’ first acting role would come in…
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Michael Brecker Proved the EWI Was More Than a Gimmick
When the Electronic Wind Instrument (EWI) first appeared in the early 1980s, plenty of musicians weren’t convinced. To some, it looked…
Let’s Get Lost: The Chet Baker Documentary That Became His Epitaph
Bruce Weber met Chet Baker for the first time in the winter of 1986, at a club in New York. Baker…
Friday Night in San Francisco: How Three Guitar Legends Made One of the Best-Selling Acoustic Albums Ever
By 1980, all three musicians were already stars in their own worlds. John McLaughlin had transformed jazz fusion with the Mahavishnu…
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