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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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If I Were a Bell: How a Broadway Showtune Became a Miles Davis Standard
There’s a moment at the start of one of the most famous jazz records of the…
Before Bitches Brew: The Forgotten 1967 Album That Started Jazz Fusion
In 1966, a five-piece band was playing a New York club called The Scene for ten…
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Live on CBS: Grover Washington Jr.’s Final Performance
On the evening of December 17, 1999, Grover Washington Jr. was at CBS Studios in New York, recording a performance for…
LA Jazz Festival Cancelled at the Last Minute — John Legend, Janelle Monáe and More Will Have to Wait Until 2027
Los Angeles was supposed to spend more than two weeks celebrating jazz. Not with a single stage, or even a conventional…
When Coltrane & Getz Shared the Stage: A Rare 1960 European Jam
Jazz history is often told through famous bands. Miles Davis’s First Great Quintet. The John Coltrane Quartet. Oscar Peterson’s trio. Stan…
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