miles davis

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    Electric Miles – Marcus Miller Live at Jazz at Lincoln Center

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    Loved watching Christian McBride talk with Marcus Miller about this great performance celebrating the electric music of Miles Davis. And equally loved the show! That band!

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    Review: Miles from India

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    Amazing! There have been a number of Miles Davis tribute recordings released over the years, covering various periods of his storied career; both with and without alumni of his numerous bands and configurations. I’m pretty sure that I own most of them but this one, organized and led by producer Bob Belden, covering songs from…

  • cover to Re-Bop The Savoy Remixes, a compilation of remixes of music by jazz artists Charlie Parker, Modern Jazz Quartet, Cannonball Adderley, Herbie Mann, Dizzy Gillespie
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    Re-Bop: The Savoy Remixes and a Miles Davis Remix Project

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    Remix mania continues with two new compilations. Last week, Savoy Jazz’s Nu Groove imprint released Re-Bop, The Savoy Remixes. Quantic, DJ Spooky, DJ Smash, King Britt, and the ubiquitous DJ Logic are some of the top-notch remixers. Among the artists from Savoy’s catalog that receive the new rub are Charlie Parker (who was remixed in…

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    Speaking of the Remix

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    There are entire albums of one artist remixed, like Charlie Parker and Billie Holiday. Here are some others I’d love to see remixes of: The Crusaders – Verve owns that catalog so it should be no problem. Miles Davis – I believe there was a remix CD a few years ago but nothing like I’m…