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Birth of the Cool is a compilation album by the American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis, released in February 1957 by Capitol Records. [ nb 1 ] It compiles eleven tracks recorded by Davis's nonet for the label over the course of three sessions during 1949 and 1950.
It was donated to the school by Arthur "Buddy" Gist, who met Davis in 1949 and became a close friend. The gift was the reason why the jazz program at UNCG is named the Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program. [221] In 1986, the New England Conservatory awarded Davis an honorary doctorate for his contributions to music. [222]
King of Cool: Dean Martin; King of Jazz: Paul Whiteman; King of the Jazz Guitar: Django Reinhardt; King of the Jukebox: Louis Jordan; King of Swing: Benny Goodman a.k.a. "the Patriarch of the Clarinet", "the Professor", "Swing's Senior Statesman" Klook-Mop or Klook: Kenny Clarke; Knife (The): Pepper Adams
Cool & Collected is a compilation album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released in 2006 by Columbia Records and recorded from 1955 through 1984. Track listing [ edit ]
Boplicity is a jazz composition which has become a standard. It was written by Miles Davis and Gil Evans for the 1957 album Birth of the Cool, but credited to "Cleo Henry", which was the maiden name of Davis' mother. [2] [3] It was composed in the key of F major. [4]
Adderley formed his own group with his brother Nat after signing onto the Savoy jazz label in 1955. He was noticed by Miles Davis, and it was because of his blues-rooted alto saxophone that Davis asked him to play with his group. [6] He joined the Davis band in October 1957, three months prior to the return of John Coltrane to the group.
Miles Smiles is an album by the jazz musician Miles Davis. It was released on February 16, 1967 [ 1 ] through Columbia Records . It was recorded by Davis and his second quintet at Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York City on October 24 and October 25, 1966. [ 4 ]
The film was made for the PBS American Masters television series [8] and premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. [9] [10] It uses interviews that Nelson has done with people who knew Davis, and with scholars, as well as still photographs and film clips.