A music blog written by Rich Brown
John Coltrane is one of the most influential and imitated Jazz musicians to ever sound a note. I know the first music I ever heard Coltrane play is on the Miles Davis album “Kind of Blue”. That started me on a lifelong quest to familiarize myself with every recorded sound Trane has made. If his... Continue Reading →
I have to admit, I ran across the name “Cannonball” Adderley for the first time on an album by the Miles Davis sextet. Kind of Blue is probably the best selling jazz album in history, and like many musicians, I have memorized every note. Miles had fired John Coltrane for continued drug problems, and had... Continue Reading →
Miles Dewey Davis III was a musician who let nothing stand in his way. The late 1950’s were an especially fertile time in his recording career. For the first half of the decade, Miles was under recording contract with Prestige records. His reputation grew, as well as his ambition. Prestige was sometimes known as the... Continue Reading →
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