Various Artists - Endless Miles: A Tribute To Miles Davis

Artist:

Various Artists

UPC:

617701002723

Description:

Personnel: George Coleman, Antoine Roney, Dave Liebman, Bob Berg (tenor saxophone); Wallace Roney, Randy Brecker (trumpet); Robert Irving III (piano, synthesizers); Harold Mabern, Geri Allen (piano); Adam Holzman (Wurlitzer, synthesizers); Gary Peacock, Buster Williams (acoustic bass); Foley (electric bass); Jimmy Cobb, Lenny White (drums); Mino Cinelu (jimbe, wave drume, percussion); Don Alias (conga).
Producers: Michael Cuscuna, Phil Ramone, Bob Belden.
Recorded live at Birdland, New York, New York on May 26, 1998. Includes liner notes by Bret Primack.
Personnel: David Liebman, George Coleman, Antoine Roney, Bob Berg (tenor saxophone); Randy Brecker, Wallace Roney (trumpet); Geri Allen, Harold Mabern (piano); Adam Holzman (electric piano, synthesizer); Robert Irving III (synthesizer); Foley (electric bass); Mino Cinelu (drums, djembe, percussion); Jimmy Cobb , Al Foster, Lenny White (drums); Don Alias (congas).
Audio Mixer: Jim Anderson .
Liner Note Author: Bret Primack.
Recording information: Birdland, New York, NY (05/26/1998).
Photographers: Chuck Pulin; Joseph A. Rosen.
Unknown Contributor Role: David Weiss .
Arranger: Adam Holzman.
There have many tributes to Miles Davis since his death in 1991. ENDLESS MILES documents a special performance on what would have been Davis` seventy-second birthday. The event was held at New York`s Birdland and served as the kick-off celebration for the official Miles Davis website, www.milesdavis.com. Hordes of Miles Davis alumni assembled to perform classic tunes from all eras of Davis` career, as family, friends and fans listened with excitement.
The event and this subsequent disc have also been used to create a scholarship for young musicians, through the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE). Things get going with a brisk reading of the classic "So What," led by trumpeter Wallace Roney. Next, Wayne Shorter`s "Nefertiti" touches on the free spirit of Davis` great `60s quintet. A blistering "Walkin`" is then followed by a synthesizer-driven, and greatly shortened, version of the seminal "In A Silent Way." Dave Leibman and Al Foster join in for a swinging "No Blues" followed by the rarely performed "The Sorcerer." Finally, after a touch of Miles` `80s pop style on "Tutu," George Coleman and Harold Mabern perform a beautiful duet of "My Funny Valentine" in a fitting tribute.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. So What
2. Nefertiti
3. Walkin`
4. In a Silent Way
5. No Blues
6. Sorcerer, The
7. Tutu
8. My Funny Valentine

Album Information

Release Date:

09/08/1998

Type:

Collection

Genre:

Jazz General

Label:

N2K Records

Catalog Number:

10027

Original Release Year:

1998

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

69 : 20

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