Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, miles davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz. Divergent interactional strategies in the miles davis quintets the. The examples for the textonly pdf version of this item are available online at. The giants of jazz series is designed to provide a method for studying, analyzing, imitating and assimilating the idiosyncratic and general facets of the styles of various jazz giants. Milestones and kind of blue 1959 are both considered essential examples of 1950s modern jazz. Miles took his musicians into the studio for the first of two sessions for kind of blue, in march, 1959. Billy boy and red garlands block chords style riccardo. The changes from oleo are considered rhythm changes because they are based on the changes to the 32 bar shortened version of i got rhythm. I was born may 26, 1926, in alton, illinois, a little river town up on the mississippi river about twentyfive miles north of east st. It was released in the united kingdom by the companys subsidiary columbia cbs in 1968 4 and in the united states during february 1969.
Miles dewey davis iii was an american jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Billy boy is a solo feature for garland and the rhythm section. The original version of i got rhythm has an extra 2 bar tag in the last a section, making the form 34 bars instead of 32 oleo is arguably the most common rhythm. His recordings include several of the most acclaimed and popular jazz albums, from the relaxed style of birth of the cool to the orchestral sketches of spain and the iconic kind of blue. All blues all of you blue in green bye bye blackbird four freddie freel. The ultimate resource for studying the work of miles davis. Nov 05, 2009 17 videos play all miles davis playlist the best playlist ever the cool jazz music channel stan getz and chet baker 1983. Even though i prepared for months, on the day of the recital i was a nervous wreck. Rising to prominence with the birth of modern jazz in the mid1940s, when he was a sideman in charlie parker parker, charlie bird charles christopher parker, jr. Billy boy album version by miles davis on amazon music. See new and popular miles davis songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. I still had several passages that i hadnt been able to master, and that was just enough to shake up my confidence. Miles davis didnt care about race when it came to musicians or women either. Miles davis played the blues on his first recording datein late april 1945, a month.
Originally recorded 1958, originally released 1958 sony music entertainment inc. Jun 09, 2010 this jazz standard is the first tune on miles davis classic record, kind of blue. Davis plays both trumpet and piano on sids ahead, a. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Jackle2 sids ahead3 two bass hit4 milestones5 billy boy6 straight, no chaser scheda info sul file nome. Rising to prominence with the birth of modern jazz in the mid1940s, when he was a sideman in charlie parkers bop quintet, davis became a dominant force in jazz trumpet. The davis book provides many transcriptions, plus discography, biographical data. Miles davis 192691 was one of the great jazz musicians, bandleaders and composers. This exhaustively researched, revised edition of ian carrs classic biography throws new light on. Its sold over 20 million copies, and still sells about 5,000 copies a week. Tenor saxophonist john coltranes return to davis group in 1958 coincided with the modal phase albums. The album is a transitional work for davis, who was. Miles on miles interviews and encounters with miles davis, paul maher, michael k.
In our catalog, you can find miles davis sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. Milestones cl 1193 is a studio album by american jazz trumpeter and composer miles davis, recorded with his first great quintet augmented as a sextet. Miles dewey davis iii may 25, 1926 september 28, 1991 was an american jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from world war ii to the 1990s. Miles davis solo transcription of oleo learn jazz standards. Miles davis miles dewey davis iii, alton, illinois, may 26, 1926 santa monica, california, september 28, 1991 was an american trumpeter, bandleader and composer. Davis at this point was experimenting with modes scale patterns other than major and minor. Any avid fan of jazz musician miles davis and any music library catering to this audience needs the miles davis reader. I saw miles play in san francisco in the late 1980s. At the time, modal jazzin which the improviser was given a scale or series of scales or modes as material to improvise from, rather than a sequence of chords or harmonieswas not an entirely new idea.
E maj7 fm7 f 7 e maj9g b m7 e 7 a maj7 gm7 fm7 gm7 a m7 d 11 7 e maj7 f m7 b7 fm7 b 11 e maj7 1. It appears that you do not have a plugin to view pdfs. This thesis considers what could be one of the most important and definitive. Miles davis in a silent way from the legacy archives may 24, 20 in recognition of miles davis birthday this sunday, may 26th, we did a deep dive into the sony music archives and shot a video in tribute to miles as one of the most revolutionary and influential musicians and recording artists of the 20th century. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Miles davis sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Weve shared the all blues lead sheet to make it easy for you to find it. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information. It was released in the united kingdom by the companys subsidiary columbia cbs in 1968 and in the united states during february 1969.
We hope you enjoy this super fun jazz standard, especially because it is a blues. There was a boy a very strange enchanted boy they say he wandered very far, very far over land and sea a little shy and sad. Milestones cl 1193 is a studio album by american jazz trumpeter and composer miles davis. Savoy sjl 1196 miles davis first miles savoy 564 rubberlegs williams thats the stuff you gotta watch pointless mama blues savoy 5516 rubberlegs williams deep sea blues bring it on home. Miles davis trumpet solos, whether ruminating on a whispered ballad melody or jabbing against a beat, have been models for generations of jazz musicians. The fact that davis changed his mind radically several times throughout his life appeals to the curiosity. Miles daviss solo on walkin from the miles davis all stars transcribed by cm drabyn g7 c7.
Miles daviss solo on walkin from the miles davis all stars. So what miles davis d7 solos on entire form d716 bars eb78 bars d78 bars med jazz bass line 8va d7 dorian eb9 dorian title. To begin with, there is some definite updating of the early chapters. That made me miles dewey davis iii, but everybody in my family called me junior. Many years ago when i was in college, i performed a solo piano recital. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, miles davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool.
Miles davis has 52 books on goodreads with 31612 ratings. This guy takes me up on the bandstand and puts the music in front of me. First, you need to know that this is an update of carrs 1982 biography of miles davis. One of his best friends is gil evans, a white composer and musician. Feb, 2015 i saw miles play in san francisco in the late 1980s.
Miles davis article about miles davis by the free dictionary. The autobiography, 2012, miles davis, quincy troupe. I was all too familiar with every spot in those pieces that could trip me up. The music contained in this volume represents one of the key forces in the development of jazz style over the last two decades. Masqualero, and gingerbread boyin addition to daviss standards. Some of these sites especially klaus werners, george coles, and paul tingens contain much more information about miles davis s later recordings than you will find here. Garland also recorded another very similar version of billy boy as the pianobassdrums trio feature piece in miles daviss famous 1958 album milestonesas it is known, from 1955 till january 1959 garland played in daviss groups and participated in many of his important recordings of that period. This is an incomplete list, which will never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness as it excludes bootlegs, mix tapes and other minor records by independent labels and unofficial sources miles davis was an american trumpeter, bandleader and musical composer. Fm9 e7 9 e maj7 6 fim b 7 5 solo break 1 four miles davis. List of books and articles about miles davis online. Discussion in music corner started by oliver, oct 6, 2009. It was recorded in june and september 1968, and released on columbia records. As you probably know, miles never addressed audiences, he just came out and wandered back and forth on stage, playing his horn and leading his band. Its the top jazz album of all time as measured by sales.
The original version of i got rhythm has an extra 2 bar tag in the last a section, making the form 34 bars instead of 32. The miles davis story in paris 1993 live at montreux 1995 miles ahead. Some of these sites especially klaus werners, george coles, and paul tingens contain much more information about miles daviss later recordings than you will find here. The stuart mindeman trio recording the traditional song, billy boy in the recital hall of the northern illinois university music building for their upcoming cd. All blues concert g7 on the miles davis columbia recording kind of blue 1959 miles davis 5 9. This jazz standard is the first tune on miles davis classic record, kind of blue.
He was influential in the development of cool jazz in 194950, led numerous outstanding small groups through the 1950s and 60s, and produced a. Miles davis autobiography, which was written in collaboration with quincy troupe and published in 1989 two years before miles death, is a brilliant and uncompromising account of the life of this hugely important musician, providing a detailed account of his near 50year music career, and of his views on politics, race, drugs and women. What follows is a plain narrative of a creative life. He grew up there on a farm that his father, miles dewey davis i, owned. Collects thirty interviews with the jazz icon discussing his music, life, and philosophy miles davis, barry mcrae, 1988, jazz musicians, 96 pages. Miles davis, jamey aebersold miles davis transcribed solos. Apr 29, 2015 oleo is one of the most important jazz standards. Airegin all blues all of you au privave bags groove billies bounce bills bounce blue haze budo but not for me bye bye blackbird diane dig doxy e. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from world war ii to the 1990s.