![]() ![]() Now, once again, Davis was moving in a different direction. He had made standout small group records for the label as well as a large-ensemble collaborative effort with Gil Evans, MILES AHEAD, that revealed his restlessly inventive musical ambition. ![]() ![]() He had already accomplished much at that young age-coming to New York City in the mid-1940s and joining saxophonist Charlie Parker’s trailblazing bebop group, playing a primary role in the progressive-jazz sessions that came to be known as the Birth of the Cool, and kicking a destructive heroin habit before signing with Columbia Records in 1955. Trumpeter Miles Davis performing “Stella By Starlight,” with John Coltrane on tenor sax, Bill Evans on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums… recorded in May 1958 and originally released on the 1959 album JAZZ TRACK….and one of the very first studio recordings that Miles Davis and Bill Evans made together. Miles Davis, “Stella By Starlight” ( 4:43) It’s “Kind Of Two: Miles Davis and Bill Evans”… coming up on this edition of Night Lights. In the next hour we’ll hear some of the music from that album, as well as other recordings that Davis made with Evans and fellow group members saxophonists John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb, as we explore the creative alchemy behind KIND OF BLUE. In 1958 trumpeter Miles Davis brought a new pianist named Bill Evans into his sextet who stayed only a few months, but whose influence helped spark one of the most artistically notable and commercially successful albums in the history of jazz. his music reflects the array of influences that he has picked up in some of the most exotic places around the world.Welcome to Night Lights… I’m David Brent Johnson. ![]() Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime". Mike goes by Mark Twain's dictum - "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. He has managed to combine elements of the revered canons of Western music interspersed with the audacity of Jazz improvisation, and paying tribute to the ancient structures of Asian, South American and African traditional music. Mike has travelled the world extensively (so far 117 countries), searching for collaborations with musicians from cultures quite different to his own, and the musical results have been eye-opening, building musical bridges between cultures not normally within reach of each other. His reputation as a soloist, accompanist, composer and arranger has led to performances and recordings with musicians such as Toots Thielemans, Branford Marsalis, Jack DeJohnette, Randy Brecker, Oscar Castro Neves, Deborah Brown, Erik Truffaz, Jorge Rossy, Scott Hamilton, Richard Galliano, and many others. ► Mike del Ferro is a highly sought after International Award Winning Pianist and World Traveller from Amsterdam. ► Stay tuned for new Videos where Mike will explain about his Harmonic Concepts. Send an email if you want to receive a free Leadsheet from this arrangement. Rich Piano Voicings wIth Passing Chords, Tritone Substitutes, Dominant Altered Chords and Negative Harmony. ► Slow, Advanced Chord Progressions and Reharmonization by Dutch Pianist Mike del Ferro of the beautiful (Jazz) Ballad Somewhere Over the Rainbow. ► FOLLOW Mike del Ferro on all Platforms: ► More Piano Transcriptions by Mike del Ferro: Piano Transcription: ""Blue in Green" (Miles Davis/Bill Evans) as played by International Award winning Pianist Mike del Ferro. ![]()
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