"Milestones (Miles Davis album) 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. It was released in 1958 by Columbia Records. Tenor saxophonist John Coltrane's return to Davis' group in 1958 coincided with the ""modal phase"" albums: ""Milestones"" and ""Kind of Blue"" (1959) are both considered essential examples of 1950s modern jazz. Davis at this point was experimenting with modes – scale patterns other than major and minor. ""Sid's Ahead"" sounds at first like a re-working of the highly successful ""Walkin'"" (previously released on"
"2003 it was ranked number 12 on ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Though precise figures have been disputed, ""Kind of Blue"" has often been named Davis's best-selling album and the best-selling jazz record of all time. In 2008, it was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), indicating sales of at least four million copies. By late 1958, Davis employed one of the most acclaimed and profitable working bands pursuing the hard bop style. Long-serving bassist Chambers had been with the band from its beginning in 1955; alto saxophonist"
"widely considered a landmark year of innovation in jazz due to the release of four groundbreaking albums: ""Kind of Blue"" by Miles Davis, ""Time Out"" by The Dave Brubeck Quartet, ""Mingus Ah Um"" by Charles Mingus, and ""The Shape of Jazz to Come"" by Ornette Coleman. Each of these albums made a unique contribution to jazz. With ""Kind of Blue"", Miles Davis established a previously developing style of jazz, called modal jazz, which uses fewer chords and melodic improvisation based on scales. Today ""Kind of Blue"" is recognized as the best-selling jazz album of all time. In ""Time Out"", Dave"
"while he was working in Charlie Parker's quintet in the late 1940s. The composition later became a popular jazz standard. Another example is the introduction to ""So What"", attributed to Gil Evans, which is closely based on the opening measures of French composer Claude Debussy's ""Voiles"" (1910), the second prelude from his first collection of preludes. Since its release on August 17, 1959, ""Kind of Blue"" has been regarded by many critics as Davis's greatest work; it is his most acclaimed album, and has been cited as the best-selling jazz record released, despite later claims attributing the achievement to Davis's"
"Teo Macero Attilio Joseph ""Teo"" Macero (October 30, 1925 – February 19, 2008) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. He was a producer at Columbia Records for twenty years, and most notably co-produced, with Irving Townsend, ""Kind of Blue"", the Miles Davis album which at No. 12 is the highest-ranked jazz album on ""Rolling Stone's"" 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and according to the RIAA is the best-selling jazz album of all time. Macero also produced Davis' ""Bitches Brew"", and Dave Brubeck's ""Time Out"", which, along with ""Kind of Blue"", are three of the best-selling and"
"well as on numerous concert recordings. On 1959's ""Kind of Blue"", often mentioned as the best-selling jazz album ever, Kelly replaced Bill Evans on the track ""Freddie Freeloader"". Even though Kelly was Davis' regular pianist, the trumpeter had planned his album with Evans in mind, so this was the only piece that Kelly played. Kelly toured 22 cities in Europe as part of Davis' quintet in the spring of 1960. Fellow pianist McCoy Tyner commented on Kelly's playing with Davis: ""His harmonic colorations were very beautiful. But I think above all it was his ability to swing. John [Coltrane] used"
"on the modal experimentation of ""Milestones"" by basing ""Kind of Blue"" entirely on modality, departing further from his earlier work's hard bop style of jazz. ""Kind of Blue"" has been regarded by many critics as the greatest jazz record, Davis's masterpiece, and one of the best albums of all time. Its influence on music, including jazz, rock, and classical genres, has led writers to also deem it one of the most influential albums ever recorded. The album was one of fifty recordings chosen in 2002 by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry, and in"
"the music had been planned around Evans's piano style. Both Davis and Evans were familiar with George Russell's ideas about modal jazz. But Davis neglected to tell pianist Wynton Kelly that Evans was returning, so Kelly appeared on only one song, ""Freddie Freeloader.” The sextet had played ""So What"" and ""All Blues"" at performances, but the remaining three compositions they saw for the first time in the studio. Released in August 1959, ""Kind of Blue"" was an instant success, with widespread radio airplay and rave reviews from critics. It remains the best selling jazz album of all time. In October"
"which would become the best selling jazz album of all time. In contrast to Davis' earlier work with hard bop and its complex chord progression and improvisation, ""Kind of Blue"" was composed as a series of modal sketches in which the musicians were given scales that defined the parameters of their improvisation and style. ""I didn't write out the music for ""Kind of Blue"", but brought in sketches for what everybody was supposed to play because I wanted a lot of spontaneity,"" recalled Davis. The track ""So What"" has only two chords: D-7 and E-7. Other innovators in this style"
"with bandleader and theorist George Russell. In 1958, Evans joined Miles Davis's sextet, where he was to have a profound influence. In 1959, the band, then immersed in modal jazz, recorded ""Kind of Blue"", the best-selling jazz album of all time. During that time, Evans was also playing with Chet Baker for the album ""Chet"". In late 1959, Evans left the Miles Davis band and began his career as a leader, with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian, a group now regarded as a seminal modern jazz trio. In 1961, ten days after finishing an engagement at the New"
"in the army, after which Kelly returned to Washington and Gillespie, and played with other leaders. Over the next few years, these included instrumentalists Julian ""Cannonball"" Adderley, John Coltrane, Roland Kirk, Wes Montgomery, and Sonny Rollins, and vocalists Betty Carter, Billie Holiday, and Abbey Lincoln. Kelly attracted the most attention as part of Miles Davis' band from 1959, including an appearance on the trumpeter's ""Kind of Blue"", often mentioned as the best-selling jazz album ever. After leaving Davis in 1963, Kelly played with his own trio, which recorded for several labels and toured the United States and internationally. His career"
"first official gold record ""Bitches Brew"" (1970). Music writer Chris Morris cited ""Kind of Blue"" as ""the distillation of Davis's art."" ""Kind of Blue"" has also been noted as one of the most influential albums in the history of jazz. One reviewer has called it a ""defining moment of twentieth century music."" Several of the songs from the album have become jazz standards. ""Kind of Blue"" is consistently ranked among the greatest albums of all time. In a review of the album, AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated: In 1958, however, the arrival of Ornette Coleman on the jazz"
"group were scored for instruments rarely used in jazz such as French horn and tuba. These recordings, which were labeled cool jazz and eventually appeared on the album ""Birth of the Cool"" in 1957 by Capitol Records, marked an important influence on the future jazz. He later signed to Columbia and released ""'Round About Midnight"" on March 18, 1957. His acclaimed 1959 album ""Kind of Blue"" is generally stated to be the best-selling jazz album of all time, although the data are not conclusive. The follow-up album in 1960, ""Sketches of Spain"", went gold. He formed his Second Great Quintet"
"the addition of Cannonball Adderley on alto saxophone. Coltrane's return to Davis’s group in 1958 coincided with the ""modal phase"" albums: ""Milestones"" (1958) and ""Kind of Blue"" (1959) are both considered essential examples of 1950s modern jazz. Davis at this point was experimenting with modes—i.e. scale patterns other than major and minor. In mid-1958, Bill Evans replaced Garland on piano and Jimmy Cobb replaced Jones on drums, but Evans too left after eight months, replaced by Wynton Kelly in late 1958. This group backing Davis, Coltrane, and Adderley, with Evans returning for the recording sessions, would make ""Kind of Blue"","
"beyond jazz, as musicians of such genres as rock and classical have been influenced by it, while critics have written about it as one of the most influential albums of all time. Many improvisatory rock musicians of the 1960s referred to ""Kind of Blue"" for inspiration, along with other Davis albums, as well as Coltrane's modal records ""My Favorite Things"" (1961) and ""A Love Supreme"" (1965). Guitarist Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band said his soloing on songs such as ""In Memory of Elizabeth Reed"" ""comes from Miles and Coltrane, and particularly ""Kind of Blue"". I've listened to that"
"Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz. Born and raised in Illinois, Davis left his studies at the Juilliard School in New York City and made his professional debut as a member of saxophonist Charlie Parker's bebop quintet from 1944 to 1948. Shortly after, he recorded"
"his preferred drummer until Mingus's death in 1979. The two men formed one of the most impressive and versatile rhythm sections in jazz. Both were accomplished performers seeking to stretch the boundaries of their music while staying true to its roots. When joined by pianist Jaki Byard, they were dubbed ""The Almighty Three"". In 1959 Mingus and his jazz workshop musicians recorded one of his best-known albums, ""Mingus Ah Um"". Even in a year of standout masterpieces, including Dave Brubeck's ""Time Out"", Miles Davis's ""Kind of Blue"", John Coltrane's ""Giant Steps"", and Ornette Coleman's prophetic ""The Shape of Jazz to"
"and his whole beautiful family. We are indebted to him for having produced many of our favorite and most satisfactory records."" Irving Townsend Irving Townsend (1920–1981) was an American record producer and author. He is most famous for having co-produced, with Teo Macero, the Miles Davis album ""Kind of Blue"", which is the best-selling jazz album of all time according to the RIAA. He later served as president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Townsend, a former jazz bandleader, became an advertising copywriter for Columbia Records. He then convinced George Avakian to have"
"two brass instruments (commonly trumpet and saxophone) may proceed in fourths, while the piano (as a uniquely harmonic instrument) lays down chords, but sparsely, only hinting at the intended harmony. This style of writing, in contrast with that of the previous decade, preferred a moderate tempo. Thin-sounding unison bebop horn sections occur frequently, but these are balanced by bouts of very refined polyphony such as is found in cool jazz. On his watershed record ""Kind of Blue"", Miles Davis with pianist Bill Evans used a chord consisting of three perfect fourth intervals and a major third on the composition ""So"
"But even so, ""Blue Moods"" offers considerable rewards to those who have a taste for '50s cool jazz"". Blue Moods Blue Moods is the second 12"" album by Miles Davis, released on Charles Mingus' Debut Records label in late 1955. It brings Miles Davis on trumpet together with Charles Mingus on bass, trombonist Britt Woodman, vibraphonist Teddy Charles, and drummer Elvin Jones. The arrangement of ""Alone Together"" is by Charles Mingus, while the other tracks were arranged by Teddy Charles. Of all four songs these are the only studio recordings by Miles Davis. According to the original sleeve notes, the"
"awards Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz. Born and raised in Illinois, Davis left his studies at the Juilliard School in New York City and made his professional debut as a member of saxophonist Charlie Parker's bebop quintet from 1944 to 1948. Shortly after, he"
"for a given chord progression. They are also expected to know the rhythmic patterns that are appropriate for different styles (e.g., Afro-Cuban). Bassists playing in a big band must also be able to read written-out bass lines, as some arrangements have written bass parts. Many upright bass players have contributed to the evolution of jazz. Examples include swing era players such as Jimmy Blanton, who played with Duke Ellington, and Oscar Pettiford, who pioneered the instrument's use in bebop. Paul Chambers (who worked with Miles Davis on the famous ""Kind of Blue"" album) achieved renown for being one of the"
"style of performance ethic and the relationship between Davis and his musicians was fundamental for his work during these sessions and improved onto the ""Kind of Blue"" sessions. Jazz historian and journalist Ira Gitler has considered ""1958 Miles"" to be one of Davis' best works, while also noting that he was ""very taken with the performances"", alluding to the album's recordings after Gitler had listened to them. In the 1979 LP reissue liner notes, Gitler wrote ""These prime cuts of the Miles Davis Sextet, representative of what this most influential leader and his trendsetting band of that time, were doing"
"VI chord is reached (the 9th and 10th bars of a chorus). Further, there is a harmonically similar vamp that is played by the horns (the two saxophones in the case of ""Kind of Blue"") at the beginning and then (usually) continued by the piano under any solos that take place. Each chorus is usually separated by a four-bar vamp which acts as an introduction to the next solo/chorus. While originally an instrumental piece and usually performed as such, lyrics were later written for it by Oscar Brown Jr. All Blues ""All Blues"" is a jazz composition by Miles Davis"
"easily heard on early sound recordings, as the recording equipment of that time did not capture low frequencies well. For more about the slap style, see ""Playing styles,"" below. Double bass players who have contributed to the evolution of jazz include the Swing era player Jimmy Blanton, who played with Duke Ellington, and Oscar Pettiford, who pioneered the instrument's soloistic use in Bebop. The ""cool"" style of jazz was influenced by players such as Scott LaFaro and Percy Heath, whose solos were very melodic. Paul Chambers (who worked with Miles Davis on the famous ""Kind of Blue"" album) achieved renown"
"Irving Townsend Irving Townsend (1920–1981) was an American record producer and author. He is most famous for having co-produced, with Teo Macero, the Miles Davis album ""Kind of Blue"", which is the best-selling jazz album of all time according to the RIAA. He later served as president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Townsend, a former jazz bandleader, became an advertising copywriter for Columbia Records. He then convinced George Avakian to have him assist on recording sessions, and by the mid-1950s he was a full-time producer. He became Davis's producer after the departures"
"had been born, hence making Cannonball ""Alison's Uncle."" Somethin' Else (Cannonball Adderley album) Somethin' Else is a jazz album by saxophonist Julian ""Cannonball"" Adderley, released on Blue Note Records in 1958. Also on the session is trumpeter Miles Davis in one of his handful of recording dates for Blue Note. Adderley was a member of Davis' group at the time this album was recorded. ""The Penguin Guide to Jazz"" selected this album as part of its suggested ""Core Collection."" The album was recorded during Adderley's membership in the Miles Davis Sextet of 1958, and is one of the few post-1955"
"date at 30th Street Studio served as the first documented session to feature pianist Bill Evans performing in Davis' group. The sessions for the album in mid-1958, along with the ""Milestones"" sessions from earlier that year, were seen by many music writers as elemental in Miles Davis' transition from bebop to the modal style of jazz and were viewed as precursors to his best-known work, ""Kind of Blue"". Following audio engineering and digital restoration by engineer Larry Keyes at Sony Music New York Studio, the album was reissued on compact disc in 1991 as part of Columbia's ""Jazz Masterpieces Series""."
"he alternated between orchestral jazz collaborations with arranger Gil Evans, such as the Spanish-influenced ""Sketches of Spain"" (1960), and band recordings, such as ""Milestones"" (1958) and ""Kind of Blue"" (1959). The latter recording remains one of the most popular jazz albums of all time, having sold over four million copies in the U.S. Davis made several line-up changes while recording ""Someday My Prince Will Come"" (1961), his 1961 Blackhawk concerts, and ""Seven Steps to Heaven"" (1963), another mainstream success that introduced bassist Ron Carter, pianist Herbie Hancock, and drummer Tony Williams. After adding saxophonist Wayne Shorter to his new quintet"
"a leader in the 1960s, leavening his music with Coleman's ideas as the decade progressed. According to Acclaimed Music, ""Kind of Blue"" is the 49th most ranked record on critics' all-time lists. In 1994, the album was ranked number one in Colin Larkin's ""Top 100 Jazz Albums"". Larkin described it as ""the greatest jazz album in the world"". It has been ranked at or near the top of numerous ""best album"" lists in disparate genres. In 2002, ""Kind of Blue"" was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording"
"passed with a vote of 409–0 on December 15, 2009. The trumpet Davis used on the recording is displayed on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. 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. In 1986, the New England Conservatory awarded Davis an honorary doctorate for his contributions to music. Since 1960 the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) honored him with eight"
"that it ""opens the door to countless means of melodic expression"" and critic Joachim-Ernst Berendt described it as ""the first work deriving a theory of jazz harmony from the immanent laws of jazz"" and as ""the pathbreaker for Miles Davis' and John Coltrane's 'modality'"". Bill Evans and Miles Davis utilized the theory and used it to record modal jazz, such as the album ""Kind of Blue"". John Coltrane's modal jazz is usually analyzed using Russell's method. In arguably his most famous piece, ""Giant Steps,"" Coltrane can be heard traveling through a succession of three parent Lydian Chromatic scales: C Lydian,"
"and the more consistent and improving sextet, would hint at the music later featured on Davis' next album, the 1959 jazz masterpiece ""Kind of Blue"". As parts of ""Jazz Track"" and ""Jazz at the Plaza"", respectively, the ""'58 Sessions"" chronicled the transition from the brawny agitation of ""Milestones"", to the cerebral tranquility of ""Kind of Blue"". The recording sessions also became known as a stepping stone in Davis' move from bebop to modal jazz. The live side in particular was seen by critics as a glimpse at the sextet that would record ""Kind of Blue"". The complimentary and seemingly spontaneous"