http://kruufm.com/taxonomy/term/1248/feed The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://kruufm.com/just-plain-jazz-celebrates-miles-davis-part-2-monday-2-4-p-m <p> This Memorial Day, JPJ concludes our 2-part exploration of the music (and influence) of<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/"> </a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_davis">Miles Dewey Davis III</a> a day after what would have been his 82nd birthday. We'll s<img src="/files/156/Miles_Davis_Milan_1.jpg" alt="miles" title="miles" width="166" height="208" align="left" />troll through a few of the wings of the mansion that is Miles' music, pausing to examine some of his work with Gil Evans, his groundbreaking work with electric instruments (see &quot;fusion&quot;), straight ahead tracks like &quot;Somethin' Else&quot; with Cannonball Adderly and, of course, a taste or two from his touchstone album &quot;Kind of Blue&quot;. </p> <p> Alongside his own music, we'll give a listen not only to music that would have been unthinkable (unplayable?) without Miles' own trail-blazing efforts, but samples of some of the sounds that influenced <strong>him</strong> (look for sneaky, non-jazz appearances by James Brown and Jimi Hendrix). </p> <p> Whether your Memorial Day plans include trancing out to repetitive, free-form funk grooves, snapping your fingers to stylish post-bop improvisations or introspective musing to lush, orchestral arrangements - there'll be something for everyone on JPJ this week! <span class='read-more'><a href="http://kruufm.com/just-plain-jazz-celebrates-miles-davis-part-2-monday-2-4-p-m">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> http://kruufm.com/just-plain-jazz-celebrates-miles-davis-part-2-monday-2-4-p-m#comments jazz memorial day Miles Davis Mon, 26 May 2008 09:16:15 -0500 joeldilley 3476 at http://kruufm.com