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Ron Carter pays heartfelt tribute to Miles Davis
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THIS week's column is brought to you by the letters M and D -- as
in, Miles Davis.
By just about any measure imaginable, Davis ranks as one of the
greatest artists ever to walk this planet. And I mean "artists," not
just musicians.
I'd put Miles right up there with Duke Ellington, Alfred
Hitchcock, John Steinbeck and even Leonardo da Vinci. Most jazz fans
would agree.
A fabulous trumpeter, superb bandleader and terrific composer,
Davis was equally great onstage and in t...
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Miles Davis' rowdiest days returning with CD releases
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Miles Davis
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; ... Carnegie Hall" and a four-disc package covering the "Bitches Brew" phase. For now, "Miles Davis Quintet: 1965-'68" is certainly one of the best collections to date. [Author Affiliation] Cliff Redding is a copy editor at the Daily News in New York City.
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