Thursday, May 21, 2026

Miles Davis






Artist:  Miles Davis

Birth Name:  Miles Dewey Davis III
Born:  May 26, 1926.  Alton, Illinois, USA
Died:  September 28, 1991 (Aged 65).  Santa Monica, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Jazz Rock, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Bandleader, Composer, Trumpeter
Instruments:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer

Miles Davis was an American Jazz Musician, Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer.  He was one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the 20th century of several developments in Jazz Music, including Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, and Jazz Fusion.  In 2006, Miles Davis was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.  In 2008, his 1959 album Kind Of Blue received fourth Platinum Certification from RIAA for shipment of at least four million copies in USA.









Artist:  Miles Davis & Quincy Jones
Title:  Live At Montreux (2026)
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Jazz Rock, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Label:  Rhino/Warner Records
Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Introduction (by Claude Nobs & Quincy Jones) (1:23)
 2.  Boplicity (3:40)
 3.  Introduction (To Miles Ahead Medley) (0:09)
 4.  Springsville (3:34)
 5.  Maids Of Cadiz (3:37)
 6.  The Duke (4:01)
 7.  My Ship (4:11)
 8.  Miles Ahead (3:39)
 9.  Blues For Pablo (6:04)

Side Two:

 1.  Introduction (To Porgy And Bess Medley) (0:28)
 2.  Gone (4:09)
 3.  Gone, Gone, Gone (1:48)
 4.  Summertime (2:54)
 5.  Here Come De Honey Man (3:41)
 6.  The Pan Piper (From Sketches Of Spain) (1:40)
 7.  Soles (From Sketches Of Spain) (11:44)

Personnel:

Miles Davis:   Trumpet
Quincy Jones:  Conductor
Kenny Garrett:  Alto Saxophone
Wallace Roney:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn


The Gil Evans Orchestra

Lew Soloff:  Trumpet
Miles Evans:  Trumpet
Tom Malone:  Trombone
Alex Foster:  Alto & Soprano Saxophones, Flute
George Adams:  Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Gil Goldstein:  Keyboards
Delmar Brown:  Keyboards
Kenwood Dennard:  Percussion

The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band

Marvin Stamm:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Johnn D'earth:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Jack Warath:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn
John Clark:  French Horn
Tom Varner:  French Horn
Dave Bargeron:  Euphonium, Trombone
Earl McIntyre:  Euphonium, Trombone
Dave Taylor:  Bass Trombone
Howard Johnson:  Tuba, Baritone Saxophone
Sal Giorgianni:  Alto Saxophone
Bob Malach:  Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet
Larry Schneider:  Tenor Saxophone, Oboe, Flute, Clarinet
Jerry Bergonzi:  Tenor Saxophone
George Gruntz:  Piano
Mike Richmond:  Double Bass
John Riley:  Percussion

Additional Musicians to George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band

Manfred School:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Ack Van Rooyen:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Alex Brofsky:  French Horn
Roland Dahinden:  Trombone
Claudio Pontiggia:  French Horn
Anne O'Brien:  Flute
Julian Cawdry:  Flute
Hanspeter Frehner:  Flute
Michel Weber:  Clarinet
Christian Gavillet:  Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone
Tilman Zahn:  Oboe
Dave Seghezzo:  Oboe
Xavier Duss:  Oboe
Christian Raabe:  Bassoon
Reiner Erb. Bassoon
Xenia Schindler:  Harp
Conrad Herwig:  Trombone
Roger Rosenberg:  Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone

Other Additional Musicians:

Benny Bailey:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Carles Benavent:  Double Bass, Electric Bass on "The Pan Piper", "Solea"
Grady Tate:  Drums


Live At Montreux is a collaborative live album by Miles Davis & Quincy Jones, originally releasded on August 10, 1993 by Warner Bros. remastered and reissued on April 10, 2026 by Rhino/Warner Records.  180 Gram Vinyl.





 















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