Not really a Miles guy, but this is fantastic. No video, but, you know, so what. March 21, 1960 Olympia Theatre, Paris, France Miles Davis Quintet: Miles Davis (tpt); John Coltrane (ts); Wynton Kelly (p); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d). Posted by Milestones: A Miles Davis Archive
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Anais Drago—“Rhythm-a-ning”
Posted by Anais Drago. Special bonus feature: Anais plays John Coltrane’s solo on “Giant Steps”: Second special bonus feature! Anais sings legal advice to musicians in Italian, to the melody of John Coltrane’s solo on “Giant Steps”:
Inês Vaz—“Well, You Needn’t”
Inês Vaz crushes Coltrane’s solo on Monk’s “Well, You Needn’t”.
Miles Davis & John Coltrane, Stockholm, 1960
No video again, but nice sound, especially for a 1960 live concert. Oh, and great musicians, too. Numbers: 1. So What. 2. Fran Dance. 3. All Blues/The Theme. 4. On Green Dolphin Street. 5. Walkin’ / The Theme. With Paul Chambers, bass, Wynton Kelly, piano, and Jimmy Cobb, drums. Posted by Fan No Sekai
At Last! My take on that New Yorker cover
Well, it is the law, you know. I dodged them as long as I could, but when the Thought Police caught up with me and gave me the choice of sixty days in the hole or posting a comment, I buckled, so here it is: The New Yorker’s Obama cover was smart-alecky, pretentious, and condescending,…