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Kind of Blue Celebration

Julian Joseph celebrates Miles Davis's great album Kind of Blue with trumpeter Henry Lowther, who toured and performed with Davis's collaborator/arranger Gil Evans.

Julian Joseph presents a celebration of the Miles Davis album Kind of Blue, in the company of trumpeter Henry Lowther. Henry toured and performed with Davis's regular collaborator/arranger Gil Evans. Lowther also met Miles whilst playing in Hollywood, as well as seeing him perform in England not long after the release of Kind Of Blue. He talks about the impact the album has had on his own playing, and provides musical insights and illustrations highlighting the importance of this landmark recording.

Title: Galang (Trio Riot Version)
Artist: Vijay Iyer Trio
Album: Historicity
Label: The Act Company ACT 9489 2
Track: 3
Comp: Maya Arulpragasam/Ross Orton/Justine Frischmann/Steve Mackey
Publ: Gema
Dur: 2m35s

Title: Rosa
Artist: Paul Towndrow
Album: Newology
Label: Keywork Records KWRCD 009
Track: 7
Comp: Paul Towndrow
Publ: Keywork Records
Dur: 8m59s

Title: So What
Artist: Miles Davis/John Coltrane/Bill Evans/Cannonball Adderley/Paul Chambers/Jimmy Cobb
Album: Kind of Blue
Label: Legacy 8869 733552
Track: 1
Comp: Miles Davis
Publ: Sony
Dur: 8m45s

Title: Freddie Freeloader (studio Sequence 1)
Artist: Miles Davis/John Coltrane/Bill Evans/Cannonball Adderley/Paul Chambers/Jimmy Cobb
Album: Kind of Blue
Label: Legacy 8869 733552
Track: 7
Comp: Miles Davis
Publ: Sony
Dur: 30s

Title: Freddie Freeloader
Artist: Miles Davis/John Coltrane/Bill Evans/Cannonball Adderley/Paul Chambers/Jimmy Cobb
Album: Kind of Blue
Label: Legacy 8869 733552
Track: 2
Comp: Miles Davis
Publ: Sony
Dur: 9m32s

Title: Blue in Green
Artist: Miles Davis/John Coltrane/Bill Evans/Cannonball Adderley/Paul Chambers/Jimmy Cobb
Album: Kind of Blue
Label: Legacy 8869 733552
Track: 3
Comp: Miles Davis
Publ: Sony
Dur: 5m23s

Title: All Blues
Artist: Miles Davis/John Coltrane/Bill Evans/Cannonball Adderley/Paul Chambers/Jimmy Cobb
Album: Kind of Blue
Label: Legacy 8869 733552
Track: 4
Comp: Miles Davis
Publ: Sony
Dur: 11m27s

Title: Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take)
Artist: Miles Davis/John Coltrane/Bill Evans/Cannonball Adderley/Paul Chambers/Jimmy Cobb
Album: Kind of Blue
Label: Legacy 8869 733552
Track: 5
Comp: Miles Davis
Publ: Sony
Dur: 9m29s

Title: Cajoch
Artist: Troyka (Chris Montague/Kit Downes/Joshua Blackmore
Album: Troyka
Label: Edition Records EDN 1014
Track: 6
Comp: Chris Montague
Publ: Edition
Dur: 2m35s

Title: Con Alma
Artist: Scotty Barnhart feat. Wynton Marsalis
Album: Say It Plain
Label: Dig Music DIG 137
Track: 7
Comp: John Birks Gillespie
Publ: Dizlo Music/EMI Music Publ
Dur: 1m46s.

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Sun 23 Aug 2009 23:30

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  • Sun 23 Aug 2009 23:30