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The Miles Davis Radio Project (American Public Radio) Episode 1 (60 min) - Miles Davis: The Early Years, 1926-1946 Episode 2 (60 min) - Miles Davis: New York to Paris and Back, 1946-1956 Episode 3 (60 min) - Miles Davis: Midnight Idol, 1956-1960 Episode 4 (60 min) - Miles Davis: The Sixties are Electric, 1959-1969 Episode 5 (60 min) - Miles Davis: The Seventies and Eighties, Retirement and Rebirth Episode 6 (60 min) - Behind the Scenes with Miles Davis Episode 7 (120 min) - Unissued Live Recordings (d/l in 2 parts as 7a & 7b) The Miles Davis Radio Project is one of the most comprehensive radio documentaries devoted to a single musician. In its eight hours, the project examines Davis? life, from his childhood to his final performances. In addition to Miles? own words, the documentary contains interviews with more than 100 people who knew him, from boyhood friends to fellow musicians and record producers. Many rare and unreleased performances are featured, including exclusive excerpts from a rehearsal session by Miles and his group. The Miles Davis Radio Project is being re-released to over 300 public radio stations in the United States to coincide with the 75th anniversary of Davis? birth. The Miles Davis Radio Project, a Peabody Award winning series of eight one-hour programs. This landmark in music documentary production, hosted by Danny Glover, is being re-released in honor of Miles Davis' 75th birthday, May 26, 2001. The Miles Davis Radio Project is perhaps the most detailed documentary ever produced on one musician. It was conceived and produced by Steve Rowland and features nearly 100 interviews, rare music & archival tapes, emonstrations and live recordings. The series was written by award-winning writer Larry Abrams, with special project consultant Marge Ostroushko. Downbeat magazine (November 1990) described the project as follows: The Miles Davis Radio Project, hosted by actor Danny Glover, is a landmark, seven-part series that is being distributed this October to all public radio stations in the United States. Six one-hour documentary programs and a two-hour music special featuring live recordings made on tour with Miles in 1988 and 1989, these recordings are the first official release of any live Miles in eight years. The series also features musical demonstrations by Jon Faddis, Lester Bowie, Tony Williams, Roy Porter, Andrew White, Jason Miles, Marcus Miller, George Duke, Olu Dara, and Lenny White. In addition, there are exclusive glimpses into outtakes from legendary CBS recording sessions, including ?Round About Midnight, Sketches of Spain, and Circle in the Round. Research for the project has been extensive. Writer Quincy Troupe spent over 100 hours over a period of three years interviewing Miles for Miles: The Autobiography. Executive Producer Steve Rowland and Troupe recorded interviews and demonstrations with over 100 musicians, artists, and writers, including Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Taylor, Jimmy Cobb, Art Farmer, Carlos Santana, Roberta Flack, Marcus Miller, Joni Mitchell, Hamiett Bluiett, Gerry Mulligan, Ira Gitler, Tony Williams, Joe Zawinul, and Wayne Shorter. Lineage: FM - ? - CDR - WAV ? FLAC Upped by selim36 on EZT Jan. 2005 MDRP - Disc 1 Episode 1 (48:57) - Miles Davis: The Early Years, 1926-1946 This show serves both as an introduction to Miles Davis' extraordinary career and also paints a picture of Miles' youth in East St. Louis, Illinois. Demonstration of ?Round Midnight? performed by trumpeter Jon Faddis. MDRP - Disc 2 Episode 2 (57:06) - Miles Davis: New York to Paris and Back, 1946-1956 This show explores Miles move from Illinois to New York City, his attendance at the Julliard School of Music, leaving school to replace Dizzy Gillespie in the Charlie Parker Quintet (at age 19!), his early associations with arranger Gil Evans and saxophone master Gerry Mulligan, moving to France, where he met John Paul Sartre, had a love affair with actress Juliet Greco, and experienced a break from the pressures of American racism. The program also discusses the beginning of Miles' association with John Coltrane. Demonstrations by drummer Roy Porter on ?A Night in Tunisia? and Andrew White on Coltrane's startling saxophone technique. This program also includes a rare and unreleased excerpt of John Coltrane's first recording. MDRP - Disc 3 Episode 3 (57:12) - Miles Davis: Midnight Idol, 1956-1960 This program explores Miles Davis' rise to celebrity during the late 50's. It covers in detail Miles first great quintet ? with John Coltrane, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones and Bill Evans. It discusses Miles' landmark recording with Gil Evans of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. And it discusses one of the great recordings of the 20th Century -- Kind of Blue. Demonstrations by saxophonist Andrew White, pianist George Duke, and drummer Tony Williams. MDRP - Disc 4 Episode 4 (57:57) - Miles Davis: The Sixties are Electric, 1959-1969 This show explores another extraordinary Miles Davis/Gil Evans recording -- Sketches of Spain and includes several never released outtakes from the session. It also contains rare live recordings of Miles Davis and John Coltrane from 1960. Then the program goes on to document the creation of the second great quintet ? this one with Tony Williams, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Wayne Shorter. It also looks at the period just after the breakup of the quintet, the beginning of Miles' Electric period and Miles' interest in James Brown and Sly and the Family Stone. Demonstrations from drummer Lenny White and pianist George Duke. MDRP - Disc 5 Episode 5 (57:16) - Miles Davis: The Seventies and Eighties, Retirement and Rebirth This show looks further into Miles' influential electric bands and now classic recordings Bitches Brew, Jack Johnson, Big Fun, Get Up With It and others. It includes a discussion of Miles' affinity for blues and popular music and in particular his love of Jimi Hendrix's music. It also describes Miles' 5 year hiatus from music from 1975-1980 and his difficult but heroic comeback. And it looks at what would be Miles' last period and excerpts from his last live performances. Demonstrations from trumpeter Olu Dara and guitar legend Carlos Santana. MDRP - Disc 6 Episode 6 (56:38) - Behind the Scenes with Miles Davis Unreleased outtakes from the Sony/CBS vaults ? Miles Davis working on "Round About Midnight", "Sketches of Spain" and "Circle in the Round". Marcus Miller and Tommy LiPuma demonstrate the creation of "Tutu" one of Miles' most evocative recordings during his last period. The listener is taken into the control room of a state of the art recording facility where Miller uses the 24 track master to break down the song track by track, while he describes his approach to composition and to working with Miles Davis. Miles in Rehearsal. Producer Steve Rowland was the only journalist ever permitted to record Miles Davis' rehearsals. This rare tape shows the master musician at work, communicating musical ideas to young musicians including bassist Daryl Jones, guitarist Foley McCreary and drummer Ricky Wellman. MDRP - Disc 7a Episode 7 - Pt. 1 (58:10) - Unissued Live Recordings (in 2 parts - 7a & 7b) This special contains unreleased live recordings from Miles' late 80's bands ? some of the best live recordings made just before his death. Interspersed with these recordings are rare and classic live recordings from Miles' past, and interviews about live recording. Indigo Blues Club, New York, NY 17. December 1988 Miles Davis (tp, keyb); Kenny Garrett (as, fl); Joey DeFrancesco (synth); Adam Holzman (synth); Foley (g); Benny Rietveld (el-b); Ricky Wellman (d); Marilyn Mazur (perc) 2nd Concert: In a Silent Way* 01:35 Intruder 05:37 New Blues [Star People] 11:06 Hannibal 06:51 Don?t Stop Me Now (fade out)* 06:29 The Senate / Me and You 09:53 *: Omit Garrett MDRP - Disc 7b Episode 7 - Pt. 2 (60:31) - Unissued Live Recordings (in 2 parts - 7a & 7b) This special contains unreleased live recordings from Miles' late 80's bands ? some of the best live recordings made just before his death. Interspersed with these recordings are rare and classic live recordings from Miles' past, and interviews about live recording Indigo Blues Club - New York, NY 17. December 1988 Miles Davis (tp, keyb); Kenny Garrett (as, fl); Joey DeFrancesco (synth); Adam Holzman (synth); Foley (g); Benny Rietveld (el-b); Ricky Wellman (d); Marilyn Mazur (perc) 2nd Concert: Wrinkle 09:19 Perfect Way 05:06 Coach House - San Juan Capistrano, CA 15. June 1989 Miles Davis (tp, keyb); Kenny Garrett (as, ss); Kei Akagi (synth); Adam Holzman (synth); Foley (g); Benny Rietveld (el-b); Ricky Wellman (d); Monyungo Jackson (perc) Mr. Pastorius 05:13 Indigo Blues Club - New York, NY 17. December 1988 Miles Davis (tp, keyb); Kenny Garrett (as, fl); Joey DeFrancesco (synth); Adam Holzman (synth); Foley (g); Benny Rietveld (el-b); Ricky Wellman (d); Marilyn Mazur (perc) 2nd concert: Time After Time 06:49 Movie Star 04 :57 Coach House - San Juan Capistrano, CA 15. June 1989 Miles Davis (tp, keyb); Kenny Garrett (as, ss); Kei Akagi (synth); Adam Holzman (synth); Foley (g); Benny Rietveld (el-b); Ricky Wellman (d); Monyungo Jackson (perc) Tutu * 12:24 *: Omit Garrett NOTES: CBS did release a promo CD of the Episode about Gil Evans - ??D3 or D4?? A Davis version of Movie Star (by Prince) apparently appeared on "The Miles Davis Radio Project," a seven part series on public radio from 1990-1991: The band starts to play "Movie Star" and then Miles says into his trumpet mic, "Hey - Prince wrote this!" It's a great instrumental version. Found this in the web, but haven't documented hearing it in Episode 7. Post if you've got the 411. I'm not sure I can upload Episode 7. The info above (which I copied while surfing) shows CDs 7-8 as "official recordings." I don't think they're available anywhere, and am not even sure they were even pressed. Probably just released with approval from Davis's estate. - selim36 Like many of us, I have TONS of Miles CDs/LPs and have examined the offending tracks cited in the first episode's posting. (2 songs from Indigo Blues - "In a Silent Way" and "Intruder" These are different versions than are available on Live Around the World. Perhaps these are from the 1st show of that night, or a different night at the same venue. If you enjoy these tracks I encourage you to seek out Live Around The World. The quality far exceeds this torrent's and is a great disc anyway you slice it. And it goes without saying to build up any holes in your Miles collection if you're now hip to one of Miles's directions in music you were previously unaware of. - selim36 The track infos by Jan Lohmann for the two last discs (7a & 7b - only the two live concerts without the other tunes between the interviews) EZT POSTS: (as of 2005-01-12) I saw the last incarnation of Miles' band three times in the late 80's and they were absolutely amazing. The last time was at the symphony hall in San Francisco. Tuxedoed grey haired season ticket holders filled the orchestra section but I got front row balcony and wore me scruffies. The folks below sat on their hands the whole night but we were going ape upstairs. Miles would banter a little into the mic on his trumpet during the show and at one point while he's talking someone down below yells "Play some bebop". Without missing a beat he says "shut the fuck up man" and goes into "Tutu". We went from ape to batshit over that one! - Lubenow moan miles davis moan the loneliest sound of ever not just kind of blue but blue itself moan your divided soul moan the sound of the battle between the soul of the trash-talking misogynist and the soul of one who has cried and cried and cried himself out until three in the morning and finally in a darkened penthouse apartment in manhattan puts trumpet to lips and moans

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