The Miles Davis Story

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Ten years after his death in 1991, legendary trumpeter Miles Davis remains the best known and most influential jazz musician of the last 50 years. The Miles Davis Story explores the music and the man behind the public image, from Miles’ middle class upbringing in racially segregated East St. Louis to the last years when he traveled the world like a rock star. Miles Davis’ career intersected with every major development in jazz since the 1940s and this critically acclaimed film covers each and every key event: Miles teaming up with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie when he was 19-year-old student at the Juilliard School of Music; his influential Birth of the Cool recordings in 1949; Kind of Blue and his classic collaborations with Gil Evans; his landmark 1950s quintet featuring John Coltrane and his ‘60s quintet featuring Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter; the making of Bitches Brew and the groundbreaking development of fusion and funk. The Miles Davis Story is a two-hour film directed by acclaimed filmmaker Mike Dibb. The film features classic performances from all eras of Miles’ career, and insightful interviews with Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Clark Terry, Joe Zawinul and many others. The Miles Davis Story is another building block in Sony’s yearlong celebration of the 75th anniversary of Miles’ birth. DVD Special Features: -Definitive bio from award-winning jazz writer Francis Writer -Album profiles of virtually every important Miles Davis record -Interactive menus -Chapter selections