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Miles Davis
OffStereo builds narrated music history shows around real records. Miles Davis runs through 6 of them, 2 that take them as the subject and 4 more where they surface inside someone else's story. They appear most often alongside Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane and Peter Gabriel.
Shows about Miles Davis
Miles Electric: Radical or Retreat?
Miles Davis's electric turn, from Kind of Blue to Bitches Brew, was a radical artistic pursuit that forged jazz-rock fusion and inspired Herbie Hancock and Mahavishnu Orchestra.
Featuring So What · Pharaoh's Dance · Right Off
Miles' Electric Brew
Miles Davis's Bitches Brew forged fusion in 1970, injecting rock urgency and electric soundscapes into jazz, a studio-edited revolution that influenced Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi.
Featuring Pharaoh's Dance · Bitches Brew · Shhh/Peaceful
Shows where Miles Davis appears
Jazz's Revolutionary Sixties
The 1960s transformed jazz, as Coltrane's modal innovations, Dolphy's free explorations, and Adderley's soul grooves radically diversified the sound.
1 of 8 tracks — Nefertiti
Fourth World's Trumpet Architect
Jon Hassell’s 1977 Vernal Equinox unveils the "Fourth World" sound, blending global styles and electronics, influencing Peter Gabriel and Talking Heads, even amidst appropriation by Eno and Byrne.
1 of 8 tracks — Shhh/Peaceful
Jamal: Space, Silence, and Influence
Ahmad Jamal's minimalist genius, from "Poinciana" to "Ahmad's Blues," defines a new jazz piano sound that shapes Miles Davis's modal explorations and inspires Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage."
1 of 8 tracks — So What
Tines, Tones, & Timeless Samples
The Fender Rhodes' unique dynamic range, from its jazz fusion origins with Herbie Hancock to Donny Hathaway's soulful growl, transforms into the sampled, buttery sound of A Tribe Called Quest's hip-hop.
1 of 7 tracks — In a Silent Way