Saturday, December 19, 1970 For first-time listeners to The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (Columbia, 1970), the first four discs can…
Friday, December 18, 1970 When The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (Columbia, 2005) recordings were made, none of the members of…
Thursday, December 17, 1970 https://youtu.be/vvPgGwVNgJU?si=z1v0v57ieh_rhnLF --What I Say. With “What I Say,” Miles Davis and his band answered the bell…
Before diving in, a note on inspiration. This project is the child of a small-scale obsession. Last fall, I moved…
Fifty-five years ago this week, Miles Davis brought a new-ish band into Washington D.C.’s Cellar Door club for a four-night…
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With our review of the second day of the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival - read day one here - we…
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