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Miles Davis: New York
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Perhaps the most trying of Davis's supercilious faux funk efforts, and that's saying something. Grating toy percussion (some of it by Alias), moronic two-note bass vamps, almost no trumpet. Yecch. Players include holdovers Hancock, DeJohnette, McLaughlin, Corea, Maupin and new faces Mtume (percussion), Dave Liebman and Carlos Garnett (sax), Lonnie Liston Smith (organ), Harold Ivory Williams (keys), Collin Walcott (sitar), Billy Hart and Paul Buckmaster (cello). Full review coming soon.
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With George Coleman on tenor, the sidemen really inspired Davis and, although he was sticking to his standard repertoire, the renditions were full of surprises and adventurous playing. By late 1964 Coleman had departed and, after Sam Rivers filled in for a European tour, Wayne Shorter was the new tenor.
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In 1972, Davis was introduced to the music of Karlheinz Stockhausen by young arranger and cellist, and later Grammy award winner, Paul Buckmaster, leading to a period of new creative exploration for Davis. Davis's own 'space music,' shows Stockhausen's influence compositionally."[6] His recordings and performances during this period were described as "space music" by fans, by music critic Leonard Feather, and by Buckmaster who stated: "a lot of mood changes - heavy, dark, intense - definitely space music."[7]
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After that, Miles retreated into his house and rarely came out of it for the next 5 Years, making no new music and no formal appearances. Miles was suffering from health problems, didn’t feel like making new music, and spent much of his time doing drugs.
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You're Under Arrest, Davis' next album, was released in 1985 and included another brief stylistic detour. Included on the album were his interpretations of Cyndi Lauper's ballad "Time After Time", and "Human Nature" from Michael Jackson. Davis noted that many of today's accepted jazz standards were in fact pop songs from Broadway theatre, and that he was simply updating the "standards" repertoire with new material.
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Recently, a DVD, a movie, a Smithsonian museum exhibit and induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have all renewed Davis’ popularity in what would have been his 80th-birthday year. Don Cheadle has agreed to play Davis in an upcoming biopic and a new Davis CD will be released this fall called “Evolution of the Groove” featuring guitarist Santana and rapper Nas.
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