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Melissa Aldana, Spike Wilner & Miles Davis

By Joe Dimino | Neon Jazz
April 7, 2024
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We begin the 849th episode of Neon Jazz with Miles Davis to commemorate the book 3 Shades of Blue by James Kaplan. The book examines the phenomena of the iconic Kind of Blue album. From there, we hear Bill Evans and Jim Hall with music from Undercurrent (1962). We get a good dose of new tunes from Spike Wilner, Ken Peplowski and Danette McMahon. In between, we hear Rufus Reid and Eddie Harris. We close the show with Melissa Aldana and music from her Wayne Shorter tribute album. Dig the jazz, my friends.

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Miles Davis

trumpet
1926 - 1991

" data-original-title="" title="">Miles Davis "So Near, So Far" (Columbia) 0:00

Host talks 7:23

Bill Evans

piano
1929 - 1980

" data-original-title="" title="">Bill Evans and

Will Régnier

drums
b.1994

" data-original-title="" title="">Will R��gnier "Lights Out" Traces (Will Re?gnier) 15:28

Host talks 20:51

Spike Wilner Trio Contrafactus" Contrafactus (Smalls) 21:55

Rufus Reid

bass, acoustic
b.1944

" data-original-title="" title="">Rufus Reid "One for Amos" Celebration (Sunnyside Records) 26:58

Host talks 31:32

Eddie Harris

saxophone, tenor
1934 - 1996

" data-original-title="" title="">Eddie Harris "Born to be Blue" The In Sound (Atlantic) 32:27

Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra "Mornin' Reverend" Monday Night (Blue Note) 37:36

Host talks 42:13

Ken Peplowski

woodwinds
b.1959

" data-original-title="" title="">Ken Peplowski "Zzz-Thetic" Unheard Bird (Cellar Live) 43:24

Danette McMahon

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Danette McMahon "Life Goes On" No More Excuses (Danette McMahon) 47:34

Host talks 52:40

Melissa Aldana

saxophone

" data-original-title="" title="">Melissa Aldana "Echoes of the Inner Prophet for Wayne Shorter" Echoes of the Inner Prophet for Wayne Shorter (Blue Note) 53:56

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