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Miles and Friends - The “Birth” of the Cool (1947 - 1950)
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The torrid pace of bebop improvisations reached a point in the late 1940s that prompted a musical reconsideration and
Miles Davis
trumpet1926 - 1991
Charlie Parker
saxophone, alto1920 - 1955
John Lewis
piano1920 - 2001
Gerry Mulligan
saxophone, baritone1927 - 1996
Gil Evans
composer / conductor1912 - 1988
Playlist
- Host Intro 0:00
- Miles Davis All Stars. "Milestones" from Bebop Story: Vol. 063, Miles Davis Vol. 1 (Encyclopedia of Jazz) 2:25
- Host speaks 5:00
- Miles Davis Nonet. "Moon Dreams" from Norton Collection of Jazz Recordings (Norton) 8:25
- Miles Davis Nonet. "Rocker" from Birth of the Cool (Blue Note) 11:44
- Host speaks 14:46
- Miles Davis Nonet. "Boplicity" from Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz (Smithsonian) 15:02
- Host speaks 18:00
- Gerry Mulligan Quartet. "Line for Lyons" from The Gerry Mulligan Quartet. (Pacific Jazz) 24:04
- Gerry Mulligan Quartet. "Walkin' Shoes" from The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz) 26:34
- Host speaks 29:43
" data-original-title="" title="">Modern Jazz Quartet. "All the Thing You Are" from The Norton Jazz Collection (Norton) 31:44Modern Jazz Quartet
band / ensemble / orchestra
b.1952- Host speaks 34:58
- Modern Jazz Quartet. "Django" from Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz (Smithsonian) 35:58
- Host speaks 41:23
" data-original-title="" title="">J.J. Johnson Sextet. "Sketch One" from The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson (Blue Note) 44:09J.J. Johnson
trombone
1924 - 2001- JJ Johnson -
" data-original-title="" title="">Kai Winding Quintet. "Reflections" from Jay and Kai. (Savoy) 48:34Kai Winding
trombone
1922 - 1983 - Host speaks 52:45
- Gil Evans Orchestra. "I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You)" from Miles Ahead (Columbia) 53:55
- Host Outro 56:55
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