The arrangement around Miles is just so perfect, Real Big band style but with a feeling! Genious of Gil Evans and Miles really lived up to his Best here!
This is what the universe must have sounded like a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang, when there was still perfect order and harmony. Gil Evans and Miles Davis....truly Cosmic !
I was 4 years old in 59 and didn't start trumpet until 10 , little did I know how much Miles tone and style would influence me throughout the years .He is still the one of the greatest innovators in modern music to ever live .
All but the drummer, Mr. Cobb, have gone to that great jam session beyond. And the angels all laid down their harps and stood aside when they heard this sweet sound.
Some of you guys are hip to this music but so many who aren't. What a shame music has been deleted in the schools. Then people would be able to listen from knowing the elements of the game. Everyone knows the rules of football but music, not so much. Keep looking and listening. It just doesn't get any better than this.
@@jillbarber8310 Hey Jill, Bill Barber, Mr. Barber was my music teacher in elementary school at Deauville Gardens. I had not known that he was a musician with Miles until I saw the back of his head in this film. I was blown away. He was the first person to introduce me to the tuba and he will always be immortal in my musical career. Your dad was and always will be an icon among the many students (some now famous) he taught in Copiague, New York.
Always moving to re-visit this magnificent piece of jazz history. Have always been extremely proud my X as he played in this session and is seen on this film. The birth of true modern jazz!
Among the many things I love about this session is hearing/seeing Miles on flugelhorn. He didn't use it often but always to great effect. And what arrangements!! So thankful we have this to enjoy.
This is very deep music that reflects a wonderful era of great misic. its sad but.....those times are gone for ever, now we just got 50 cents of a dollar or less...yeah, it is really sad.
Thank you for posting this. I first discovered it on an old VHS tape I borrowed from the library at my graduate school. I came upon it sitting on a shelf near the check out desk, if you can believe that. I took it home and was floored. I thought I knew Davis' catalogue and then I found this. It is a must.
This recording was my first contact with MD, back around 1982. It was played on the same day as many other Jazz and blues documentaries. It was called `Jazz on a Summer`s Day` and included the film of the same name. Watching this stayed with me and was very important in shaping me. We are so fortunate to have these old reels but it has degraded due to lossy sharing unfortunately. Still incredible.
The collaboration between Miles Davis and Gil Evans were the best in the history of jazz music. Truly my favorite kind of music yet with their thing behind all of the best albums from Miles Ahead to Quiet Nights!
Ok, just for clarification, the intro tune is titled "The Duke" in honor of Ellington, of course. The second is titled "Blues For Pablo." Both are from Miles Davis/Gil Evans album "Miles Ahead."
You guys are so simplistic, an open minded genius sees the musical genius in both albums like "Doggystyle" and "Kind of Blue" (and to a lesser extent "Get Rich or Die Trying") I'm sure Miles would have - Live and let create, and produce some quality hip hop before you assume it's devoid of musicianship. PEACE, I still Love you all :)
Another thing that is important about this vid is that it appears that these tunes and arrangements were not recorded anywhere else. So the solos are an insight into Miles development. Compare to the original recording and you can figure out what's written and improvised. Paul's bass parts were largely written for this album but there was room for him to stretch here and there. Now this is a Music Video!! This is on my desert island list. Hey, where's the rest of this???
The master of Jazz Mr. Miles Davis. Amazing what people can do when they focus on it. Others run around killing, stealing and causing mayhem to all they see! Funny old world, but if everyone played music everyday, there would be world peace!
@scatcat81 That was my introduction to Miles Davis right there @ the time between the early or mid 90s. After that it went further for me to dug other albums he done at his time before this. It kept growing.
Personnel: Gil Evans (arr, conductor) Miles Davis (tpt, flh) John Coltrane ( as) Paul Chambers (b) Jimmy Cobb (d) Ernie Royal (tpt) Clyde Reisinger (tpt) Louis Mucci (tpt) Johnny Coles (tpt) Emmett Berry (tpt) Frank Rehak (tb) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Bill Elton (tb) Rod Levitt (valve tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Robert Northern (frh) Bill Barber (tuba) Romeo Penque (cl, fl) Eddie Caine (cl, fl) Danny Bank (bcl)
@funkality In 1958, Davis and Evans were back in the studio to record Porgy and Bess, an arrangement of pieces from George Gershwin's opera of the same name. The lineup included three members of the sextet: Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. Davis called the album one of his favorites.
It is a Flugel Horn, same pitch as a Trumpet but mellower in tone. This is a classic fimed event which features the "modal" tune So What from the album A Kind Of Blue. Also on RUclips. (I think)
@funkality In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Davis recorded a series of albums with Gil Evans, often playing flugelhorn as well as trumpet. The first, Miles Ahead (1957), showcased his playing with a jazz big band and a horn section arranged by Evans. Songs included Dave Brubeck's "The Duke," as well as Léo Delibes's "The Maids of Cadiz," the first piece of European classical music Davis ever recorded.
@funkality Sketches of Spain (1959-1960) featured songs by contemporary Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo and also Manuel de Falla, as well as Gil Evans originals with a Spanish flavor. Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall (1961) includes Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, along with other compositions recorded in concert with an orchestra under Evans' direction.
@funkality Another distinctive feature of the album was the orchestral passages that Evans had devised as transitions between the different tracks, which were joined together with the innovative use of editing in the post-production phase, turning each side of the album into a seamless piece of music.
yea, it's a half step sharp, probably because of a slow machine when copying...you can find it on DVD, and I think the intonation is correct. It's also not sync-ed up properly, so the musicians looks very relaxed, and behind the beat...but it's still killing, of course. Get the vinyl version if you can.
i don't think you can't stretch it more harmonically. i don't know how gil evans managed to hear some of those harmonies in his head. probably because he also wrote film-scores. it is amazing. imagine all the work behind an arrangement like this and then the commercial outcome which must have been minimal. he gave all he had. and miles plays great. some people say he plays scarce. i think it's just the right amount and musical as heck.
@funkality Sessions with Davis and Evans in 1962 resulted in the album Quiet Nights, a short collection of bossa novas that was released against the wishes of both artists: Evans stated it was only half an album, and blamed the record company; Davis blamed producer Teo Macero, whom he didn't speak to for more than two years. This was the last time Evans and Davis made a full album together; despite the professional separation, however, Davis noted later that "my best friend" is Gil Evans.
Aw, com'n now...he (Gil) had lots of help from Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, here. It's not like he had to figure out those harmonies "from scratch"! Same with Gershwin on Rhapsody in Blue. To me, Miles is like Stanley Clarke when they solo. They always pick the "coolest" last three notes to end a phrase with :-)
@SirJazz I believe that the tuba player is ray Draper. He was murdered outside of a gig he was playing tragic He made an album with Coltrane called a tuba jazz very good
Thank you so much. Has any known artist used that type again?? There was in the German church brass assembles a KUHLO horn, wider than a cornet(bore wise) but not as wide as the Fluegelhorn. PS Yamaha makes olso rotary valve Fluegelhorns!
Look closely and you will John Coltrane on Alto sax. There's Paul Chambers on Bass, Jimmy Cobb on Drums, Wynton Kelly on Piano, Julius Watkins on French Horn, Ernie Royal and Johnny Coles on Trumpets. I'm not sure who are the rest.
I'm sure Gil Evans would be the first to agree with you. He's no Duke Ellington but who was?? Gil made some great music and his very fine ear for giving Miles a platform was beautiful for American music and music overall.
Well this was a once opon a time for jazz, american music, and black music. I have all of the records including those like this video arranged by gil evans. I note wiht considerable dissapointment that yet again (even on the lp liner notes) there is no listing or credits given to the musicians who recorded this beautiful music. The albums were from columbia. who were the side men? do you know? thank you david cox
The arrangement around Miles is just so perfect, Real Big band style but with a feeling! Genious of Gil Evans and Miles really lived up to his Best here!
This is what the universe must have sounded like a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang, when there was still perfect order and harmony.
Gil Evans and Miles Davis....truly Cosmic !
"big bang"
Gil and miles were both gifted. Those arrangements were just wonderful , what a mind he had.
I'm Canadian and think Gil Evans is one of our greatest national treasures.
I was 4 years old in 59 and didn't start trumpet until 10 , little did I know how much Miles tone and style would influence me throughout the years .He is still the one of the greatest innovators in modern music to ever live .
Real musicians... no editing... what a concept!
One of the great pairings in the history of jazz.
Gil Evans use of color in his orchestrations were amazing. Miles epitomizes the sound of 'cool jazz'. Great Video!
this look like a classic concert. Excellent constellation of musicians.
All but the drummer, Mr. Cobb, have gone to that great jam session beyond. And the angels all laid down their harps and stood aside when they heard this sweet sound.
Some of you guys are hip to this music but so many who aren't. What a shame music has been deleted in the schools. Then people would be able to listen from knowing the elements of the game. Everyone knows the rules of football but music, not so much. Keep looking and listening. It just doesn't get any better than this.
I enjoy this...one of the brass session was my trumpet teacher at berklee Louis Mucci wow this his amazing to watch this cats playing uffs awesome
Love the tuba!
ethan fanshel Yes, adds a great dimension rarely found in our jazz
thats my dad
@@jillbarber8310 Hey Jill, Bill Barber, Mr. Barber was my music teacher in elementary school at Deauville Gardens. I had not known that he was a musician with Miles until I saw the back of his head in this film. I was blown away. He was the first person to introduce me to the tuba and he will always be immortal in my musical career. Your dad was and always will be an icon among the many students (some now famous) he taught in Copiague, New York.
Gil Evans. A true Canadian genius
Is there any other kind?
Always moving to re-visit this magnificent piece of jazz history. Have always been extremely proud my X as he played in this session and is seen on this film. The birth of true modern jazz!
This music is forever
Among the many things I love about this session is hearing/seeing Miles on flugelhorn. He didn't use it often but always to great effect. And what arrangements!! So thankful we have this to enjoy.
This is very deep music that reflects a wonderful era of great misic. its sad but.....those times are gone for ever, now we just got 50 cents of a dollar or less...yeah, it is really sad.
Absolutely brilliant. This is the real deal. Cheers!
Thank you for posting this. I first discovered it on an old VHS tape I borrowed from the library at my graduate school. I came upon it sitting on a shelf near the check out desk, if you can believe that. I took it home and was floored. I thought I knew Davis' catalogue and then I found this. It is a must.
This recording was my first contact with MD, back around 1982. It was played on the same day as many other Jazz and blues documentaries. It was called `Jazz on a Summer`s Day` and included the film of the same name. Watching this stayed with me and was very important in shaping me. We are so fortunate to have these old reels but it has degraded due to lossy sharing unfortunately. Still incredible.
one word...AWESOME
The collaboration between Miles Davis and Gil Evans were the best in the history of jazz music. Truly my favorite kind of music yet with their thing behind all of the best albums from Miles Ahead to Quiet Nights!
núnca me canso de verle y oirle a MilesDavis aquí, me encanta...
Ok, just for clarification, the intro tune is titled "The Duke" in honor of Ellington, of course. The second is titled "Blues For Pablo." Both are from Miles Davis/Gil Evans album "Miles Ahead."
Fantastic - there is actually stuff worth seeing and hearing on here then!
You guys are so simplistic, an open minded genius sees the musical genius in both albums like "Doggystyle" and "Kind of Blue" (and to a lesser extent "Get Rich or Die Trying") I'm sure Miles would have - Live and let create, and produce some quality hip hop before you assume it's devoid of musicianship.
PEACE, I still Love you all :)
Gil Evans was a master!
Thankyou for posting This! Cool jazz at its peak! And with Evans and Davis in a fruitfull collaberation!
great Gil Evans arrangements, Miles cool sound, and the orchestration is superb. Gil Evans signature.
Cool has a face, Miles Davis, and a sound, and Gil Evans, this is so fantastic, Miles Ahead forever!
Another thing that is important about this vid is that it appears that these tunes and arrangements were not recorded anywhere else. So the solos are an insight into Miles development. Compare to the original recording and you can figure out what's written and improvised. Paul's bass parts were largely written for this album but there was room for him to stretch here and there.
Now this is a Music Video!! This is on my desert island list.
Hey, where's the rest of this???
this is what perfection sounds like
"who do you think you are, Miles Davis?"
the one and only
Yeah, go ahead and arrest me.
This is so superb! The Genius of Jazz!
I so agree! Peace
delightful. Truly stunning
Kind of blue still sells Got it on cd
the great miles davis!
what a fantastic arrangement
Everlasting music
Miss Dave Gil Evan’s
amazing
The master of Jazz Mr. Miles Davis. Amazing what people can do when they focus on it. Others run around killing, stealing and causing mayhem to all they see! Funny old world, but if everyone played music everyday, there would be world peace!
Thank you very much, by the subject For Duke, it listens to it for the first time by Dave Brubeck Lp of vinyl. Peru South America.
Essa versão é fenomenal, protejam essa película, isso é tesouro
How fun, a Who's that playin' which instrument video. Groovy.
Cool jazz.......yeah!
@scatcat81 That was my introduction to Miles Davis right there @ the time between the early or mid 90s. After that it went further for me to dug other albums he done at his time before this. It kept growing.
Excellent....Thank you for his gem
Personnel:
Gil Evans (arr, conductor)
Miles Davis (tpt, flh)
John Coltrane ( as)
Paul Chambers (b)
Jimmy Cobb (d)
Ernie Royal (tpt)
Clyde Reisinger (tpt)
Louis Mucci (tpt)
Johnny Coles (tpt)
Emmett Berry (tpt)
Frank Rehak (tb)
Jimmy Cleveland (tb)
Bill Elton (tb)
Rod Levitt (valve tb)
Julius Watkins (frh)
Robert Northern (frh)
Bill Barber (tuba)
Romeo Penque (cl, fl)
Eddie Caine (cl, fl)
Danny Bank (bcl)
Adrenalina!!!... Magno M.D.
@funkality In 1958, Davis and Evans were back in the studio to record Porgy and Bess,
an arrangement of pieces from George Gershwin's opera of the same name.
The lineup included three members of the sextet: Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones
and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. Davis called the album one of his favorites.
There's Pavarotti with Puccini, Cliburn with Tchaikovsky and MILES WITH GIL!!
The duke...!!! ;)
wow... thanks for posting.
Ahh what a dream.
AMEN
the drum guy looks like he's cooking with those drum sticks. like stirring something. it's funny. i imagine a pot of soup or something. im so hungry.
Kenzie Morgan it's not some regular drum sticks, it's jazz rake brushes, and you won't play hard with it...
Thank you for posting,
The king of COOL
This is the greatest everything else is relegated to the stone age.
GENIAL!
It is a Flugel Horn, same pitch as a Trumpet but mellower in tone. This is a classic fimed event which features the "modal" tune So What from the album A Kind Of Blue. Also on RUclips. (I think)
1:34 A perfect solo. Not one note is misplaced.
you cringe me
It's funny how the Miles Davis / Gil Evans stuff gets mixed reviews from musicians. I've always thought of it as awesome! Thanks for posting this.
7:45 YEAH!!!!!!!!!!
@GAK1atatt Very well put. Cheers!
@funkality In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Davis recorded a series of albums with Gil Evans,
often playing flugelhorn as well as trumpet. The first, Miles Ahead (1957), showcased
his playing with a jazz big band and a horn section arranged by Evans.
Songs included Dave Brubeck's "The Duke," as well as Léo Delibes's "The Maids of Cadiz,"
the first piece of European classical music Davis ever recorded.
@funkality
Sketches of Spain (1959-1960) featured songs by contemporary Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo
and also Manuel de Falla, as well as Gil Evans originals with a Spanish flavor.
Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall (1961) includes Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez,
along with other compositions recorded in concert with an orchestra under Evans' direction.
@funkality Another distinctive feature of the album was the orchestral passages that Evans had devised
as transitions between the different tracks, which were joined together with the innovative
use of editing in the post-production phase, turning each side of the album into a seamless
piece of music.
ole ese miles!! tocando a manuel de falla con 2 cojones!! el mejor!
yea, it's a half step sharp, probably because of a slow machine when copying...you can find it on DVD, and I think the intonation is correct. It's also not sync-ed up properly, so the musicians looks very relaxed, and behind the beat...but it's still killing, of course. Get the vinyl version if you can.
agreed.
indeed.
That's Fly Gangster right there.
the moment at 3:46 has ridiculously palpable suspense (the chord as Miles cleans his horn)
Miles = Tony Williams & Philly Joe Jones.
Snoop = Drum MACHINES. A real evolution in black culture.
Miles and Gil. Miles and Bill. For all his irascibility, he had an unerring ability to attract talent, and know how to make the best of it...
The drummer here is Art Taylor and the superb double bass player is "Mr. P. C.", Paul Chambers.
it's jimmy cobb dingus
That drummer Kenny Clarke has one tall order!
i don't think you can't stretch it more harmonically. i don't know how gil evans managed to hear some of those harmonies in his head. probably because he also wrote film-scores. it is amazing. imagine all the work behind an arrangement like this and then the commercial outcome which must have been minimal. he gave all he had. and miles plays great. some people say he plays scarce. i think it's just the right amount and musical as heck.
@funkality Sessions with Davis and Evans in 1962 resulted in the album Quiet Nights, a short collection
of bossa novas that was released against the wishes of both artists: Evans stated it was
only half an album, and blamed the record company; Davis blamed producer Teo Macero,
whom he didn't speak to for more than two years. This was the last time Evans and Davis
made a full album together; despite the professional separation, however, Davis noted later
that "my best friend" is Gil Evans.
Aw, com'n now...he (Gil) had lots of help from Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, here. It's not like he had to figure out those harmonies "from scratch"! Same with Gershwin on Rhapsody in Blue. To me, Miles is like Stanley Clarke when they solo. They always pick the "coolest" last three notes to end a phrase with :-)
@SirJazz I believe that the tuba player is ray Draper. He was murdered outside of a gig he was playing tragic He made an album with Coltrane called a tuba jazz very good
This tune is "The Duke", by Dave Brubeck
🌾🌿😄💛
@jamilkayin That's true!
Miles on the mellower flugelhorn...on "The Duke"
Thank you so much. Has any known artist used that type again?? There was in the German church brass assembles a KUHLO horn, wider than a cornet(bore wise)
but not as wide as the Fluegelhorn. PS Yamaha makes olso rotary valve Fluegelhorns!
🌺😃🌱🌼
First song is "the duke", written by Dave Brubeck
Look closely and you will John Coltrane on Alto sax. There's Paul Chambers on Bass, Jimmy Cobb on Drums, Wynton Kelly on Piano, Julius Watkins on French Horn, Ernie Royal and Johnny Coles on Trumpets. I'm not sure who are the rest.
the name of the first tune is "The Duke".
@jozzej got to know Coltrane Cobb and Chambers. All regulars at one point with Miles band.
"Sir Duke" is a Stevie Wonder song. This song is titled "The Duke"
cool independence bass
@GAK1atatt You said it man!
I'm sure Gil Evans would be the first to agree with you. He's no Duke Ellington but who was?? Gil made some great music and his very fine ear for giving Miles a platform was beautiful for American music and music overall.
very good comment. i think it is important to de-mystify the people and try to see what really happened.
Jimmy Cobb on Drums. :)
Well this was a once opon a time for jazz, american music, and black music. I have all of the records including those like this video arranged by gil evans. I note wiht considerable dissapointment that yet again (even on the lp liner notes) there is no listing or credits given to the musicians who recorded this beautiful music. The albums were from columbia. who were the side men? do you know? thank you david cox