| Identifier | 7488513 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | DVD |
| Media Count | 1 |
| Show Rating | A+ |
| Sound Rating | A+ |
| Note | Pro shot, TV broadcast, menu, song chapters, [01:55:25]. Excellent quality.
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| Source Info | TV broadcast |
| Tech Note | A PBS documentary comprising pieces of a 1986 interview with Davis; comments by George Benson, Bill Cosby, Gil Evans, Robben Ford, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Tony Williams, and others; excerpts from several TV broadcasts of Davis performances. PBS "Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis" (PBS Great Performances series) programme, contained in "Miles Davis: A Tribute", along with "Miles In Montreux" (see Miles Davis 07/08/91). |
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Performance
| Miles Davis 1986-??-?? "Miles Ahead" for Great Performances, New York, NY | |
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| Set 1 | My Funny Valentine, Stockholm 10/31/67 (opening credits/voiceover; voiceover Dizzy Gillespie from 0:52) (1:01)
Directions, Antibes 7/25/69 (voiceover Herbie Hancock) (0:38) Unidentified (1973) (voiceover George Benson) (0:42) Miles Davis interview (0:14) So What, New York 4/2/59 (voiceover Bill Cosby from 2:29) (3:11) One Phone Call/Street Scenes, New Orleans 4/25/86 (2:19) Miles Davis interview (2:02) Unidentified (1945) (voiceover Dizzy Gillespie from 0:16) Miles Davis interview (voiceover) Bird Feathers (1947) (0:45) Miles Davis interview (voiceover last 0:15 of previous) (1:43) New Blues, New Orleans 4/25/86 (1:15) Gil Evans interview (0:14) Boplicity (voiceover Gil Evans, 0:07-0:20) (0:38) Miles Davis interview (0:28) New Rhumba, New York 4/2/59 (voiceover Gil Evans, 0:35-0:58 and 2:16-2:59) (2:53) Blues for Pablo, New York 4/2/59 (voiceover Miles Davis, 0:21-0:35; Gil Evans, 0:58-1:16) Time After Time, New Orleans 4/25/86 (1:16) Robben Ford interview (0:46) Introduction of the band, Stockholm 10/31/67 (0:14) Tony Williams interview 0:48) Miles Davis interview (0:36) Drum solo from No Blues, Stockholm 10/31/67 (voiceover Miles Davis, 0:24-0:41) (0:41) 'Round Midnight, Stockholm 10/31/67 (voiceover Herbie Hancock, 0:08-0:30; Miles Davis, 1:01-1:44; Wayne Shorter, 1:45-2:20; Tony Williams, 2:29-2:57) (2:57) Herbie Hancock interview (0:35) Gingerbread Boy, Stockholm 10/31/67 (voiceover Herbie Hancock, 0:16-0:51, 1:13-1:46) (1:46) Agitation, Stockholm 10/31/67 (voiceover Herbie Hancock) (0:21) Footprints, Stockholm 10/31/67 (5:48) 'Round Midnight, Stockholm 10/31/67 (0:18) Miles Davis interview (over The Theme + applause, Stockholm 10/31/67) (1:12) Al Jarreau, New Orleans 4/25/86 (2:35) Keith Jarrett interview (0:36) Honky Tonk (1971) (voiceover Keith Jarrett) (1:45) I Thought About You (voiceover Keith Jarrett) (1:22) Turnaroundphrase, Berlin 11/1/73 (1:08) Miles Davis in studio (1:20) It Gets Better (studio 1981) (0:20) Bill Cosby interview (0:59) Gil Evans interview (0:19) Human Nature, New Orleans 4/25/86 (band member credits) (3:12) |
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| Comment | A documentary comprising pieces of a 1986 interview with Davis; comments by George Benson, Bill Cosby, Gil Evans, Robben Ford, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Tony Williams, and others; excerpts from several TV broadcasts of Davis performances.
Produced by WNET/Thirteen, New York Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Duracell, Inc. |