Tag Archives: Miles Davis

Thank You for Helping Drummer Jimmy Cobb

Posted on February 4, 2020 by

SKF NOTE: His daughter, Serena, has started a medical fundraiser for her father, drummer Jimmy Cobb. As of this writing they have raised $27,000 toward their goal of raising $200,000. I made a donation. The letter below is an edited … Continue reading →

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Miles Davis on Philly Joe Jones

Posted on December 17, 2018 by

SKF NOTE: Nat Hentoff‘s “Jazz Is” was a Christmas present to me from my sister, Maribeth, in 1978. Her inscription says, “Hope you don’t already have this. I can’t wait ’til you’re on the pages of a book like this. … Continue reading →

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Miles Davis: You Have to Get Your Own Sound

Posted on November 7, 2017 by

SKF NOTE: This advice to upcoming musicians from Miles Davis strikes me as a lifelong pursuit. I remember Miles himself telling an interviewer how he, Miles, lost his well-known sound for awhile, and it took Miles two years to get … Continue reading →

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Without the Fundamentals There’s No Depth to Your Music

Posted on October 2, 2017 by

SKF NOTE: Joey DeFrancesco‘s experience with John Coltrane Quartet and Miles Davis caught my eye this morning. I’m sharing Mr. DeFrancesco’s words with you. ===== POPULAR JAZZ ARTISTS Life-changing jazz albums: John Coltrane’s ‘A Love Supreme Hammond organ hero Joey … Continue reading →

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A Sound All Your Own is Most Important

Posted on August 15, 2017 by

  SKF NOTE: I always read books with a pencil nearby for underlining good passages so I can easily return to them. Sound is at the heart of the musical conception of great jazz musicians. Miles Davis once said to … Continue reading →

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Montblanc’s Miles Davis Fountain Pen Makes Me Smile

Posted on December 31, 2016 by

SKF NOTE: Thank you, Colleen Morgan of The Moodie Davitt Report, for bringing Montblanc’s cool Miles Davis fountain pen to my attention. The workmanship is beautiful. And if I had a spare $900…? Until then, that Montblanc’s Great Characters Edition … Continue reading →

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October Surprise? New Music from Miles’s Second Great Quintet

Posted on August 30, 2016 by

SKF NOTE: October surprise? New music from Miles Davis’s Second Great Quintet. Very good news. — end —

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