Miles Davis / The Album Covers
* sessions, imports, singles, reissues, compilations, live recordings… ** mostly just album covers i think look really cool…
A Miles Davis Typeface
Xavier Encinas, over at the always enjoyable Swiss Legacy blog, directs us to Paris-based design studio WA75′s excellent typeface called Miles Grotesk. The graphic design was created for the recent We Want Miles exhibition presented at the Cité de la Musique, which was open from October 2009 to January 2010. The exhibit has since moved [...]
Open Letter To Miles Davis From Charles Mingus
* definitely worth a read An Open Letter To Miles Davis By Charles Mingus November 30, 1955 Down Beat Magazine Four editions of Down Beat come to my mind’s eye-Bird’s “Blindfold Test,” mine, Miles’ and Miles’ recent “comeback story”-as I sit down and attempt to honestly write my thoughts in an open letter to Miles [...]
Miles Davis / In Pictures
The Miles Davis Online Interview: Ricardo Cavolo
(Artist Series, Volume 
I’m not much of a power user of Flickr. But I have been known to spend hours scrolling through the Miles Davis photographs. A lot of people have posted a lot of terrific Miles Davis content – and for that I’m grateful. And it’s via Flickr where I have discovered some [...]
Good Question: Is Miles Davis Just As Much A Musical Genius As Mozart?
The admin for the Mozart Blog writes: “Miles Davis invented three new forms of music by himself. What new musical styles did Mozart invent? Also, the music that Miles played and wrote was much more technically sophisticated that the music Mozart wrote. When classical musicians have reached their pinnacle of accomplishment, they then hope to [...]
That Time When Miles Davis Celebrated His 60th Birthday On A Yacht
Click HERE to read the complete party review of the Miles Davis 60th birthday bash courtesy of Jet, from way back in 1986.
Miles Davis – My Funny Valentine 1964
The Miles Davis Movie: Miles Davis Biopic Release Date Pushed From 2011 To 2013
At some point in the last few weeks the release date/year for the Untitled Miles Davis Biopic listing on IMDB was switched from 2011 to 2013. I kicked off the Miles Davis Movie blog back in June 2008, so clearly I was just a touch early to the party. But in reality I could have [...]
Miles Davis Featured In Barneys Venture With Sony On Rockstar Tees
“Goodness knows a T-shirt collaboration is nothing new, but Barneys latest line of Archive 1887 rock & roll tees, created in conjunction with Sony Music, features never-before-seen artwork and rare photos of the label’s acts as far back as1887. And, as a bonus, each shirt has a dedicated playlist. “Sony contributed its extensive library of [...]
