The Friday Five: March 23, 2012
On the sixth day of every week, Michael Parr shuffles through his library to bring you five random tracks.
The Friday Five: December 4, 2009
On the sixth day of every week I hit the shuffle button on my iTunes and share my five and drop a little knowledge and insight for each track.
Miles Davis, The Fillmore West, 1970
Seeing Airto Moreira last weekend in Telluride has me going back into Miles Davis’ early 70’s stuff. Airto was percussionist on ‘Bitches Brew’ and ‘Live/Evil’, among others, and toured with Miles. I came across this 1970 show from the Fillmore…
The Miles Davis Quintet take Berlin
Picture yourself in Berlin in the year 1967. You step from the chill of an early November night into the Berliner Philharmonie, a beautiful, modern concert hall built just a few years earlier. You take your seat and the house…
The Genius of Miles
I listened to sides 3/4 of Miles Davis‘ ‘Bitches Brew’ on the way home from work today. Windows down, volume way up… it had been a while since I took a listen to this groundbreaking album, and I felt compelled…
