Miles Davis: The Duke
Musicians:
Miles Davis (trumpet),
leading a 19-piece band conducted by Gil Evans, also featuring Lee Konitz (alto), Wynton Kelly (piano), Paul Chambers (bass) and Art Taylor (drums)
.Arranged by Gil Evans. Composed by Dave Brubeck
.Recorded: New York, May 10, 1957
Rating: 100/100 (learn more)
(Editor's note: Miles Ahead was the first Miles Davis/Gil Evans collaboration for the Columbia label, with the extraordinary Porgy and Bess and Sketches of Spain soon to follow. As Peter suggests, however, their initial teamwork here was a complete musical triumph. E.N.)
My favorite composition of Dave Brubeck’s, realized to perfection by Gil Evans’s writing, Miles’s playing and the band’s accompaniment. This is a perfect song, in tribute to Duke Ellington. “The Duke” seems to say it all.
Reviewer: Peter Erskine (for Desert Island Dozens)
Tags: 1950s jazz
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