The Jazz Show Episode June 2, 2025

Tonight's Jazz Feature: A Selective Retrospective of the Art of Miles Davis.

9:00pm - 12:28am

Tonight's Jazz Feature is different from the usual as it will present a selective groups of performances by trumpeter, band leader and Jazz icon Miles Davis over his career and his various changes throughout the years from his early days in the 1940's through the 50's.. Miles Davis was born on May 26,1926 and passed away at age 65 on September 26, 1991. These performances will reveal some of the stylistic changes that Miles Davis went through and pioneered. He is arguably one of the most important musicians in Jazz History and in many ways changed the way we perceive Jazz Music. Many of his changes alienated his fans but brought new ones to the forefront. We'll hear some of these changes tonight as out Jazz Feature. We covered the 40's and early 50's including Davis' "First Great Quintet. Next week we'll continue the Davis odyssey from the late 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's. Be sure to be here.

Track Listing:

Half Nelson
Miles Davis · The Miles Davis All-Stars
Sippin' At Bells
Miles Davis. · The Miles Davis All-Stars
Boplicity
Miles Davis · Birth of The Cool
Israel
Miles Davis · Birth of The Cool
Ray's Idea
Miles Davis · Miles Davis Vol. 2
Tempus Fugit
Miles Davis · Miles Davis Vol. 2
My Funny Valentine
Miles Davis · Cookin'
Airegin
Miles Davis · Cookin'
Tune Up
Miles Davis · Cookin'
Black Lightning
Abdullah Ibrahim · Voice of Africa
V-8 Ford Blues
Mose Allison · V-8 Ford Blues
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
Mose Allison · V-8 Ford Blues
Baby, Please Don't Go
Mose Allison · V-8 Ford Blues
Ask Me Nice
Mose Allison · V-8 Ford Blues
I Found a Million Dollar Baby
Dizzy Gillespie · Copenhagen Concert
My Man
Dizzy Gillespie · Copenhagen Concert
Lady Be Good
Dizzy Gillepie · Copenhagen Concert
They Can't Take That Away from Me
Dizzy Gillespie · Copenhagen Concert
Wheatleigh Hall
Dizzy Gillespie · Copenhagen Concert
A Short One
Dizzy Gillespie · Copenhagen Concert
Invitation
Joe Henderson · An Evening with Joe Henderson
Blue Friday into The Theme
Kenny Dorham · Live From The Blue Morocco