The Miles Davis Story
List Price:
Our Price: $6.43
You Save: $5.51 (46%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $3.75 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: Don Carter (II), George Avakian, Ian Carr, Jimmy Cobb, Ron CarterBrand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-11-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony
Movie Reviews of The Miles Davis Story
Movie Review: miles davis
Summary: 5 Stars
I'd like to say, the jazz person most affecting me probably is Coltrane. But then there is Miles Davis. Up to 1970 he already did so much of interest. And then there are all these other years. I'm a latecomer to the 70-90's Miles, in part because of the partial reviews. But now: "Live around the world" is among my top 5 Miles albums, and then there is Pangea, Agharta, Black Magus, etc. I am unpleasantly surprised at the relatively low score of this DVD--could that be due to the antagonism caused by the later output? Among the strong features of this DVD are the interviews of the mid 80's, of the man himself, but also of the mother of his first child, his first wife, and luminaries such as Marcus Miller, Mclaughlin, Liebman, Bill Evans, and let's not forget, the legend, Herbie HANCOCK, all from the mid 80's-early 90's. I'd like to have seen more of the 1st quintet and JC's part in cementing MD's stature, but then there is the 2nd quintet, and they are introduced marvelously in this CD. There are reminiscences of Ron Carter and Clark Terry (the earlier days). I very much enjoyed this documentary. It goes from the beginning (extensively) through the end, and it does a good job.
Summary of The Miles Davis Story
The miles davis story explores the music & the man behind the public image from miles middle class upbringing in racially segregated east st. Louis to the last years when he travelled the world like a rock star. Studio: Sony Music Release Date: 11/26/2002 Run time: 120 minutesTrumpeter-bandleader Miles Davis (1926-91) was a catalyst for the major innovations in post-bop, cool jazz, hard-bop, and jazz-fusion, and his wispy and emotional trumpet tones were some of the most evocative sounds ever heard. He was also one of the most identifiable and misunderstood pop icons of the 20th century. This engrossing British documentary shows the complex layers of this magnificent and mercurial artist. Through rare footage and interviews, we learn of Davis's middle-class upbringing and his early days with bop legends Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. The documentary bluntly deals with Davis's narcotic nadir and his rise from the depths to become a bona fide jazz icon in the mid-'50s to late '60s. But the most penetrating and poignant portraits of Davis come from musicians who played with and were influenced by him, including Shirley Horn, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, and Keith Jarrett.
Outstanding musical selections include modal masterpieces "So What" and "Blue in Green," the haunting soundtrack to the 1957 French film Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, his romantic rendition of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time," and his collaborations with arranger Gil Evans. The most surprising aspects of Davis's personality that emerge from this film are his shyness, vulnerability, and, yes, humility. As he said himself, "Don't call me a legend. Call me Miles Davis." --Eugene Holley Jr.
Similar DVD Movies
John Coltrane, Miles Davis - Best of Miles Davis & John ColtraneDAVIS,MILES/COLTRAN; Release date: 2001-04-17; Music CD
Best price: $4.26
Price in other shops:
Miles Davis: That's What Happened - Live in Germany 1987Universal Studios; Release date: 2009-04-28; DVD
Best price: $9.76
Price in other shops:
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (Legacy Edition - CD / DVD Combo)Release date: 2010-08-31; Music CD
Best price: $17.67
Price in other shops:
Miles Davis - Live at Montreux: Highlights 1973-1991Uni; Release date: 2011-06-21; DVD
Best price: $9.41
Price in other shops:
Miles Electric - A Different Kind of BlueRED Distribution; Release date: 2004-11-16; DVD
Best price: $9.19
Price in other shops:
Thelonious Monk - Straight No ChaserWarner; Release date: 2001-01-30; DVD
Best price: $23.50
Jazz Icons: John Coltrane Live in '60, '61 & '65Naxos OF America INC; Release date: 2007-09-04; DVD
Best price: $12.49
Price in other shops:
A Great Day in HarlemImage Entertainment; Release date: 2006-01-03; DVD
Best price: $12.67
Price in other shops:
BirdWarner Brothers; Release date: 2010-06-01; DVD
Best price: $5.00
Price in other shops:
'Round MidnightWarner Brothers; Release date: 2008-07-22; DVD
Best price: $2.80
Price in other shops: