Miles Davis

Author Ashley Khan traces Davis’ path from aspiring high-note bound bebop lion to the cool-toned result that was to be one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time.

The new CD “Miles Español” is a global reworking of classic Miles Davis from his 1960 album “Sketches of Spain” recording.

Brian Blade was raised on gospel, soul, and funk. But when he when he was 16 years old, a friend gave him a cassette of Joni Mitchell’s Hejira, and it changed the way he understood music.

Miles Davis’s seminal jazz album, ?Kind of Blue,’ turns 50 today. Joining The Takeaway to talk about the impact of this album is WNYC’s Evening Music Host Terrance McKnight.