Davis was 48 years old and had alienated many in the jazz community while attracting younger rock audiences with his radical electric fusion music. After experimenting with different line-ups, he established a stable live band in 1973 and toured...
long time, and Davis thought so too. In Davis’ life, he has done many great things and experienced some good things as well as some bad things. Davis is a man whom, one might say, has “seen in all.” Even his childhood was different than most people born in the ‘20s and ‘...
where he was introduced by his father to the trumpet at the age of 13. He quickly developed a talent for playing the trumpet under private tutelage of Elwood Buchanan, a friend of his father’s who directed amusicschool. Davis played professionally while in high school. When he was 17 yea...
And he gave me Leroy's number ... Meeting Leroy that one time [in Chicago] was the only reason that I had enough nerve when Roscoe told me to call Leroy, that's the only reason I called him. I thought, “He seems pretty cool,” so I called him up when I came back to New ...
Miles Davis was born Miles Dewey Davis III. His father and grandfather were also named Miles. My first choice for a son is Miles Henry, as long as the name doesn't get too popular. This name can fit young boys as well as adult men, and personally I've never met a Miles in my ...
Davis had a period of near inactivity during the second half of the 1970s, as he struggled with substance addiction and poor health. He returned in 1981 with The Man With The Horn, which saw him playing funk and fusion with younger musicians including Mike Stern, Bill Evans (the saxophonist...
JSIt started when I ran into Miles Davis’ brother Vernon, and when he encouraged me to write, I was unable to resist. I began talking to other family members, his first wife Irene, his son Gregory, and many of his girlfriends along the way. I then found the original notes from Alex...
Miles’ interest in photography began at an early age when he was given a Nikon F camera by his father. After studying graphic design at Central Saint Martins, Aldridge initially worked as an illustrator and music-video director, before turning his attention to photography. In 1996 he began wo...
When Spidey’s partner first descended, the new Wall-Crawler’s webs were messy, his one-liners were cheesy and his swinging wasn’t that graceful. Since then, he’s been seen training on rooftops and in alleys all across town with his mentor. ...
His normal life takes a turn when he encounters Robbie’s character, wounded and on the run. Torn between claiming the bounty for her capture and his growing attraction for her, Eugene starts to fall for the seductive criminal, and the duo starts a tragic love affair. And now, Eugene has...