When Gil Scott-Heron was almost 10, 'Kind of Blue' came out. Questions like Miles Davis' composition, "So What," became a root influence on Scott-Heron and his generation. Spoken word, poetry, fusion, political rap and protest songs, informed the pensive Gil Scott-Heron. Miles Davis, after all, always looked and sounded deep in thought while he performed in 1959. See you at 11AM... -Shawn K

KMHD Jazz Radio When Gil Scott-Heron was almost 10, 'Kind of Blue' came out. Questions like Miles Davis' composition, "So What," became a root influence on Scott-Heron and his generation. Spoken word, poetry, fusion, political rap and protest songs, informed the pensive Gil Scott-Heron. After all, in 1959, Miles Davis, always performed deep in thought. http://hardchoicesblog.blogspot.com/ See you at 11AM... -Shawn K

Below: "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised."








Members
Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams (1965-1968).
Record Label
Columbia
About
Miles, Wayne, Herbie, Ron and Tony.
Biography
Miles and his Disciples were daring, ferocious and mysterious, straddling the line between acoustic and electric jazz. During this period, The Quintet incorporated electric sounds into their acoustic reportoire and yielded such classic recordings as "E.S.P." and "Nefertiti". These assemblymen were impressionistic, wholly improvisational yet also, trying to hit their stride as a cohesive whole. The four years that they were together marked an epochal shift in the tide of Jazz music; the acoustic age gave way to the boundless nature of the electric. The Second Great Quintet played second fiddle to no one and throughout their four years of existence, consistently pushed themselves and the perceived confines of their chosen medium. -All Music

MAY 26, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MILES DAVIS, TODAY... with the perfect question:

Mike Winkle performance 5/27/11 at Arrivederci

> Dear Music Lovers,

> Please join me at Arrivederci on Friday May 27th from 7:30-10:30. I will be performing with a great group featuring guitarist Chuck Everett, Matthew Lotz on piano and Marty Higgins on drums. We draw heavily from the "Great American Songbook" but venture into quite a few other genres when the mood strikes. This group has played together off and on for years and I am proud to be associated with these great musicians.

> Arrivederci is quickly becoming one of the Portland area's favorite live music venues. Very casual, intimate and just a great space for listening to live music. Excellent wine selection, food and ambiance. Reservations are recommended.

Arturo Sadoval will sing 'Cherokee,' Wallace Roney leaves 'No Room For Argument,' Colin Vallon, U.S. Debut tonight at Tony Starlights (video), Randy Porter with a Coltrane 'Giant Stretch', Enrico Pieranunzi says, 'Peu de Chose' and Ike Quebec observes, 'It Might As Well Be Spring' on HARD CHOICES Saturdays 11am-1pm PST 89.1FM

Arturo Sadoval will sing 'Cherokee,' Wallace Roney leaves 'No Room For Argument,' Colin Vallon, U.S. Debut tonight at Tony Starlights (video), Randy Porter with a Coltrane 'Giant Stretch', Enrico Pieranunzi says, 'Peu de Chose' and Ike Quebec observes, 'It Might As Well Be Spring' on HARD CHOICES Saturdays 11am-1pm PST 89.1FM

Adderleys. Jive Samba. Become a member.

Here's a two chord wonder. Chord changes for Nat Adderly's Jive Samba. The reason this samba is jive, is that in the first five beats of the Bb7 chords, Adderly uses the riff that was used to mark the punch lines of jokes on the Rowan And Martin Laugh-In comedy program that was on American TV around the time this tune was written.

BENNY GOLSON...
FROM NPR MUSIC... Shortly after his arrival in New York, Golson was one of 57 jazz greats asked to pose at a mass photo shoot for anEsquire magazine feature. The famous Art Kane photo from 1958, known as "Great Day in Harlem" or simply "Harlem 1958," places Golson alongside Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Thelonius Monk and a host of other musicians.

The historic photo and Benny Golson both got renewed attention, due to their roles in the Steven Spielberg movie The Terminal. The film's subplot includes Tom Hanks' character's autograph hunt for all who were in the photo — including Golson, who makes a brief appearance on screen... MORE from NPR..

Musicians in the photograph

Red Allen Buster Bailey Count Basie Emmett Berry Art Blakey Lawrence Brown Scoville Browne Buck Clayton Bill Crump Vic Dickenson Roy Eldridge Art Farmer Bud Freeman Dizzy Gillespie Tyree Glenn Benny Golson Sonny Greer Johnny Griffin Gigi Gryce

Coleman Hawkins J.C. Heard Jay C. Higginbotham Milt Hinton Chubby Jackson Hilton Jefferson Osie Johnson Hank Jones Jo Jones Jimmy Jones Taft Jordan Max Kaminsky Gene Krupa Eddie Locke Marian McPartland Charles Mingus Miff Mole Thelonious Monk Gerry Mulligan

Oscar Pettiford Rudy Powell Luckey Roberts Sonny Rollins Jimmy Rushing Pee Wee Russell Sahib Shihab Horace Silver Zutty Singleton Stuff Smith Rex Stewart Maxine Sullivan Joe Thomas Wilbur Ware Dickie Wells George Wettling Ernie Wilkins Mary Lou Williams Lester Young

“When I found out there was going to be this big meeting for a picture in Esquire,” Dizzy Gillespie recalled, “I said to myself, ‘Here’s my chance to see all these musicians without going to a funeral.’”

The subjects caught in Kane’s lens spanned the stylistic range from New Orleans to Chicago to Swing to Bebop to Modern. The oldest, Harlem stride pianist Luckey Roberts, was 71.

Seven Steps...
Recording Date
Apr 16, 1963 - May 14, 1963