George Klein presents the first hour of a multi-part feature on Miles Davis, who recently passed at the age of 65. This hour is on his first sessions as sideman with Charlie Parker and his first as leader in the mid 1940s, including the highly arranged nonet (the Birth of the Cool sessions), as well as other early to mid 1950s sessions with Parker, Sonny Rollins, and Jackie McLean.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
THRIVING ON A RIFF
THE GROOVE YARD 183
George Klein, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, October 6, 1991 [22412]
Charlie Parker: Thriving on a Riff
Charlie Parker: Now’s the Time
Miles Davis with Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Half Nelson
Miles Davis with Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Milestones
Miles Davis Nonet: Move
Miles Davis Nonet: Jeru
Miles Davis Nonet: Godchild
Miles Davis with Charlie Parker & Sonny Rollins: Down
Miles Davis with Charlie Parker & Sonny Rollins
Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins & Jackie McLean: Dig
Miles Davis with Charlie Parker & Sonny Rollins: ‘Round Midnight
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by George Klein for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by George Klein at WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 1991, 2022 George Klein. Used with permission.