What happens when you put Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk together at the world's preeminent jazz festival? History. Miles & Monk at Newport is especially electrifying because, well, it's live, complete with the cheers of an adoring crowd behind the musical repartee between the legendary trumpeter and pianist. This 12” vinyl features a vintage-inspired cover and remains a favorite among jazz heads the world over.
One 12” LP
6 tracks
51:00 run time
Originally released 1963
Side A
Side B
One of the most influential jazz trumpeter of all time (and in the running for most prolific), Miles Davis defined and redifined various permutations of jazz music throughout his 50-year career. A product of the Juilliard School, Davis got his start with Charlie Parker. He went on to create a titanic body of work that would make him a legend in his own time, earning him nine Grammy Awards, quadruple platinum certification for Kind of Blue, and a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Though it took the world the better part of a decade to recognize it, Thelonious Monk is heralded as one of the finest and most original jazz pianists ever to come out of New York. It wasn't until a 1956 gig with John Coltrane that Monk transitioned into life as an A-list jazzer. That pivotal performance led to extensive touring, a spot on the cover of Time in 1962, and recognition for the songs he wrote, many of which (including "'Round Midnight") became jazz standards after Monk's abrupt retirement in 1973.
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