Miles Davis: Live from the Montreal Jazz Festival

Miles Davis: Live from the Montreal Jazz Festival

59 mins | Music | Nov. 12, 2004

This 1985 performance at the Montreal Jazz Festival captures Miles at one of his peaks in popularity. Throughout his long career, Miles utilized the best in contemporary pop music, and this time he had some uniquely suitable sources; Cyndi Lauper's hit "Time After Time" and Michael Jackson's "Human Nature." Combine funk, pop, and the founder of the Birth of the Cool, the result is an elegant restrained restatement of everything Miles Davis. Add in the virtuoso guitarist John Scofield - and the result is a musical treasure.

Miles Davis: Live from the Montreal Jazz Festival

59 mins | Music | Nov. 12, 2004

Miles Davis: Live from the Montreal Jazz Festival
This 1985 performance at the Montreal Jazz Festival captures Miles at one of his peaks in popularity. Throughout his long career, Miles utilized the best in contemporary pop music, and this time he had some uniquely suitable sources; Cyndi Lauper's hit "Time After Time" and Michael Jackson's "Human Nature." Combine funk, pop, and the founder of the Birth of the Cool, the result is an elegant restrained restatement of everything Miles Davis. Add in the virtuoso guitarist John Scofield - and the result is a musical treasure.
Producers
Original title Miles Davis: Live from the Montreal Jazz Festival
Directors Miles Davis
Writers

Cast

Miles Davis

as Trumpeter

Bob Berg

as Sax Player

Robert Irving III

as Synthesizer Player

Daryl Jones

as Bass Player

John Scofield

as Guitar Player

Steve Thornton

as Percussionist

Vince Wilburn Jr.

as Drummer