SATELITE RADIO GETS SIRIUS ABOUT MILES DAVIS: New limited-run channel to feature trumpeter's music and interviews 24/7.(November 17, 2009)
*Satellite radio SIRIUS XM will launch a limited run channel dedicated solely to the music, life and career of Miles Davis – hosted by Davis' son Erin Davis, his nephew drummer Vince Wilburn Jr. and bassist, producer and writer Marcus Miller.
Miles Davis Radio will feature music from the jazz legend's extensive catalog, which features over 100 albums - including his collaborations with Charlie Parker at the age of 19 to his landmark albums, "Kind of Blue," "Birth of the Cool" and "Bitches Brew." The channel will launch on Friday, Nov. 20 at 3 p.m. ET and will run until Wednesday, Nov. 25 on SIRIUS channel 72 and XM channel 70. Listeners will hear composer and former Miles Davis music director Robert Irving III premiere never before heard soundtrack music recorded by Davis for the 1986 film "Wise Guys." In addition, the channel is scheduled to include special segments and interviews with former Davis band members and various guests, including drummer Jimmy Cobb, pianist Herbie Hancock, guitarist John Scofield, pianist Monty Alexander, record executives Bruce Lundvall and Clive Davis, Davis' long-time road manager Gordon Meltzer, bassist Ron Carter, guitarist Carlos Santana, Rolling Stones bassist Darryl "Munch" Jones and friend and peer Quincy Jones. Words and music will also be devoted to different phases of Davis' career including stories from the icon himself. Courtesy of CBS News, excerpts from the 1989 "60 Minutes" interview with the late Harry Reasoner will be aired and musician/broadcaster Ben Sidran contributes his 1989 conversation conducted on the beach at Davis' Malibu home. Speak Out
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