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Miles Davis in the Colubmbia studios during the recording of Porgy and Bess (1958).
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment
Miles Davis – We Want Miles
16 October 2009 to 17 January 2010
Organised with the support of Miles Davis Properties, this exhibition by the Cité de la Musique follows Miles Davis’ musical and personal journey, from his hometown, East St-Louis, to his retrospective concert at La Villette in Paris, just a few weeks before his death.
Beginning in the mid Sixties, Miles Davis began printing “Directions in Music
by Miles Davis” on his albums, rather than just his name.
As a tribute to his visionary approach, visitors can discover each of
these “directions” along a pathway displaying photographs taken by the
biggest names in musical photography, video excerpts from his concerts,
instruments he or his travel companions played, rare scores and stage
costumes, documents related to the creation of his albums, original
releases of his great records, as well as works of art, paintings and
sculptures, testifying to an aura which vastly exceeded the sphere of
music.
Steward: Vincent Bessière
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