This is FRESH AIR. In 1965, Miles Davis led one of the all-time great jazz groups with four younger players, including saxophonist Wayne Shorter and pianist Herbie Hancock, but they rarely worked that ...

The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965, the storied Miles Davis live album, will be reissued as a giant box set on January 30, 2026. Available in 10xLP and 8xCD editions via Columbia/Legacy, the ...

Ahead of the centenary of Davis’s birth, musicians including Terence Blanchard and John Scofield analyse his brilliance: from his soft phrasing and spiritual feel to his raspy cussing and leather ...

In 1965, Davis led one of the all-time great jazz groups. That December, they recorded seven sets over two nights in a Chicago nightclub. The complete recordings went unreleased for decades. This is ...