Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Davis, Miles.
2. Coltrane, John, 1926-1967.
3. Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.
4. Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955.
5. Williams, Tony, 1945-1997.
6. Hancock, Herbie, 1940-
7. Shorter, Wayne.
8. Ford, Robben.
9. Benson, George, 1943-
10. Cosby, Bill, 1937-
11. Evans, Gil, 1912-1988.
12. Jarrett, Keith.
13. Obenhaus, Mark
14. Smith, Yvonne (Producer)
15. Brown, Oscar, Jr., 1926-2005
16. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
17. Obenhaus Films, inc.
18. Channel 4 (Television station : London, England)
19. Exxon Corporation. dnr

Description

1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (59 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Surveys the life and times of jazz musician Miles Davis. Includes numerous interview segments with Davis and other jazz musicians and extended concert sequences including the songs So what, New rhumba, Blues for Pablo, Time after time, Footprints, Al Jarreau, and Human nature.

Uniform title

1. Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))

Subject

1. Jazz musicians > Interviews
2. Nonfiction television programs
3. Jazz
4. Davis, Miles > Interviews
5. Jazz musicians > United States > Biography
6. Documentary television programs

Genre/Form

1. Nonfiction television programs.
2. Documentary television programs.

Call number

1. *LDV 1629

Note

1. Originally broadcast on the television series Great Performances.

Event (note)

1. Filmed on location at the Saenger Theatre, 1986, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

Source (note)

1. Exxon Corporation;

Title

1. Miles ahead [videorecording] : the music of Miles Davis / Produced by WNET/Thirteen and Obenhaus Films, Inc. in association with Channel 4 Television, London ; produced by Mark Obenhaus and Yvonne Smith ; written and directed by Mark Obenhaus ; co-produced by Edward Gray.

Imprint

1. c1986.

Performer

1. Narrated by Oscar Brown, Jr., with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, George Benson, Bill Cosby, Gil Evans, Robben Ford, Tony Williams, Wayne Shorter, and Keith Jarrett; performance clips include John Coltrane ; Dizzy Gillespie ; Charlie Parker ; Tony Williams ; Herbie Hancock ; Wayne Shorter ; Robben Ford.

Event

1. Filmed on location at the Saenger Theatre, 1986, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

Local note

1. Archival original: (1 videocassette (Umatic) (59 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 3/4 in.) in *LVU 378 (2 copies)

Source

1. Gift; Exxon Corporation; 1993.

Added author

1. Davis, Miles. Performer
2. Coltrane, John, 1926-1967. Performer
3. Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.
4. Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955. Performer
5. Williams, Tony, 1945-1997.
6. Hancock, Herbie, 1940-
7. Shorter, Wayne.
8. Ford, Robben.
9. Benson, George, 1943-
10. Cosby, Bill, 1937-
11. Evans, Gil, 1912-1988.
12. Jarrett, Keith.
13. Obenhaus, Mark, producer.
14. Smith, Yvonne (Producer)
15. Brown, Oscar, Jr., 1926-2005, narrator.
16. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
17. Obenhaus Films, inc.
18. Channel 4 (Television station : London, England)
19. Exxon Corporation. Donor

Added title

1. Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))

Research call number

1. *LDV 1629
2. *LVU 378