Donate

Miles Davis

American Icons: Kind of Blue

Arts, Culture & Media

Miles Davis’ groundbreaking album became the symbol for everything jazz could be: avant-garde, hip, and soulful.

American Icons: Kind of Blue

Arts, Culture & Media

Blue Turns Fifty

Arts, Culture & Media

“Kind of Blue”

Arts, Culture & Media
Zucchero with Miles Davis

What Miles Davis told Zucchero

Arts
Tell us about your experience accessing The World

We want to hear your feedback so we can keep improving our website, theworld.org. Please fill out this quick survey and let us know your thoughts (your answers will be anonymous). Thanks for your time!

The making of Miles Davis’ ‘Kind of Blue’ album

Arts, Culture & Media

Author Ashley Khan traces Davis’ path from aspiring high-note bound bebop lion to the cool-toned result that was to be one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time.

Music Heard on Air for April, 12, 2012

Music Heard on Air

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for April 12, 2012. Artists featured are: Aurelia, Major Boys, Generation Bass, Vieux Farka Toure, Airto Moreira/Chick Corea, Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra, AfroCubism, Nogabe Randriaharimalala, Salif Keita.

Reworking ‘Sketches of Spain’ in ‘Miles Español’

Arts, Culture & Media

The new CD “Miles Español” is a global reworking of classic Miles Davis from his 1960 album “Sketches of Spain” recording.

The World

Aha Moment: Brian Blade and Joni Mitchell

Arts, Culture & Media

Brian Blade was raised on gospel, soul, and funk. But when he when he was 16 years old, a friend gave him a cassette of Joni Mitchell’s Hejira, and it changed the way he understood music.

The World

50 Years of Miles Davis’ ‘Kind of Blue’

Arts, Culture & Media

Miles Davis’s seminal jazz album, ?Kind of Blue,’ turns 50 today. Joining The Takeaway to talk about the impact of this album is WNYC’s Evening Music Host Terrance McKnight.

We respect your time, attention and privacy

This is a news website, not a click casino. We do NOT employ deceptive behaviors, display annoying ads or use third party cookies and trackers to monetize your visit or help advertisers track you across the internet.

Simply, we ask that you would consider a donation to support the journalism we produce every weekday. Thank you.

Latest Episode

Comebacks, Miles Davis, Can Opener
This is The World

The World is a public radio program and podcast that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter.

Follow The World

Subscribe to The World’s Latest Edition podcast for free using your favorite podcast player: