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Miles Davis and On The Corner

Bill Laswell, Chelsea Carmichael and Matthew Sweet look at the Miles Davis recording that fused the funk of James Brown and Stockhausen's experimentalism with sitar and tablas.

From James Brown to Stockhausen, the influences which fed into Miles Davis's 1972 album On The Corner are explored by Matthew Sweet and guests, 50 years after its release. Bill Laswell, Chelsea Carmichael, Kevin LeGendre and Paul Tingen join Matthew to celebrate an album that was dismissed by some jazz critics as evidence of Davis 'selling out' when it came out, but that has gone on to be appreciated as an important and influential milestone.

Producer: Torquil MacLeod

Bill Laswell's many recordings and productions include Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969-1974.
Chelsea Carmichael is a saxophonist and composer. Her most recent album is The River Doesn't Like Strangers.
Paul Tingen is the author of Miles Beyond: The Electric Explorations of Miles Davis, 1967-1991.
Kevin Le Gendre is one of the presenters of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3's J to Z broadcast Saturdays at 5pm

You can hear Matthew and Kevin exploring the politics, history and music which fed into Marvin Gaye's What's Going On in a previous episode of Free Thinking /programmes/m0011l7t
Radio 3 will be broadcasting a range of programmes from the London Jazz Festival between Nov 11th and 20th /programmes/m0011l7t

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Tue 11 Oct 2022 22:00

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  • Tue 11 Oct 2022 22:00

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