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Rich Tones Curated Jazz

Miles By The Decade | Dec. 17, 2021

By Rich Rector

Published December 12, 2021 at 10:30 AM MST

My Ticket From 1986

A Retrospective of the Iconic Miles Davis over the 6 Decades of His Music

PROMO for Miles Davis Show

PROMO Show #15 - Miles Davis.mp3

Miles Davis has been my hero. The guy has broken boundaries and created new jazz frontiers. This is an original photograph of him taken by Herman Leonard at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1991 just 3 and a half months before he died.

Miles at 1991 Montreux Jazz Festival

His contributions to the jazz world are beyond compare.

Here are some of his quotes:

"Don't play what's there; play what's not there."

"I always listen to what I can leave out."

"If you don't know what to play, play nothing."

"In music, silence is more important than sound."

Here is a 60 Minutes Interview with him by Harry Reasoner from October 1989, 2 years before he died.

Here is another concert ticket of mine from 1983.

$12.50 for First Row Seats!

Here is the Playlist from tonight's show:

Rich Tones Curated Jazz

Rich Rector

Rich Rector is the host of Rich Tones Curated Jazz. A one hour journey into the wonderful world of jazz music.

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Rich has been around music all his life. His dad had a swing band in the 1940’s and played saxophones and clarinets. Rich played one of those clarinets in grade school band, and also took up the guitar in high school. But never was a jazz player. Instead, he listened! RichTones Curated Jazz on KPCW gives our listeners a new perspective on jazz.

While attending Stanford University Rich's roommate, Ian McIlraith, was a jazz saxophone player who was familiar with many jazz players and songs. Ian really educated him about jazz; he taught him how to listen closely for different artists’ playing styles and he introduced him to the classic jazz standards.

He honed his listening skills by attending many concerts and jazz festivals. Some of the people and places Rich remembers are Mike Stern at The Regatta Bar at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, MA; Milt Jackson at The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, CA; Bill Frisell at The Blue Note in NYC; local combos at The Green Mill in Chicago; and The Blue Room in Kansas City’s Jazz District, just to name a few. In addition, Rich was able to see performances by Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis and many more.

If you’re new to jazz, Rich Tones will introduce you to new players and sounds; if you’re already a jazz buff, Rich Tones will give you a new personal perspective on the genre.