MILES DAVIS - MILES ELECTRIC: A DIFFERENT KIND OF BLUE

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• Release Year: 2004
• Genre: Documentary; Music
• Plot: On August 29th, 1970 Miles Davis and his band played to 600,000 people at The Isle of Wight Festival. When asked the title of his one track set, Miles said 'Call It Anything'.; ; This documentary dramatizes the difficult transition Miles went through during his change to an electric period in the face of extremely negative reactions from the jazz establishment. It includes in-depth interviews and musical tributes from many of his sidemen and other musicians including Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Carlos Santana, Joni Mitchell, Keith Jarrett and Dave Liebman; features excerpts from many of his classic performaces including 'Bitches Brew' and culminates in the legendary full 38 minute concert from the Isle of Wight.
• Cast: Gary Bartz; Bob Belden; Paul Buckmaster; Ron Carter; Chick Corea; Pete Cosey; Stanley Crouch; Miles Davis; Jack de Johnette; Herbie Hancock; Dave Holland; Keith Jarrett; Dave Liebman; Marcus Miller; Joni Mitchell; Airto Moreira; James Mtume; Carlos Santana; Wayne Shorter; Sandra Gadelha; Gilberto Gil; Murray Lerner
• Director: Murray Lerner
• Runtime: 2:03
• Company: Eagle Rock Entertainment, Eagle Eye Media
• Media Format: Movie