| Gunther Schuller/Miles Davis record
Hi Wilmer,
I've been doing some research on Miles Davis' life and career, especially with regard to "classical" influences. I have found some references to a Columbia studio date which featured Gunther Schuller's Symphony for Brass. On the other side of the LP was supposed to be a collaboration between Miles and Gunther (Gunther played on Birth of the Cool, so they must have at least known each other). Miles didn't sign on to Columbia until the mid 50s, so it must have been mid-50s. I can't find any record of the record ever being released.
This is probably a shot in the dark, but I know you said in your Peabody interview that you played in some of the first performances of Schuller's piece and so I'm wondering if you could help me fill in some loopholes, either from personal experience or hearsay. It was probably a decade and a half before you moved to New York, so I know it's a shot in the dark, but I figure if anyone might know if this session even existed, it's you.
Thanks,
Jimi |