The Last Miles Interviews - A Portrait of Miles Davis

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George Cole has written a terrific book on legendary jazz pioneer, Miles Davis. You can check out some of the interviews HERE., which inlcludes discussions with the following collaborators:

George Pavlis

Keyboardist George Pavlis reveals what happened at the 1978 Miles sessions, which form the musical missing link between Miles's retirement in 1975 and his return in 1981

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T. M. Stevens

Monster bassist T.M. Stevens has played with both James Brown and The Pretenders among many others and was responsible for the smash hit single "I Shoulda Loved Ya". Here he discusses being part of Miles's historical last jam in 1978, after which Miles remained silent for 3 years

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Ray Parker Jr

The man behind megahit "Ghostbusters" and a legendary session musician with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Ray Parker Jr also hosted the recording sessions for Miles's missing 1980s album Rubberband

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Florence Halfon

Florence Halfon is the Jazz Catalogue Manager Warner Music UK. She explains the background to The Very Best of Miles Davis: The Warner Bros. Sessions 1985-1991and reveals some exciting news for fans of Miles's 1980s music

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Bashiri Johnson

One of the best percussionists around, Bashiri Johnson talks about what it was like working on a Miles session, Miles as a musician and inspiration, life as a session musician and why it’s important to embrace new music technology.

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Foley

The man with the unique lead bass sound who played with Miles from 1987 up until his death, Foley has since gone on to do a plethora of work and write The Big Truth, a provocative take on where the music industry is headed

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Green Gartside

The man behind Scritti Politti was actively sought out by Miles which led to a friendship between the two and Miles covering Green's track "Perfect Way". Green reveals how this unlikely pairing came about, thanks to interviewer Anthony Reynolds

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Eric Leeds: Part Two

Saxophonist Eric Leeds worked with both Prince and Miles Davis during the 1980s. In the second part of this exclusive interview, Eric describes Prince's work with Miles and the making of the Madhouse albums

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Eric Leeds: Part One

Saxophonist Eric Leeds worked with both Prince and Miles Davis during the 1980s. In the first part of this exclusive interview, Eric describes his relationship with Prince and his views of Miles's work before working with him

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Steve Lukather

Guitarist Steve "Luke" Lukather is best known as the guitarist in the rock band Toto, and he reveals how the band managed to get Miles to play on one of Toto's tracks

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Steve Khan

Playing with Miles on the title track of the Amandla album, Steve Khan's guitar work with Miles remained uncredited until recently. Here he explains his role in one of Miles' key 80s albums

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Miles's Associates: Jason Miles

The man behind the bulk of the programming for the bulk of Tutu, Jason Miles also worked on the follow-up albums, Siesta and Amandla

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Joe Beck

Guitarist Joe Beck played with Miles in the 1960s but the tracks he collaborated on weren't released until the late 70s and early 80s. He talks about working in session with Miles and Gil Evans

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Miles's Associates: Randy Hall

The first in an occasional series that looks at some of the people associated with Miles in the 1980s who haven't had the recognition they deserve.

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Bennie Maupin

One of the key players on both Miles's Bitches Brew and Herbie Hancock's Headhunters, Bennie Maupin reflects on the musical revolution set in motion by both albums

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Donald Harrison

One of the few alto saxophonists Miles had in his bands, Donald Harrison talks about his experiences playing live with Miles and his impressions of the man

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Eric Calvi

Involved in the production of Decoy, Tutu and Amandla, recording engineer Eric Calvi gives a candid view of those albums's sessions

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Alan Leeds

The enigmatic relationship between Miles Davis and Prince remains one of the most elusive episodes of Miles's career. Prince's tour manager Alan Leeds was the man who introduced the two of them and watched their friendship grow

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Jim Rose

Miles claimed Jim Rose was "the best road manager I ever had". In this exclusive TheLastMiles.com interview, Jim recounts life on tour with Miles through their original time together in the early 70s and then again through most of the 80s

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Jeff Richman

The mastermind behind the guitar-driven tribute album Fusion For Miles, Jeff Richman explains how the album came about and the impact of Miles' life on work on those involved

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Easy Mo Bee

Easy Mo Bee was Miles' last collaborator, working on his final album Doo-Bop. In this exclusive interview, Easy Mo Bee discusses Doo-Bop's controversial posthumous release and enduring legacy.

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Peter Doell

Studio engineer Peter Doell worked on Miles' legendary Tutu album. In an exclusive interview with TheLastMiles.com, he reveals what went on in the Tutu sessions...

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Jo Gelbard

In the 1980s, Jo Gelbard became Miles's art teacher, then his artistic collaborator and eventually, his companion. Here she talks about their work and life together.

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Annabel Jankel

Read an exclusive interview with Annabel Jankel, the co-director of Miles's first music video Decoy, about how the video was conceived and what Miles thought of miming to his own music.

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