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In celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth, we鈥檙e excited to share Episode 1 from The Miles Davis Story, the latest series of the Legend podcast.

Presented by acclaimed actor and longtime fan Clarke Peters (The Wire, Treme, Da 5 Bloods), the 5-part series explores the life and legacy of a visionary artist whose relentless pursuit of the "new" often scorched his own life and the lives of those around him.

Across the series, Clarke charts Miles鈥檚 ever-evolving artform, starting with this first great transformation of a legend - when the young Miles chose to step into the unknown, seize control of his own creative destiny, and begin his journey as a leader.

This is episode one of the series, exploring how New York helped Davis discover a radical new sound. If you like what you hear, you can listen to every episode on 麻豆社 Sounds. Just search for 鈥楲egend鈥�.

Miles Davis Interview: From Jazz Talking by Ben Sidran, 1986.
The Arsenio Hall Show, Paramount, originally broadcast in 1989.
60 Minutes, CBS News. Originally broadcast in 1989

Featured tracks (in order of appearance)
鈥淪o What鈥� 鈥� Miles Davis
鈥淏lue in Green鈥� 鈥� Miles Davis (feat. John Coltrane & Bill Evans)
鈥淏itches Brew鈥� 鈥� Miles Davis
"Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" - MIles Davis
鈥淎gitation鈥� 鈥� Miles Davis
鈥淔lamenco Sketches鈥� 鈥� Miles Davis & Bill Evans
鈥淜o Ko鈥� 鈥� Charlie Parker
鈥淪alt Peanuts鈥� 鈥� Dizzy Gillespie
"Jivin with Jack the Bellboy" - Miles Davis
"Move" - Miles Davis
"Moon Dreams" - Miles Davis
"Boplicity" - Miles Davis

Presenter: Clarke Peters
Series Producer: Clem Hitchcock
Executive Producer: Rami Tzabar
Editor: Kirsten Lass
Production Manager: Emily Duffy
Music Consultant: Guy Barker
Additional Music: Guy Barker
Archivist: Simon Rooks
Script Consultant: Anne Harbin
Technical Production and Sound Design: Melvin Rickarby
Commissioning Editors for the 麻豆社: Dan Clarke and Matthew Dodd
A Loftus Media production for 麻豆社 Radio 4