Ep452: Managing the Miles Davis Legacy with Vince Wilburn Jr
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds · Nate Goyer, Record Collector, Music Fan, Vinyl Maniac
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Show Notes
Managing the estate of a legend like Miles Davis requires tremendous coordination, detail and creativity. Vince Wilburn Jr, musician, collaborator and nephew of Miles and co-manager of the Miles Davis Estate discusses the contents, complexities and strategies of managing the Miles Davis Legacy.
Topic Include:
- Uncle Miles – The Chief
- Reviewing offers / keeping quality high on Miles Davis legacy
- Good relationships of team and with former labels
- Are any tapes missing? How much unreleased material?
- Archiving films, stage clothing, instruments
- Miles Davis' record collection, getting records delivered
- Musicians he appreciated in the 80s
- Miles' thoughts on early hip hop
- Creating music on the fly, setting up recording sessions adhoc
- He went through many Sony Walkmans
- Where is Miles' record collection?
- Miles was very supportive of Vince playing music
- The story of "The Man With the Horn"
- Advice Miles gave Vince on being a musician
- Did Miles keep in touch with his Jazz contemporaries?
- Some rare Miles recordings found after his passing
- Recent RSD issues of new Miles recordings
- Ron Carter stories
- What is something people get wrong about Miles Davis?
- Did Miles give any guidance on his legacy?
- Zev Feldman, Kevin Donan connections
- Musicians would visit Miles – Prince would call frequently
- Does the album art exist?
- Upcoming Miles Davis legacy projects
- Memories of being young with Miles
- What's Vince's favourite Miles LP?
- UHQRs are the ultimate Kind of Blue pressings
- Test pressings and original acetates are part of the archive
- Interview wrap up
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