Broadcast on 23-Dec-2013

This famous (sometimes infamous) recording date that took place on Christmas Eve of 1954 has gone down in Jazz History as a milestone session which influenced generations of Jazz players.This date is a tradition on The Jazz Show and we hear it every year on the last show before Christmas. Somehow, although there is nothing obvious about Christmas in this music, nevertheless there IS a definite Christmas feeling about this music. It is by the Miles Davis All-Stars and features Mr. Davis with vibraphone master Milt Jackson, piano genius Thelonious Monk, bassist Percy Heath and drummer Kenny Clarke. Four tunes were done and two alternate takes for a total of six selections on the afternoon and evening of Dec. 24,1954.The tunes were issued on a couple of LPs...one called "Bags' Groove" and the other called "Miles Davis and The Modern Jazz Giants" and later on a variety of CDs. Tonight we wish you all a very Merry Christmas.