Lecture by Dr. Keith Waters: The Studio Recordings of Miles Davis's Second Quintet

Award winning author Dr. Keith Waters will give a lecture on his book The Studio Recordings of Miles Davis's Second Quintet. The six studio recordings of Miles Davis’s Second Quintet, made between 1965-68, exemplify what pianist Herbie Hancock referred to as “controlled freedom”—the group’s ability to navigate between the traditional and experimental. The talk situates these recordings within the postbop aesthetic of the decade, using transcripti...