I Remember Miles-Part 3

Part 3 of Exclusive, never before seen interview footage of Jazz great, Miles Davis. This is a World Premiere Sneak Preview of the upcoming documentary, I Remember Miles, recorded in Tokyo, Japan in 1988 by internationally known Producer/Director Malcolm W. Adams for Totown Digital Media, a company of Totown Communications Group Japan. (www.totown.net)
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[@MalcolmWAdams]

Thank you for your kind comments. I was definitely blessed to have been in Japan interviewing Miles. I won his trust and respect as a journalist. He seemed to want to open up to me over the years. I think it was more because he was so relaxed in a country that he loved so much like Japan. Standby for more. Mal

[@dourap]

Being of African-American and Japanese descent, and being named after Miles, this video holds a very special place in my heart. Mal Adams' Japanese is legit, the "aah soo desu ka" after Sato san talks about meeting Miles in NY was spot on.

[@008fox]

This man is amazing. I hate how some critics write him off simply as a "jazz trumpeter" Miles was an artist, a visionary.

[@MalcolmWAdams]

Thanks, Don. You're right about the "establishment" being miffed. I have been approached by noted publishers, writers, historians and and critics who are trying to license this material. I have refuse all requests pending release of our piece. Thanks for your comments and interest. By the way, you're an incredibly talented and gifted drummer. Mal

[@008fox]

Miles was such a great artist. Simply the best.

[@DonaldSturgeAnthonyMcKenzieII]

Wow. Thanks so so much

[@MontunoCaliente]

Thanks Mal for sharing such a precious archive. We can definitely understand The Man with the Horn better.I'm also glad you are still thriving and happening in Shizuoka. I remember your club where i went twice i think. Nick

[@wdchr]

"It never my mind" playing in the background. Classic.

[@relyte]

thanks again for sharing these clips, still waiting for the full docu.!

[@DonaldSturgeAnthonyMcKenzieII]

Incredible Mal! I can't wait for the DVD. I know the "establishment" is pissed you got all this exclusive valuable footage!

[@southsidetokyo]

Whenever I think I've seen your best you come up with something even better. Great interview, Mal!

[@TheIntrovert83]

Exactly!

[@MalcolmWAdams]

Thank you for that! You are absolutely correct! Miles loved Prince because they were kindred souls musically and otherwise. Both Geminis, like me. He respected and admired Prince and recognized his musical genius. Takes one to know one. Thanks for watching the channel. I'll see if I can find my stuff on Freddy. Another mad genius of music with a whole lot of soul. More to come. Mal Adams

[@bucran0]

rip miles!!u are in me

[@MarcAntomattei]

Genius.

[@MalcolmWAdams]

No worries, Mate. Thanks for watching. Malcolm

[@kmccary]

Haha...Miles had just been introduced to DC's own go-go music....story is priceless!

[@MalcolmWAdams]

The first phrase of your statement is largely true. While he loved the sport of boxing, and trained at it, he did not want to become one. The second part of your statement is categorically not true. He told me that he took up boxing to transfer the stress of dealing with some White people in the music business who were attempting to discriminate against him. He did that to, on the contrary, keep the music free of that negative energy rather than converting it into the music. Thanks 4 watching.

[@MalcolmWAdams]

rivendellranger25, Thanks for the comment. You've got it right. I knew Miles personally and intimately. We were friends. He entrusted me with his deepest thoughts and sentiments. He taught me much about music and life. He is not a racist, but he is a racist hater. He was a victim of racism. Miles loved freedom, justice, equality and music for all humanity. He was painfully honest and candid about his feelings and emotions. He was not a racist. Mal Adams Totown digital Media

[@MalcolmWAdams]

That`d be me. Thanks. Mal Adams

[@MalcolmWAdams]

afgano01, Yes you are correct. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 -- September 28, 1991). Mal Adams TotownMedia

[@allgoo19]

The interviewer speaks pretty good Japanese. It was surprising. This maybe an indication of how deep the jazz music industries in two nations relating to each others?

[@MalcolmWAdams]

Thank you for watching. This is historic footage. The DVD will be released in early 2008. Stay tuned. Totown Webmaster

[@MalcolmWAdams]

@southsidetokyo Thanks for the kind compliment. More to come.

[@xSaecredChaotixx]

If Miles says he's cool... than he's cool.

[@DiscoHank]

He backs Prince because Prince was the most talented musician of the 80s, and he came out of the black tradition. It's not about an individual being black, Miles was a strong upholder of the African American tradition in music, and Prince was a master exponent of that, that's why he backed Prince, not that simple shit you're talking about

[@MalcolmWAdams]

Thank you for your comments. You can hear the story of the incident you mentioned directly from Miles on the first installment of this series of interviews, I Remember Miles-Pt. 1 on this channel. Check it out. Mal Adams

[@adeart7]

Is this video available for sale?

[@afgan01]

i'm guessing but i think it was approx sept 1991.....someone will surely correct me if i'm wrong

[@AlanIsHarmony]

Miles enjoyed bending the truth when it suited him. Miles could be very generous one moment and seem to be the polar opposite the next moment. I will certainly never walk in Miles' shoes, but I will also never be at an airport and pick up a white woman (in France?) and take her back to my place, on another continent, as I'm not Miles and I'll never be fit to tie his musical boots. He never seemed to care about the way that he used people, due to his status, did he?

[@blah148]

yesterdays

[@MAYDAYES]

What year did Mr.David died?

[@xSaecredChaotixx]

I still don't understand why it took until 2006 to be indited into the Hall of Fame.

[@holygroove2]

Do you really believe that Miles never suffered? If you watch part 2 of I remember Miles, he says that life in the States stressed him out to the point of loosing hair. If you live a life, whether it's full of suffering or joy, it'll come out. I think he was trying to buck against the stereotype of the blues and suffering black people. I could be wrong. He was a funny guy, but genius is funny.

[@erj215]

i wonder if miles smoked weed after he stopped heroin. Sachmo smoked til the day he died.

[@erj215]

are you crazy? prince is just as TALENTED as Miles but not as CREATIVE and i capitalized the words so you don't misconstrue.

[@cali22boi]

Miles was NOT a racist. why the FUCK would Miles employ Bill Evans, Dave Holland, Joe Zawinul, Dave Liebman, Joe Scofield and countless other who were white?! Miles didnt like the "WHITE" way of thinking. not white people in general. he knew the subtleties between black and white musicians, as i too can here them. So to make this short your statement CAJ119 is BULLSHIT!!

[@faroutspaceboy]

Bullshit - Prince is a musical genius, comparable to Miles - Miles, as great as he was, was not a "god" for cryin' out loud - listen to Freddy Hubbard live at the vanguard

[@008fox]

This man is amazing. I hate how some critics write him off simply as a "jazz trumpeter" Miles was an artist, a visionary.