Documentary on the life, development, and influences on Miles Davis. Includes words and music by: Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Randle, Raleigh McDonald, Red Bonner, Millard Curtis, John Conyers, Clayton Riley, Ishmael Reed, Prophet Jennings, Quincy Troupe, Lewis Porter, Wayen Shorter.|MILES DAVIS, THE EARLY YEARS : 1926-1946. - SERIES: Miles Davis radio project| no. 1 Documentary on the life, development, and influences on Miles Davis. Includes words and music by: Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Randle, Raleigh McDonald, Red Bonner, Millard Curtis, John Conyers, Clayton Riley, Ishmael Reed, Prophet Jennings, Quincy Troupe, Lewis Porter and Wayen Shorter. - CONTENT: Miles' youth : friends, father, trumpet influences, the Blues, fashion, Big Bands -- Move to New York -- Finding Charlie Parker -- Harlem trumpet battles -- His first recording session. - BROADCAST: Satellite, Sept. 19, 1990.
pt.1. Miles' youth : friends, father, trumpet influences, the Blues, fashion, Big Bands -- pt.2. Move to New York -- pt.3. Finding Charlie Parker -- pt.4. Harlem trumpet battles -- pt.5. His first recording session.