Miles Davis on Letterman We Three Kings

A Miles Davis moment on Letterman - “We Three Kings” - It’s a good day when you can play some music with Miles 🎺 and we were lucky to have “The Chief” come on Letterman one night back in 1987 to play a Christmas song with us, featuring Dave Sanborn 🎷 and sonic maestro Marcus Miller. This was indeed a special moment for us!! #thisboyslife

[alansenzaki]

Wow jazz on national television. Those were the days.

[leurbzt]

Absolute elite and classy performance. That sax was tearing it up.

[charlienamon]

What a cool thing to see Miles (as always) with Marcus and Will Lee. I sure miss the music from those days.

[Sean_Woodburn]

Scrooged was worth it just for the vignette...Saw it for the first time this season, (Covid Christmas 2020), and about choked when Murray walked by.
It felt like an inside joke!

[boborrahood]

Although in the movie Scrooged, it was just a short bit with Miles, Paul Schaffer, Larry Carlton, David Sanborn. Bill Murray's callous character walks past them and their tip jar on a street while they're busking and sneers "When did you learn that song, yesterday?"

[edwardsah]

This is a gift. It mus have been a huge kick to play with Miles. Amazing work making music with another bass player. No stepping on each others' toes. Thanks for posting.

[adgo]

Fantastic ! Can't believe I've never seen this..Thanks Will, , perfect time of the year to re-show it..God Bless

[ukspekul]

Fantastic, amazing, harmonious ... And it sounds like God's music

[brucekuehn]

I remember this very well. I hit Record on the old VHS machine and watched it many times. Also, in those ancient days, I transferred onto a really killer cassette tape of swinging Christmas music.

[louiscarrillo]

wow that was Fire !Anton Fig is my fav :)

[ToddUrban]

Man! What a great piece of history Will! 🔥And not a bad bassist to have alongside you either! 🤓

[ediebeebop]

Thanks for the Miles Christmas song. Only other one I know of his "Blue Xmas" with Bob Dorough.

[ulyssesgrantgarnerjr]

Tremendous core with a musical intelligence rarely matched. Sanborn is a perfect addition to Miles’ groups for the color he adds to the group dynamics. Miles called him a “ true alto player” with a sound and approach which is quite different from Kenny’s approach; but quite similar in concept to Berg’s style. A sax historian provides Dave with a foundation that allows him to make significant contributions to Miles’ expanding musical vocabulary.

[Nor]

Those were the days! Thank you, Will!

[bobhipjazzhopdantas]

Este Cd merecia outro Grammy Awards ao miles davis

[osodelcity]

Classic stuff! Thanks Will, keep’em coming.

[Bassmint]

Yep! That was AMAZING! You and Marcus sounded great! Thanks for sharing this Will! Happy New Year 2021! I hope we can meet in person one day! I was hoping to meet you after a taping of the show back in 2005-ish. As soon as the show was over, I watched as you put your bass in the stand and walked briskly out the back door!! LOL! I thought, "oh well, maybe another time". Be well and thank you for all the inspiration!

[ryanhallwrites]

How cool is this?! Man! Clips like that show just how flexible you guys were. Is Anton playing with brushes? Sounds like it, but I can't see it.

[mitchgawlik]

I have to say I think Marcus Miller was the stand-out here, followed closely by David Sanborn. Miles was there in
all of his sparkling glory but didn't supply much ( I'm a Chet Baker fan). Also have to mention the "Three Kings" of
the band, Sid, Will and Anton.