Visions: Celebrating Miles Davis’ 100th Birthday
Listen to “Visions” with host Kaleigh Wilder every Monday from 8-10 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET.
On this episode of Visions, I celebrate Miles Davis whose 100th birthday is May 26. I play music from four different decades of Miles Davis to highlight the expansiveness of his artistry.
You hear “Kind of Blue”, “Agitation”, “Honky Tonk”, and “U ‘n’ l” by Miles. I also play Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s rendition of “Guinnevere,” originally by Crosby, Stills & Nash, but that Miles recorded during his electric era.
Also on this episode is music from Joe Lovano, Charlie Haden and Alice Coltrane, Ramsey Lewis, Charles Earland, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Charles Kynard, Irreversible Entanglements, aja monet, Immanuel Wilkins, and Jorge Ben Jor.
Happy birthday Miles Davis! And happy listening.
Check out the playlist below and listen to the episode on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.
Visions Playlist for May 25, 2026
- “So What” – Miles Davis
- “Afro-Disiac” – Charles Kynard
- “Can’t Stand the Rain” – Dee Dee Bridgewater
- “Letha” – Charles Earland
- “Sounds of Joy” – Joe Lovano, Ed Blackwell & Anthony Cox
- “Honky Tonk” – Miles Davis
- “For Turiya” – Charlie Haden & Alice Coltrane*
- “Guinnevere” – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
- “The Spirit Moves” – Irreversible Entanglements
- “Agitation” – Miles Davis
- “Slipping Into Darkness” – Ramsey Lewis Trio
- “Cinco Minutos (5 Minutos)” – Jorge Ben Jor
- “U ‘n’ l” – Miles Davis
- “why my love?” – aja monet
- “PUT 100 ON THE BLUE CHAIN (Live)” – Immanuel Wilkins
* denotes a Detroit Artist
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