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So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles)
So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles) is a 1993 album by jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson and is the second of five albums he recorded with Verve Records near the end of his career. The album is a tribute to trumpeter Miles Davis, who Henderson greatly admired and with whom he performed for only a few weekends in 1967. The songs were written by or associated with Davis, and the musicians on the album played with him earlier in their careers.
Joshua (composition)
"Joshua" is a 1963 jazz standard composed by the British jazz multi-instrumentalist Victor Feldman and the jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. It was introduced in 1963 by the Miles Davis Quintet.
Renditions.
- Miles Davis – "Seven Steps to Heaven" (1963)
- Miles Davis – "Four & More" (1964)
- Dick Wellstood – "The Seldom Scene" (1981)
- Joe Henderson – So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles) (