"Someday My Prince Will Come" — Miles Davis

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Peter Martin

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4.9 • 770 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

There is no more important relationship in this era of music than that of Miles Davis and John Coltrane; two masters ever-present in the musical and cultural landscape. Someday My Prince Will Come marks the last time Coltrane and Davis played together, and it couldn't be more perfect.

We dive into how their partnership played out on stage and in the recording studio over the years, and how their dynamic on Someday My Prince Will Come marks a handoff from ’50s jazz to the rock and roll sound of the ’60s, with Coltrane leading the way.

And Miles Davis, even more so than a masterful trumpet player or composer, was a tastemaker. From the musicians he picked, to the chord changes, to his choice of album art, we explore how this record brings it all together in one phenomenal package.

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0:00.0	Peter, the music's awfully sad. Are you okay over there?
0:13.0	Yeah, I'm fine.
0:15.0	Are you sure? You want to talk about it, bud?
0:19.0	I really don't want to.
0:21.8	Okay, I will.
0:26.7	So, you know, I was just on vacation with my family.
0:29.8	We like to go down to the Ozarks and kick it.
0:30.6	Yeah, it's magical.
0:34.1	And it was fine.
0:35.0	We had a great time.
0:37.7	But I wanted to do a little special thing.
0:39.4	It's the last time with the kids.
0:41.2	They grow up so fast.
0:41.7	You know that.
0:42.5	They really do, yeah.
0:51.6	So I decided, instead of bringing my iPhone 17 plus Max, executive edition, I was going to go old school. You remember a little company called Kodak?
0:56.3	Of course, yeah
0:57.2	Rochester, New York
0:58.3	Shout out Rochester.
1:00.6	And I got an old instimatic
1:02.6	I pulled it out
1:03.4	of the attic
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