The Montblanc Great Character Miles Davis Edition is honouring one of the most revolutionary and influential jazz musicians of all time- Miles Dewey Davis (1926-1991). He was not only a trumpeter with an outstanding sound but a pioneer in virtually every phase of the evolution of post-WWII American jazz, from cool jazz up to the rock-jazz-funk fusion, which finally got him inducted into the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame.
Miles Davis 1926 Limited Edition
There is a new addition to Montblanc Great Characters Collection. A collection of three pens pays tribute to jazz musician and composer Miles Davis. The Montblanc Great Characters Miles Davis 1926 Limited Edition, which pays homage to the year he was born in Illinois. Davis, who passed away in 1991 was an innovative jazz musician and rest of the jazz world followed his lead. During his decades-long career, he was called the Master of Styles, Prince of Darkness, King of Cool-all these jazzy names to celebrate his jazz talents.
The limited edition platinum-coated pen features lots of artwork and engravings related to Davis’ life and career. Both the cap and the barrel are engraved with patterns referring to the five major jazz periods he helped to create. His silhouette is engraved in gold on the hand-crafted 750 gold nib while the year “2006” on the barrel celebrates the year he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame posthumously. The barrel also sports an engraved star set with a diamond. The blue color on the cone is for his famous album Kind of Blue.
When he was a child, Miles witnessed a powerful tornado and its fury and power. This had a spiritual influence on him and event is marked by a spiral decoration on the cap. The Montblanc Great Characters Miles Davis 1926 Limited Edition, consists of 1,926 fountain pens and 1,926 rollerballs.
Miles Davis Limited Edition 90
Montblanc has made another addition to its Great Characters collection of limited-edition writing instruments. This one, launched on what would have been Miles Davis’ 90th birthday, is dedicated to the great jazz musician.
The overall shape of the writing instrument is inspired by the trumpet, emphasized through the trumpet finger buttons on the clip, while the blue cone recalls “Kind of blue”, one of the greatest jazz albums of all time. The shape of the cone is inspired by the mouthpiece of the famous trumpet ‘’Gustat’’ Heim 2. The pattern on the cap and barrel highlights the diverse movements Miles Davis represents:
The pattern on the black precious resin cap and barrel is inspired by 5 major stylistic developments in jazz, which Miles Davis stands for:
The cap ring with “2006” engraving evokes his induction to the ‘Rock and Roll Hall of fame in 2006’, while the shape of the cone stems from the special ‘Heim’ mouthpiece he used for play.
Miles Davis 90
Miles Davis 1926
