The U.S. Postal Service in honor of the late Miles Davis officially issued the stamp for 2012. The family and fans recently attended the unveiling at the DuSable Museum of African American History in the city, as part of a concert in tribute to the late trumpeter coinciding with DuSable’s The Sounds of History summer jazz concert series. Notably, Irving played on Russell’s current jazz album, Circle Without End, which is under consideration for a Grammy Award.
The Miles Davis stamp was nationally released in June, along with a stamp honoring legendary chanteuse Edith Piaf, in conjunction with La Poste, the French postal service. This marked the first time that the United States and France have jointly issued a stamp since 1989, when both countries honored the bicentennial of the French Revolution. Frank Russell’s Circle Without End is available via Amazon.com, on iTunes.com, eMusic and CDBaby.com.
