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Look and behold - It' going to come together:
Maybe it;s Chief's girl trying to sing?
Maybe it;s Chief's girl trying to sing?
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or the Miles Davis The Birth of Cool doc on NetflixYou might want to check out "Chasing Trane" on Netflix. It's John Coltrane documentary but Miles figures prominently. Good stuff.
I take it you're not feeling the groove?How drunk were you when you made this thread? Just wondering.
LOL, my question wasn't intended as a condemnation of the content at all. It's just that the typos, content, and time of night led me to imagine that the OP was really feeling good at the time. Wanted to see if I was right.I take it you're not feeling the groove?
It's the notes they don't play.Always feel like I should like Miles Davis. I don't. I'm not sure why.
Playing while I read your post:Always feel like I should like Miles Davis. I don't. I'm not sure why.
I thought is was because there were too many notes....It's the notes they don't play.
I thought is was because there were too many notes....
I had this conversation with a buddy of mine and he gave me Sketches of Spain and told me listen to it and I'd totally get it.
Still don't. I'd say tempo but there is plenty of slower stuff that I love.
How drunk were you when you made this thread? Just wondering.
That's not a good one to start with. Try Kind of Blue and go from there.
I tend to listen to him most when I want instrumental music that can be either background or center, e.g. while working or during dinner, so I don't listen to as much of his fusion stuff but I love it all.Yep. That's what I'd recommend too. And then In a Silent Way.
I also love his funky stuff from the late 60s through mid-70s. Brew is unbelievable.
I tend to listen to him most when I want instrumental music that can be either background or center, e.g. while working or during dinner, so I don't listen to as much of his fusion stuff but I love it all.
Somewhat related--literally--I never knew of his ex-wife Betty Davis (no, not that one) until maybe five years ago or so when I was eating at the bar at No. 9 Park in Boston and I heard a funky female cover of "Born on the Bayou." I asked the bartender who it was and he checked and told me the name, and I was sure either he or I had heard it wrong. Sure enough, he was right. I now own a couple albums of hers:
The possibilities with Hendrix and Miles collaborating are mind-boggling to ponder.I was really into the jazz-rock stuff (which I guess technically started with IASW) in my 20s. There's no doubt in my mind that he and Hendrix would have done a project together if not for Jimi's death. One of those great What Ifs. You can see Miles moving in Hendrix's direction and Hendrix moving in Miles' direction with Band of Gypsys.
As for Betty, I've got a couple tracks from her (Anti Love Song and This Is It). I guess you're saying it's worth checking out more of her stuff.
After "Kind of Blue" and before "In a Silent Way," there's his second classic quintet, with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, and Ron Carter, all acoustic. "Miles Smiles" is probably the starting point.Yep. That's what I'd recommend too. And then In a Silent Way.
I also love his funky stuff from the late 60s through mid-70s. Brew is unbelievable.
Always feel like I should like Miles Davis. I don't. I'm not sure why.
Not uncommon.Something about his tone just doesn't sit right with me. I know there is lots of talent there, but it just doesn't hit me right.