AldavisAlbundyAllah!
All Star
He's a family friend.
Heard a lot of his music growing up.
My grandpa agrees with OP.
Heard a lot of his music growing up.
My grandpa agrees with OP.
Miles Davis was as gangsta as they come.
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DrHackenbush
Happy wars/sad love songs
His book was so dope, looking forward to the movie
Piff Perkins
Veteran
I think this is the least diverse generation of kids. It's all trap right now. Maybe they like a couple EDM tracks but that's it.
That's such a standard answer nowadays. Half the people I went to highschool with say that, but they all listen to the same few things- hip-hop, r&b, dancehall, and maybe reggaeton. People really have such a narrow view of music...
Man my parents used to play bytches Brew all the time. When I was a kid the vinyl cover scared me lol. They also played Motown. My dad loved lots of rock too. My mom forced me to listen to classical music sometime when I was doing homework. All types of music and vibes.
Today parents don't play shyt for their kids I guess. If I have kids they gonna learn about Nas and Miles Davis and Isley Brothers and all the greats, real quick.
STEVE
MIami Beach on the check-in.
Been listening to miles a lot lately. The craziest thing i think about is that when he is recording bytches Brew, the band is ENORMOUS. Thirteen people improv'ing at once! And Miles was giving them very light direction while the recording is going on, maybe suggesting tempo or key changes subtly. And it flows like a river and sounds so insane. You could sample the drums from any of those songs (which lots of people did) and make a classic song NOW. I personally love jazz but I don't like to listen to or read people talking about it if they don't play it. I'm a musician and could never play ANY of this shyt but the spaces it can take your mind to are the real deal.
Miles Davis
Prince of Darkness
The don cheadle movie? He taking some creative liberties so I ain't really feeling it now. But I'm grabbing the autobiography as soon as I finish reading rockin steady.
Greenhornet
A God Among Kings
i bought the book 2 years ago because of this thread
still the best read ive personally indulged in
still the best read ive personally indulged in
OGBobbyJohnson
Veteran
That book was piff..read it this past summer
Charlie Parker seemed like such a nuisance but he was great
Charlie Parker seemed like such a nuisance but he was great
KravenMorehead™
Barrel Brothers.®
my nikka.
Sane
All Star
Dude was mad cool
I need to read his bio
I need to read his bio
Miles from Home
my nikka.
STEVE
MIami Beach on the check-in.
Listening for the first time to DARK MAGUS the 1974 live record. fukking insane:
Dark Magus: Live At Carnegie Hall - YouTube
These grooves are hard as nails! LOL!
Dark Magus: Live At Carnegie Hall - YouTube
These grooves are hard as nails! LOL!
just going to copy and paste the excerpt from the link I posted earlier:
In that 1990 autobiography, Davis mentioned nothing about his making a cutting remark to Mrs. Reagan; in fact, he had nothing but kind words to say about meeting her:
[President] Reagan was nice to us, respectful and everything. But Nancy is the one who has the charm between those two. She seemed like a warm person. She greeted me warmly and I kissed her hand. She liked that.
Davis then described an encounter he had with an unnamed politician's wife at a dinner given by Secretary of State George P. Shultz later in the day, during which he claimed to have responded to her comments about jazz with a form of the "what's so important about you?" put-down:
At the table where I was sitting, a politician's wife said some silly shyt about jazz, like "Are we supporting this art form just because it's here in this country, and is it art in its truest form, or are we just being blasé and ignoring jazz because it comes from here and not from Europe, and it comes from black people?"
This came from out of the blue. I don't like questions like that because they're just questions from someone who's trying to sound intelligent, when in fact they don't give a damn about it. I looked at her and said, "What is it? Jazz time or something? Why you ask me some shyt like that?"
So she said, "Well, you're a jazz musician, aren't you?"
So I said, "I'm a musician, that's all" [...] "Do you really want to know why jazz music isn't given the credit in this country?" [...] "Jazz is ignored here because the white man likes to win everything. White people like to see other white people win just like you do and they can't win when it comes to jazz and blues because black people created this. And so when we play in Europe, white people over there appreciate us because they know who did what and they will admit it. But most white Americans won't."
She looked at me and turned all red and shyt, and then she said, "Well, what have you done that's so important in your life? Why are you here?"
Now, I just hate shyt like this coming from someone who is ignorant, but who wants to be hip and has forced you into a situation where you're talking to them in this manner. She brought this on herself. So then I said, "Well, I changed music five or six times, so I guess that's what I've done and I guess I don't believe in playing just white compositions." I looked at her real cold and said, "Now, tell me what have you done of any importance other than being white, and that ain't important to me, so tell me what your claim to fame is?"
When readers pointed out the discrepancy to Jon Wilde, the author of the Guardian piece which proffered the Davis/Reagan anecdote, he noted that:
The Miles/Nancy story was first told to me by [musician] George Clinton in '95 and I've heard it told many times since. If it is indeed only an urban legend, that's a shame.
In that 1990 autobiography, Davis mentioned nothing about his making a cutting remark to Mrs. Reagan; in fact, he had nothing but kind words to say about meeting her:
[President] Reagan was nice to us, respectful and everything. But Nancy is the one who has the charm between those two. She seemed like a warm person. She greeted me warmly and I kissed her hand. She liked that.
Davis then described an encounter he had with an unnamed politician's wife at a dinner given by Secretary of State George P. Shultz later in the day, during which he claimed to have responded to her comments about jazz with a form of the "what's so important about you?" put-down:
At the table where I was sitting, a politician's wife said some silly shyt about jazz, like "Are we supporting this art form just because it's here in this country, and is it art in its truest form, or are we just being blasé and ignoring jazz because it comes from here and not from Europe, and it comes from black people?"
This came from out of the blue. I don't like questions like that because they're just questions from someone who's trying to sound intelligent, when in fact they don't give a damn about it. I looked at her and said, "What is it? Jazz time or something? Why you ask me some shyt like that?"
So she said, "Well, you're a jazz musician, aren't you?"
So I said, "I'm a musician, that's all" [...] "Do you really want to know why jazz music isn't given the credit in this country?" [...] "Jazz is ignored here because the white man likes to win everything. White people like to see other white people win just like you do and they can't win when it comes to jazz and blues because black people created this. And so when we play in Europe, white people over there appreciate us because they know who did what and they will admit it. But most white Americans won't."
She looked at me and turned all red and shyt, and then she said, "Well, what have you done that's so important in your life? Why are you here?"
Now, I just hate shyt like this coming from someone who is ignorant, but who wants to be hip and has forced you into a situation where you're talking to them in this manner. She brought this on herself. So then I said, "Well, I changed music five or six times, so I guess that's what I've done and I guess I don't believe in playing just white compositions." I looked at her real cold and said, "Now, tell me what have you done of any importance other than being white, and that ain't important to me, so tell me what your claim to fame is?"
When readers pointed out the discrepancy to Jon Wilde, the author of the Guardian piece which proffered the Davis/Reagan anecdote, he noted that:
The Miles/Nancy story was first told to me by [musician] George Clinton in '95 and I've heard it told many times since. If it is indeed only an urban legend, that's a shame.