What did you learn from Miles Davis?

[kris]

You never trolled. All you said was you didn't like it, which is entirely your prerogative.

And in my opinion a person who doesn't like Miles's playing losing a lot.
Once I played with an outstanding jazz saxophonist from US, who told me that he would give anything to stand next to Miles on stage for at least 3 minutes.
Why did he say that?

[djg]

i like talking smack about other players. i learned it from miles

[alltunes]

1. Serve your Chili Mac with saltines
2. Pair with a cold Heineken

[pamosmusic]

i like talking smack about other players. i learned it from miles

boom GOT EM

[rpjazzguitar]

One thing I find very impressive about Miles' musicianship is his ability to innovate. He was at the forefront of bop, cool and fusion, at the risk of oversimplification.

I didn't listen to him that much, but I have been influenced by each the styles he helped pioneer.

[kris]

I can listen to this version of Miles for hours....:

[Bob_Ross]

My infatuation was soon killed off after listening to: 'John McLaughlin: Electric Guitarist'- the album I'd been waiting to get my hands on for ages.I was truly gutted. An utter bucket of festering toe nails IMO! Same ol' licks. The compositions were awful boring crap!

Thread Drift: Just to confirm the Different Strokes For Different Folks adage, here's what I wrote in this thread:

- John McLaughlin - Johnny McLaughlin, Electric Guitarist
I absolutely adore this 1977 recording, in part because he uses a completely different band for every track, and so you get to hear his playing in a wide variety of contexts, inspired/provoked/supported by some of the greatest musicians of the era...and also because he plays the entire album on a guitar with a fully scalloped fingerboard, and so the pitch inflections and nuances are very unique, a plaintive vocal keening, that lends itself to all those aforementioned contexts. Much of the album could be called "fusion" although the standout track for me is his solo chord-melody rendition of "My Foolish Heart" which is exquisitely beautiful in a way that I don't think I had ever associated with McLaughlin.

[Mick-7]

My Goal's Beyond is my favorite John McLaughlin album, side 1 of it anyway, not so much the long raga-like piece on side two, although he does that sort of thing well with Shakti.

In fact, I posted a tune I transcribed from it in this thread - Enharmonics

[kris]

[James W]

My Goal's Beyond is my favorite John McLaughlin album, side 1 of it anyway, not so much the long raga-like piece on side two, although he does that sort of thing well with Shakti.

In fact, I posted a tune I transcribed from it in this thread - Enharmonics

Strange that you should say this, since I thought the long raga-like pieces were actually on side one, not side two. Side two I thought consists of jazz standards with multiple tracked acoustic guitars.

My favourite McLaughlin album is Devotion.

[kris]

I wonder if DC Cornelius ever played jazz standards.
If so, what does he think about Miles Davis' compositions, which have become jazz standards?
I hope that this will explain his way and cause his thinking.

All Blues • Blue in Green • Boplicity (Be Bop Lives) • Budo • Flamenco Sketches • Four • Freddie Freeloader • Half Nelson • Milestones • Nardis • The Serpent's Tooth • Seven Steps to Heaven • So What • Solar • The Theme • Tune Up • Vierd Blues • ...etc

[teeps]

Cool looking is part of being Miles.

[Mick-7]

Strange that you should say this, since I thought the long raga-like pieces were actually on side one, not side two. Side two I thought consists of jazz standards with multiple tracked acoustic guitars.

My favourite McLaughlin album is Devotion.

Ah, you are correct! I had the LP, must have misremembered it:

[Jimmy blue note]

Cool looking is part of being Miles.

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[Doctor Jeff]

Cool looking is part of being Miles.

Cool clothes, cool cars, cool demeanor, cool--I mean hot--ladies.

[Doctor Jeff]

I learned today that Miles was fascinated by guitar and wanted to learn it. (Who wouldn't??)

He had this love/envy thing going on with Carlos Santana. They were of course good buds, but you could tell Miles wished he had the crowds and adulation of Santana.

And Santana of course envied jazz musicians for being able to play complex jazz charts on sight.

[Doug B]

I learned today that Miles was fascinated by guitar and wanted to learn it. (Who wouldn't??)

I read somewhere that Mike Stern visited Miles at home in Malibu and saw that Miles had a Gibson Flying V.

[Bob_Ross]

Santana of course envied jazz musicians for being able to play complex jazz charts on sight.

Santana envied jazz musicians for being able to play complex jazz period.

[wolflen]

Santana envied jazz musicians for being able to play complex jazz period.

and speaking of complex jazz..I found it interesting that McLaughlin did an album with him.

[DC Cornelius]

I wonder if DC Cornelius ever played jazz standards.
If so, what does he think about Miles Davis' compositions, which have become jazz standards?

No. DC Cornelius has never played Miles Davis jazz standards... or any jazz standards. DC Cornelius doesn't like MD's playing & music. I thought you would have worked that out by now - I've never felt the need to play other peoples music. I write my own stuff.

[DC Cornelius]

Santana envied jazz musicians for being able to play complex jazz period.

Santana done nothing for me. But what he did achieve <IN_MY_OPINION> was a particular style/ feel that earned him tons of cash= good luck to him I say

[Bob_Ross]

and speaking of complex jazz..I found it interesting that McLaughlin did an album with him.

Well, they did have the same guru... I always thought that Love Devotion Surrender album sounded like the musical equivalent of an arranged marriage.

[wolflen]

No. DC Cornelius has never played Miles Davis jazz standards... or any jazz standards. DC Cornelius doesn't like MD's playing & music. I thought you would have worked that out by now - I've never felt the need to play other peoples music. I write my own stuff.

Ahhh..this explains alot..IMO..

[pamosmusic]

No. DC Cornelius has never played Miles Davis jazz standards... or any jazz standards. DC Cornelius doesn't like MD's playing & music. I thought you would have worked that out by now - I've never felt the need to play other peoples music. I write my own stuff.

I think we’ve met before

[Cunamara]

No. DC Cornelius has never played Miles Davis jazz standards... or any jazz standards. DC Cornelius doesn't like MD's playing & music. I thought you would have worked that out by now - I've never felt the need to play other peoples music. I write my own stuff.

Why settle for less when you can have the best?