Elite 8 - Round 4 - Gamehenge Region - 1-Phish v 11-Miles Davis

[sls.stormyrider]

Listened to Kind of Blue, Bitches Brew, and On the Corner in succession.
I prefer 56-66, but all of it's mind blowing.
what's even more mind blowing is the evolution he made. If you took someone who never heard of Miles, played him Milestones, kind of Blue, Bitches Brew, Jack Johnson, and On the Corner and then told him the same guy led all those sessions, he wouldn't believe you.
The Beatles evolved over time, but not this much.

one other thing we haven't talked about - is that Miles was the primary force behind the "less is more", "make every note count", "the spaces are important" movement that moved the direction of jazz (attn Hicks - I didn't say invented or originated).
The guy was truly amazing.

[barnesy305]

Listened to Kind of Blue, Bitches Brew, and On the Corner in succession.
I prefer 56-66, but all of it's mind blowing.
what's even more mind blowing is the evolution he made. If you took someone who never heard of Miles, played him Milestones, kind of Blue, Bitches Brew, Jack Johnson, and On the Corner and then told him the same guy led all those sessions, he wouldn't believe you.
The Beatles evolved over time, but not this much.

one other thing we haven't talked about - is that Miles was the primary force behind the "less is more", "make every note count", "the spaces are important" movement that moved the direction of jazz (attn Hicks - I didn't say invented or originated).
The guy was truly amazing.

I listened to Four and More and Somethin' Else today, two of my pre-Quintet faves. Gonna dive into the Plugged Nickel series this week.

[sls.stormyrider]

all 3 of those are outrageous

[Igbo]

Listened to Kind of Blue, Bitches Brew, and On the Corner in succession.
I prefer 56-66, but all of it's mind blowing.
what's even more mind blowing is the evolution he made. If you took someone who never heard of Miles, played him Milestones, kind of Blue, Bitches Brew, Jack Johnson, and On the Corner and then told him the same guy led all those sessions, he wouldn't believe you.
The Beatles evolved over time, but not this much.

one other thing we haven't talked about - is that Miles was the primary force behind the "less is more", "make every note count", "the spaces are important" movement that moved the direction of jazz (attn Hicks - I didn't say invented or originated).
The guy was truly amazing.

I listened to Four and More and Somethin' Else today, two of my pre-Quintet faves. Gonna dive into the Plugged Nickel series this week.

Listened to the Jack Johnson record last night. Probably my fave Miles record, or On The Corner, or Someday my Prince Will Come

[rowjimmy]

[phil]

If voting for phish is cool, consider me miles davis.

[mistercharlie]

If voting for phish is cool, consider me miles davis.

I'll tell you who voted for Phish, it was that damned sasquatch.

[zimbra]

And I'd like to see Phish improvise again.  I'm putting my money on miles.

Phish jammed way harder than Miles did.

94/95 Tweezers/Bowies etc. made In a Silent Way/Bitches Brew/Live Evil look like child's play.

:shakehead:

Child's play? What the hell are they teaching you up at Berklee?

:evil: I'm obviously playing a little Devil's Advocate here, but I am serious to an extent.

There is more full-band, exploratory, "the music can go anywhere, at any second" type of improvisation happening in the best of Phish jams

I agree.   

I also agree.

Of course, we all agree with that - that's why we love to listen to phish!

There's just a big part of me that believes that improvisation as an art form would be totally different without Miles.

I also think he's a better musician than any of the guys in Phish, and more of a pioneer in the world of music in general.

I definitely listen to more phish than miles, but I have a greater respect for Davis' music and its importance. It just doesn't get much heavier than Miles!

QFT.
This is exactly how I feel about the subject.

[fauxpaxfauxreal]

RIP, miles.  We fought for you.