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Subject: [Leica] Gil and Miles, Was Sir John Dankworth - RIP
From: rsphotoimages at comcast.net (Bob Shaw)
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 20:15:18 -0800
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Jayand:

I'll gladly split that point with you - since you called out a boatload of 
my idols.

But to me, there was was something important that happened to Miles when he 
collaborated with Gil Evans.

After that Miles went to some amazing places, and brought up a whole new 
generation of musicians.

Bob


Bob Shaw
rsphotoimages at comcast.net


On Feb 7, 2010, at 7:28 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

> He had already achieved the sublime before Gil Evans, with John
> Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones.
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 2:08 AM, John Edwin Mason <profmason at yahoo.com> 
> wrote:
>> Bob mentioned Gil Evans "who gave our Miles Davis a major showcase when he
>> really needed to move through The Cool and into the Subliime."
>> 
>> The wonders of Youtube...  Gil Evans and Miles Davis, 1959.  Nine minutes 
>> of joy:
>> 
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFaK4q0pxcQ
>> 
>> --John
>> 
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