Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayand: Your points are well met. I don't entirely disagree but then this has morphed into a classic OT exchange. Please accept my high regard for your appreciation and scope of knowledge about Jazz. For my own part, I'm still learning after being introduced to Jazz by my father, a Piano Man back in 1947. Perhaps time and circumstance may someday allow us to go over this in person. Best Regards, Bob Bob Shaw rsphotoimages at comcast.net On Feb 7, 2010, at 8:22 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Bob. > You forget that he developed the first great quintet from nothing as > well - surely the maturing and education of Coltrane in the mid-late > 1950s was seminal for jazz as a whole? Miles was like Art Blakey, > great at developing musicians - remember that Wayne Shorter was really > developed by Blakey, not Miles. > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 9:45 AM, Bob Shaw <rsphotoimages at comcast.net> > wrote: >> 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 >>>> >>>> ****************************** >>>> John Edwin Mason, Photography: >>>> http://www.JohnEdwinMason.com >>>> Charlottesville and Cape Town >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information