Weren't there albums by other artists that were really a lot like fusion, getting away from melody, that Miles May have borrowed from.
Sam Rivers and Tony Williams were two guys that played in Miles band just before Miles did Bitches Brew. Rivers and Williams were part of the Blue Note scene that was getting way off of the ordinary melodies and scales that were so common in jazz at that time. Bobby Hutcherson, Andrew Hill, Eric Dolphy were doing some groundbreaking, new music. Even Lennie Tristano recorded an avant guard song in 1949. If you pay attention to this music, Bitches Brew is not that far off, except for it was played on electric instruments.
Your thoughts? Doritos rule,
Yes I am dropping names. These guys deserve some credit.
Slayer,
Thats BS. Miles was in awe of everything Charlie Parker did, back in those days. thats according to Max Roach. Also, he went electric mostly because of Sly Stone. I do agree that Miles was very original. Take a look at Slayer's list.......
Concentrate on 1969.....
In A Silent Way, Bitches Brew.......
When did Sly have his greatest impact? 1969?
From Slayer's list and being familiar with Mile's discography before and after this pivitol year, I pretty much can say Miles started fusion, going electric, incorporating rock beats and searing guitar solos.
Feeding the fusion were the electronification of Miles prodigies, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinal, John McLaughlin, Tony Williams etc....but all after doing their stint with Miles into the 1970's.
Fusion got me hooked on jazz and I've slowly learned to listen and love older forms of jazz and legacy musicians.
Added:
I will even venture out and say that from Jack Johnson, In A Silent Way, Miles had underpinnings of the Jazz Trance even Trance sound, 1969, sonorous floating solos over changing bass beats.......
I've digitized both my JJ & IASW vinyl LPs and have returned to listen to them again and again. As the music is digitized, I've spliced the 2 sides of each record together allowing the albums to play in almost 1 continous song.
Digtizing allows me to cut individual solos and play them as independent songs too.
In a word, I miss Miles. Thanks for the Question. Is this a question or a reason to name drop!!!???!!!? I thought it was milesdavis in my contact. miles davis never borrowed no one music ever this man been doing it all for 50 years nowwith his friend that is not true miles did this before sam in tony joined this is all the songs miles has done by him selfs
First Miles (Savoy 1945)
Birth of the Cool (Blue Note 1949)
And Horns (Original Jazz 1951)
Blue Period (Prestige 1951)
Conception (Original Jazz 1951)
The New Sounds of Miles Davis (Prestige 1951)
Diggin' (Prestige 1951)
Dig (Prestige 1951)
Collector's Items (Prestige 1951)
Live at the Barrel, Vol. 2 (Prestige 1952)
Miles Davis Plays the Compositions of Al Cohn (Prestige 1953)
Miles Davis Featuring Sonny Rollins (Prestige 1953)
Blue Haze (Original Jazz 1953)
Bags Groove (Original Jazz 1954)
Miles Davis Quintet [Prestige 185] (Prestige 1954)
Miles Davis & the Modern Jazz Giants (Prestige 1954)
Walkin' (Original Jazz 1954)
Green Haze (Prestige 1955)
The Musings of Miles (Original Jazz 1955)
Odyssey (Prestige 1955)
Milt and Miles (Prestige 1955)
Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet / Sextet (Original Jazz 1955)
Circle in the Round (Columbia /Legacy 1955)
Round About Midnight (Columbia 1955)
Cookin' (Original Jazz 1955)
The New Miles Davis Quintet (Prestige 1955)
Miles (Prestige 1955)
Miles Davis & Horns 51-53 (Original Jazz 1955)
Miles & Monk at Newport [live] (Columbia 1955)
Workin' (Original Jazz 1956)
Steamin' (Original Jazz 1956)
Relaxin' (Prestige 1956)
Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (DCC 1956)
Nouvelle Vague on CD [Original Soundtrack] (Philips 1956)
Miles Ahead (Columbia / Legacy 1957)
Milestones [Columbia] (Columbia 1958)
Miles Davis at Newport 1958 [live] (Columbia / Legacy 1958)
Porgy and Bess (Columbia / Legacy 1958)
Kind of Blue (Columbia / Legacy 1959)
Sketches of Spain (Columbia / Legacy 1959)
Directions (Columbia 1960)
Friday at the Blackhawk [live] (CBS 1960)
Friday at the Blackhawk, Vol. 2 [live] (CBS 1960)
Friday and Saturday Nights in Person [live] (Columbia 1961)
In Person: Friday Night at the Blackhawk [live] (Columbia 1961)
Miles Davis in Person, Vol. 1 [live] (Columbia 1961)
Miles Davis in Person, Vol. 2 [live] (Columbia 1961)
In Person: Saturday Night at the Blackhawk [live] (Columbia 1961)
At Carnegie Hall [live] (Columbia / Legacy 1961)
Miles in St Louis [live] (VGM 1961)
In Person at the Blackhawk [live] (CBS 1961)
Someday My Prince Will Come (Columbia 1961)
Quiet Nights (Columbia / Legacy 1962)
Sorcerer (Columbia / Legacy 1962)
Miles at Antibes [live] (CBS 1962)
Seven Steps to Heaven (Columbia 1963)
Miles in Antibes [live] (CBS 1963)
Four & More [live] (Columbia 1964)
My Funny Valentine [live] (Columbia 1964)
Miles in Tokyo [live] (Columbia 1964)
Miles in Berlin [live] (CBS 1964)
In Europe [live] (CBS 1964)
E.S.P. (Columbia / Legacy 1965)
Live at the Plugged Nickel (CBS 1965)
Miles Smiles (Columbia / Legacy 1966)
In Berlin [live] (Columbia 1966)
Nefertiti (Columbia / Legacy 1967)
Miles in the Sky (Columbia / Legacy 1968)
Filles de Kilimanjaro (Columbia 1968)
In a Silent Way (Columbia 1969)
Bitches Brew (Columbia / Legacy 1969)
Big Fun (Columbia / Legacy 1969)
Live-Evil (Columbia / Legacy 1970)
A Tribute to Jack Johnson (Columbia 1970)
Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West [live] (Columbia / Legacy 1970)
Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the... (Columbia/Legacy 1970)
On the Corner (Columbia / Legacy 1972)
Get Up with It (Columbia / Legacy 1972)
Miles Davis in Europe Lincoln Center [live] (Columbia 1972)
In Concert: Live at Philharmonic Hall (Columbia 1972)
Dark Magus [live] (Tristar 1974)
Dangaea [live] (Columbia 1975)
Agharta [live] (Columbia 1975)
We Want Miles (Columbia 1981)
The Man with the Horn (Columbia 1981)
Star People (Columbia 1982)
New Quintet (Original Jazz 1982)
Decoy (Columbia 1983)
Aura (Columbia 1985)
You're Under Arrest (Columbia 1985)
Tutu (Warner 1986)
Music from Siesta (Warner 1987)
Live Around the World (Warner 1988)
Miles in Montreux [live] (Jazz Door 1989)
Amandla (Warner 1989)
Dingo (Warner 1990)
Hot Spot (Antilles 1990)
Doo-Bop (Warner 1991) |
