Rooster_Ties Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) I just noticed that the Wikipedia entry for Mitch Mitchell (here, the end of the section/paragraph entitled "Notable projects"), says: Mitchell also took part in Miles Davis' demo sessions for the 1969 album Bitches Brew, but did not appear on the final album. Really? That would either be news to me, or is one of several hundred things I once knew (but have long since forgotten). Any truth to this? (Of course the reference in the Wikipedia article isn't sourced, so it could easily be apocryphal.) Edited May 8, 2015 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 Who is this Miles Davis Mitch Mitchell you speak of? Any relation to Mitch Miller, or Guy Mitchell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 Mitchell was the drummer on a Betty Mabry demo that Miles produced a few months prior to Bitches Brew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Are you all joking or do you not know that he was the drummer in the Jimi Hendrix Experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 You mean that one of Miles' drummers also played with Hendrix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 I just noticed that the Wikipedia entry for Mitch Mitchell (here, the end of the section/paragraph entitled "Notable projects"), says: Mitchell also took part in Miles Davis' demo sessions for the 1969 album Bitches Brew, but did not appear on the final album. Really? That would either be news to me, or is one of several hundred things I once knew (but have long since forgotten). Any truth to this? (Of course the reference in the Wikipedia article isn't sourced, so it could easily be apocryphal.) Bob Belden posted a track on his website a few years ago of Betty Mabry doing Cream's "Politician." These are the details he listed: Produced by Miles Davis, recorded 5/20/69 at Columbia Studio B, Stan Tonkel - engineer. Betty Mabry, vocal; John McLaughlin, guitar; Larry Young, organ; Harvey Brooks, electric bass; Mitch Mitchell, drums. Interestingly, plosin.com doesn't list this session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) Here's the link to the track: Edited May 10, 2015 by mjzee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 I too was shocked that no one at first realized who he was. Because he was a great drummer, far superior to Ginger Baker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 Word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 I thought for sure they were joking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 So Mitch Miller was on Bitches Brew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted May 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 I too was shocked that no one at first realized who he was. Because he was a great drummer, far superior to Ginger Baker. I like Ginger Baker, but I would definitely have to agree. How Mitchell hardly ever recorded again after Hendrix' passing has always been a mystery, and a real shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 No. Glad he wasn't! Seriously, Mitch Mitchell was indeed quite a drummer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utevsky Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 You mean that one of Miles' drummers also played with Hendrix? Rather, one of Hendrix's drummers played briefly with Miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 She's Ravi Shankar's daughter, you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 She's Ravi Shankar's daughter, you know. I am not following how this comment pertains to Miles Davis and Mitch Mitchell. I think it has gone over my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 All Miles Davis/Pop Culture connections blur together in my head after a while, so perhaps I have gotten confused...but didn't Mitch Mitchell retire from music to go pitch for the Phillies at some point? That's why they called him "Wild Thing", because he was the guy who taught that song to Hendrix, right? I'm better at sports trivia than I am at pop culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Oh, ok, I see my error. I was thinking of the Hendrix song "The Wind Cries Norah", named after Ravi's daughter Norah, who Hendrix met backstage at Monterrey. Only of course, that song was really called "They Call The Wind Mariah", which of course has nothing to do with either Norah Jones or Mariah Carey. Frankly, I still don't know what that song's about, to be honest with you, even though it's been covered by some very unlikely, non-Hendrixian singers. Sorry for all the confusion. My bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 (edited) Oh, ok, I see my error. I was thinking of the Hendrix song "The Wind Cries Norah", named after Ravi's daughter Norah, who Hendrix met backstage at Monterrey. Only of course, that song was really called "They Call The Wind Mariah", which of course has nothing to do with either Norah Jones or Mariah Carey. Frankly, I still don't know what that song's about, to be honest with you, even though it's been covered by some very unlikely, non-Hendrixian singers. Sorry for all the confusion. My bad. I'm not sure if you're joking, but the Hendrix is called The Wind Cries Mary and I think I read that Miles said it influenced Bitch's Brew. (They Call the Wind Maria is from Paint Your Wagon.) Edited May 26, 2015 by medjuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 "The Wind Cries Mary" definitely is important to "Filles de Kilamanjaro." You know as much as I would have liked to hear Miles and Jimi, what I would have liked to hear even more a real and studied collaboration with Gil Evans. Man that could have been amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Oh, ok, I see my error. I was thinking of the Hendrix song "The Wind Cries Norah", named after Ravi's daughter Norah, who Hendrix met backstage at Monterrey. Only of course, that song was really called "They Call The Wind Mariah", which of course has nothing to do with either Norah Jones or Mariah Carey. Frankly, I still don't know what that song's about, to be honest with you, even though it's been covered by some very unlikely, non-Hendrixian singers. Sorry for all the confusion. My bad. I'm not sure if you're joking, but the Hendrix is called The Wind Cries Mary and I think I read that Miles said it influenced Bitch's Brew. (They Call the Wind Maria is from Paint Your Wagon.) Rest assured, the tongue is firmly in cheek. Pretty sure that everybody on this board knows who Mitch Mitchell is/was. What I'm not sure about is which came first, that toothpaste, or that university? And for real, I also still have no idea what "They Call The Wind Mariah" is about, but on that one, I really do not care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 The Dude: It's like what Lenin said... you look for the person who will benefit, and, uh, uh... Donny: I am the walrus. The Dude: You know what I'm trying to say... Donny: I am the walrus. Walter Sobchak: That fucking bitch... The Dude: Oh yeah! Donny: I am the walrus. Walter Sobchak: Shut the fuck up, Donny! V.I. Lenin. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov! Donny: What the fuck is he talking about, Dude? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Walter Sobchak: Shut the fuck up, Donny. ^ what he said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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