Forums

Just saw this... thoughts? Opinions... I'm thinking I'm putting this on my buy list despite the song set being the same.  https://www.importcds.com/bremen-1965/016728163422    

Interestingly, my first jazz love was Miles Davis (starting around 1989) — and I probably had 50% of his Columbia output within 3 years (his 1956-70 output mainly, all years) — so a LOT quicker than I ever had any great volume of anyone else. And I think I got hold of cassette dubs of the Japanese Complete Plugged Nickel around 1991 (along with Euro-boots of the 2nd great quintet, and lost quintet too). ALL THAT SAID, I’ve only recently (last 5-6 years) been getting steadily more into bebop, and listening to 50’s and even 40’s jazz WAY more than I ever did 30-35 years ago. So NOW (recently) when tracks off The Plugged Nickel come up on various Pandora stations for me — which happens a fair bit actually — now I’m hearing Miles (especially) through a whole new set of ears. All I hear is the distinction between his chops, and the chops of more fluid players from the 50’s, Diz, Byrd, Lee, Thad, KD, etc… My frame of reference has definitely changed — or, rather, when I’m not really thinking about it, THAT’S what I’m more naturally focussing on in Miles’ playing. Miles’ language was what I was ‘raised on’ (jazz-wise), and it always seemed perfectly natural — even all the Plugged Nickel material… But now, it’s almost like I have to consciously put on a different set of ears to listen to the Plugged Nickel material — which I’m happy to do — but I’m literally reminding myself (momentarily) that he’s not playing out of the same bag of ideas as the norms for be-bop, and early hard-bop. Never dreamed I’d be hearing Miles that way, but here I am.

John, I like what you are saying and I just wish that were a true summation of what just happened.  It is true except for one participant.  Thinking of an old friend who is not in fact a 'bullshit person', just ignorant about jazz.

Maybe they weren't making plastic flasks then.

Verve  23MJ 3141 St (Japan 1982) - Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton and Vice Versa - rec. 1958