House honors 'Kind of Blue'

[brownie]

From the Associated Press:

House honors Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue"

(AP) –

WASHINGTON — Fifty years after jazz legend Miles Davis recorded "Kind of Blue," the House voted Tuesday to honor the landmark album's contribution to the genre.

Davis collaborated on the record with saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, pianists Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb.

Rep. John Conyers, a Michigan Democrat who sponsored the measure, said the group "made musical history and changed the artistic landscape of this country and in some ways the world." The resolution recognizing the album's 50th anniversary passed on a 409-0 vote.

Columbia Records released the album in August 1959. The original album — only 37 minutes — had a huge impact that extended beyond jazz to other types of music — from rock musicians such as the Allman Brothers and Carlos Santana to minimalist composers like Steve Reich and Philip Glass.

Davis, one of the greatest trumpeters in jazz history, died of a stroke in 1991 at age 65. He was renowned for morphing his cool jazz into fusion and experimental sounds that later gave way to jazz funk and hip-hop grooves. Cobb is the only musician from the "Kind of Blue" album who is still alive.

The resolution is H.Res.894.

On the Net:

* Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov

Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091215/ap_en_mu/us_music_miles_davis

ok u guys, what in the world is going on here?!?!? why are the voting on this?!!?? and it was all unanmious? sounbds like somekind of setup by columbia if you ask me. wtf is going on here im scared........

[sidewinder]

I think this news definitely merits another box set.

And a t-shirt !

[BillF]

From the Associated Press:

House honors Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue"

(AP) –

WASHINGTON — Fifty years after jazz legend Miles Davis recorded "Kind of Blue," the House voted Tuesday to honor the landmark album's contribution to the genre.

Davis collaborated on the record with saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, pianists Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb.

Rep. John Conyers, a Michigan Democrat who sponsored the measure, said the group "made musical history and changed the artistic landscape of this country and in some ways the world." The resolution recognizing the album's 50th anniversary passed on a 409-0 vote.

Columbia Records released the album in August 1959. The original album — only 37 minutes — had a huge impact that extended beyond jazz to other types of music — from rock musicians such as the Allman Brothers and Carlos Santana to minimalist composers like Steve Reich and Philip Glass.

Davis, one of the greatest trumpeters in jazz history, died of a stroke in 1991 at age 65. He was renowned for morphing his cool jazz into fusion and experimental sounds that later gave way to jazz funk and hip-hop grooves. Cobb is the only musician from the "Kind of Blue" album who is still alive.

The resolution is H.Res.894.

On the Net:

* Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov

Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

I had a copy of it on its release. Amazing how something once seen as "alternative" and quite beyond the pale for polite culture has now become 100% establishment and thereby totally defused.

[brownie]

I read the AP wire faster than chewy...

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=56441&pid=984890&st=0&#entry984890

and this belongs more in the Musics forums than the Politics ones

[Jazzmoose]

Oh yeah? Wait until the antimodal party shows up!

[sonnymax]

It sounds like Chewy had spicy burritos for a late dinner and woke up with the 'mares.

It's okay fella, this is a good thing. If I were you I'd worry about that giant spider under your bed.

Edited December 16, 2009 by sonnymax

[Alexander]

I had a copy of it on its release. Amazing how something once seen as "alternative" and quite beyond the pale for polite culture has now become 100% establishment and thereby totally defused.

Ahhhh, get over it. I can't stand it when people don't like how popular the things they like become. "Man, Nirvana used to be great. Then "Smells Like Teen Spirit" came out and they totally sold out." KOB is a great album. Everybody has a right to like it.

[DTMX]

The resolution recognizing the album's 50th anniversary passed on a 409-0 vote.

I wonder if Ornette's The Shape of Jazz to Come would get a 409-0 vote...

[AllenLowe]

it'll never make it through the Senate - Lieberman says if they don't take out the public domain tunes, he'll vote against it -

[BruceH]

I guess next the House will recognize the contributions of Hank Mobley.

[AllenLowe]

uh oh - duplicate topic - this is gonna piss off Larry -

[sonnymax]

uh oh - duplicate topic - this is gonna piss off Larry -

Nah, I doubt it.

Although this might: Larry

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

its such a scam, not one dissenter? i would of did one of those, what u call it, fillabusters, till the house recknoized Hank Mobley as americas most important jazz musican!

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

do you tgink the time wasted to deal with this, cost the taxpayers a lot of money?

[bertrand]

They also voted to reaffirm that jazz is a national treasure (i.e. to renew H.R. 57). What was the alternative, to say 'after thinking about it, we changed our mind and decided that jazz is no longer a national treasure'?

Bertrand.

[Jazzmoose]

do you tgink the time wasted to deal with this, cost the taxpayers a lot of money?

Nah; they were getting paid anyway. Although the Miles lobbyists might have been spreading around a bit of cash; you never know...

[AllenLowe]

" jazz is a national treasure"

well, in that case, as the old saying goes, let's bury it -