Miles Davis Blindfold Test

[Dave James]

Thought folks who haven't seen this before might find it interesting. Let's just say Miles gives no quarter.

http://www.forghieri.net/jazz/blind/Davis_3.html

[Chuck Nessa]

Read that when it happened. At every point, Miles is right and wrong.

[mjzee]

Hilarious! That made my day. Thanks for posting.

"That's got to be Eric Dolphy - nobody else could sound that bad! The next time I see him I'm going to step on his foot."

"Is that what the critics are digging? Them critics better stop having coffee. If there ain't nothing to listen to, they might as well admit it. Just to take something like that and say it's great, because there ain't nothing to listen to, that's like going out and getting a prostitute."

[Pete C]

My favorite Miles BFT comment is on this one:

http://www.forghieri.net/jazz/blind/Davis_2.html

Re: Buddy Colette, he says: "all those white tenor players sound alike to me"

+ two more

http://www.forghieri.net/jazz/blind/Davis_1.html

http://www.forghieri.net/jazz/blind/Davis_4.html

He really digs Electric Flag on the last one.

[Guy Berger]

Didn't his Cecil Taylor comments on the 1964 BFT prompt the response "Miles Davis plays pretty well for a millionaire" ?

[JETman]

Didn't his Cecil Taylor comments on the 1964 BFT prompt the response "Miles Davis plays pretty well for a millionaire" ?

Who responded this way?

[JSngry]

Cecil himself.

[JETman]

Cecil himself.

Jealousy?

[JSngry]

Arch witticism, most likely.

[Pete C]

Cecil himself.

Jealousy?

Probably not even envy. I think Jim's got it.

http://www.diffen.com/difference/Envy_vs_Jealousy

[JETman]

Cecil himself.

Jealousy?

Probably not even envy. I think Jim's got it.

http://www.diffen.com/difference/Envy_vs_Jealousy

I'm assuming you were beaten up often in high school. I'm sure your petulance wouldn't have gone over too well in Midwood.

[Shawn]

Very entertaining reading!

[Pete C]

I'm assuming you were beaten up often in high school. I'm sure your petulance wouldn't have gone over too well in Midwood.

I suppose I owe you an apology. The inclination to correct others is indeed unbecoming. In my defense, I will say that I do check my facts. Were I to continually correct people with misinformation I'd justly be considered arrogant, annoying and, of course, intellectually suspect.

Edited July 15, 2012 by Pete C

[Shawn]

Pete, I don't think you have anything to apologize about.

[Pete C]

Pete, I don't think you have anything to apologize about.

[JETman]

Pete, I don't think you have anything to apologize about.

Is there really a need for that?

[JETman]

I'm assuming you were beaten up often in high school. I'm sure your petulance wouldn't have gone over too well in Midwood.

I suppose I owe you an apology. The inclination to correct others is indeed unbecoming. In my defense, I will say that I do check my facts. Were I to continually correct people with misinformation I'd justly be considered arrogant, annoying and, of course, intellectually suspect.

You're walking a very fine line here. I'd be careful. Your smugness is bordering on disgusting. True to form, I'd say.

[Pete C]

[marcello]

Pete is cool, JETman.

[Chuck Nessa]

Pete is more than cool.

[JETman]

Tsuris! If you're as cool they say, lay off. Posting here should NOT be a miserable experience.

[colinmce]

Anyways, I agree re: Jones-Lewis, not that I don't enjoy the band on some level.

[ValerieB]

Tsuris! If you're as cool they say, lay off. Posting here should NOT be a miserable experience.

i would say that you need to get your sense of humor together! Pete is the funniest, most intelligent and cleverest arrogant, smug man i know!!!

[gmonahan]

Reading it, I was reminded of Monk's blindfold test reprinted in one of the old Encyclopedias of Jazz where Feather put on Oscar Peterson and Monk left to take a piss. They didn't exactly...favor...each other. Miles was always fun to read.

gregmo

[marcello]

Reading it, I was reminded of Monk's blindfold test reprinted in one of the old Encyclopedias of Jazz where Feather put on Oscar Peterson and Monk left to take a piss. They didn't exactly...favor...each other. Miles was always fun to read.

gregmo

I believe that was Monk, Greg.