Dave James Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 Read that when it happened. At every point, Miles is right and wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 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." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Didn't his Cecil Taylor comments on the 1964 BFT prompt the response "Miles Davis plays pretty well for a millionaire" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETman Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Cecil himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETman Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Cecil himself. Jealousy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Arch witticism, most likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Cecil himself. Jealousy? Probably not even envy. I think Jim's got it. http://www.diffen.com/difference/Envy_vs_Jealousy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETman Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Very entertaining reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Pete, I don't think you have anything to apologize about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Pete, I don't think you have anything to apologize about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETman Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Pete, I don't think you have anything to apologize about. Is there really a need for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETman Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Pete is cool, JETman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Pete is more than cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETman Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Tsuris! If you're as cool they say, lay off. Posting here should NOT be a miserable experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Anyways, I agree re: Jones-Lewis, not that I don't enjoy the band on some level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieB Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 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!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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