Philip Bailey on Miles Davis

[mjzee]

How a 1959 jazz ballad influenced the Earth, Wind & Fire singer's falsetto and phrasing

WSJ

[Chuck Nessa]

Well, I am outside their firewall so I can't read it. I hope they talked to some AACM folk who came up thru the Chicago school system with the EWF folks.

[JSngry]

It's not that type of article. It's about a kid hearing colors, or something...

Still, try this link:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424127887324823804579017012918209716.html?mod=yahoo_itp

or click on the link from here:

https://www.google.com/search?q=How+a+1959+jazz+ballad+influenced+the+Earth%2C+Wind+%26+Fire+singer%27s+falsetto+and+phrasing&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=rcs

EWF was a great band until they weren't. But many good bands are never great, so, win, EWF (and Charles Stepney, while we're at it and/or by extension).

[Chuck Nessa]

Jim, the google link worked.

After all that, what a bummer. No insights of any kind in a half dozen short paragraphs.

There is an interesting story buried in history.

Edited August 24, 2013 by Chuck Nessa