[Dixielandjazz] Miles Davis

[briantowers]

Personally I find his playing a total bore.  My ears hear a weak skinny
tone;  little rhythm; no humour or fun.
Mournful, whining self-conscious stuff - absolutely none of the essential
ingredients and nothing to do with jazz as I know it - the music of
Armstrong, Morton, Oliver, Waller and company.  The seemingly mindless
adulation he enjoys always puzzles me.

But that is just my opinion.  Millions of people out there think it is jazz
and think it is great.  To each his own.

A Happy New Year to Everyone!
Brian Towers,
Hot Five Jazzmakers, Toronto, Canada
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Ted Wrote:


> Does the list not like Miles Davis?- he is not OKOM but is a great jazz
> player with few notes-Ted Borodofsky
>