[Dixielandjazz] Miles Davis
Dave Hanson
davehanson@mindspring.com
Mon, 30 Dec 2002 13:12:52 -0500
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I've enjoyed the comments concerning Miles Davis, and I have listened to =
his work beginning in the fifties (Early Miles) to his death.
I saw him several times in live performance where he turned his back on =
the audience, demanded total silence when playing, would stop in the =
middle of a tune and often berated customers from the stage. I often =
wondered why a performer of his caliber would resort to behavior like =
that, but when the world was informed that he beat his wife (Cicely =
Tyson) and put her in the hospital, resulting in a divorce, it became =
clear. Miles was a sick guy !
His style of playing in his later years changed as he became "cool", but =
his work with arraigner Gil Evans is hard to beat.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Dave Hanson
Trombone
Atlanta
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Davis, and I have listened to his work beginning in the fifties =
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where he turned his back on the audience, demanded total silence=20
when playing, would stop in the middle of a tune and often =
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customers from the stage. I often wondered why a performer of his =
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resort to behavior like that, but when the world was informed that he =
beat his=20
wife (Cicely Tyson) and put her in the hospital, resulting in a divorce, =
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became clear. Miles was a sick guy !</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Just my 2 cents worth.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Dave Hanson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Trombone</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Atlanta</FONT></DIV>
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