[Dixielandjazz] Miles & Bix

[Mike]

Thanks Steve. Great post. I read something similar to that on the web 
earlier today. I had no idea.

Mike




Steve Barbone wrote:
> Miles Davis was VERY aware of, and very influenced by, Bix's recordings.
> 
> He was a huge Beiderbecke fan and he made that known to everyone who ever
> spoke to him about influences. In his younger days, Miles was known to look
> for players and people who had personally known Bix and could discuss his
> work and life first hand. He was VERY interested in Bix's harmonics and
> tone, and Bix's influencers. You can bet the farm that he was influenced by
> Bix and certainly can hear it in much of Miles' recorded work, or see it in
> solo transcriptions of of their efforts.
>