[Dixielandjazz] Re: Miles Davis Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall OfFame

[Stan Brager]

Why should anyone be surprised about Miles being inducted into the Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame? A few years ago, it was Jelly Roll Morton who made the
grade. I remember researching the reasons for Jelly's induction and
discovered that the people who created the R&R Hall of Fame were also
looking at influences which led to R&R - hence Morton and now Miles. Why
not?

Stan
Stan Brager
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Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Miles Davis Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall
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> Well since I was there with em'  I can tell ya that they thought it
> was, but it was given a new title and genre of Jazz fusion Funk, since
> it was so diversified from what everyone labeled Jazz at that time.
> It was too Jazz to be Rock & Roll and too rock and ROLL TO BE JAZZ.
> Hence Stuck in the Middle and needed a totally new name to market it.
> My My My what an intricate Web we have woven under the name of Jazz in
> only 99 years or so huh?
>
> Just What Is Jazz Anyway ??
>
> I say it is whatever you want it to be except RAP  and that too will
> embrace Jazz sooner or later so get ready for it.  Heck it may well
> even have it's roots in Jazz, seems I heard somebody say on this list a
> while back that Cab Calloway or somebody did a Rap style recording
> before I was even born.
>
> Who recalls that discussion??
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom Wiggins
> Saint Gabriel's Celestial Brass Band
>
> Who play a mean version of:
>
> Chameleon, Watermelon Man and Cantelope Island  by Herbie Hancock &
> Headhunters in N.O. Brass band style
> and  a pretty mean version of Cab Calloway's presentation of Caravan
> too.   not Dixieland but certainly OKOM !
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au>
> To: Mike <mike at railroadstjazzwest.com>; dixieland jazz mail list
> <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:41:25 +1100
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Miles Davis Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall
> Of Fame
>
>     > Kinda reminds me of when the "Headhunters" album was released (w/
> Herbie
> Hancock) the big debate then was whether or not it was a jazz album.<
>
> Dear Mike,
> Was it?
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
>
>
>
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