[Dixielandjazz] "So What"

[Marek Boym]

Sure.
Just what I've always said - music for people who hate jazz.
Cheers

On 01/12/2007, Mike C. <mike at railroadstjazzwest.com> wrote:
> I know people that hate jazz who have this album which says a lot about Davis and company.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> >  -------Original Message-------
> >  From: Steve Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
> >  Subject: [Dixielandjazz] "So What"
> >  Sent: 30 Nov '07 09:43
> >
> >  For a better version of Miles Davis' "So What", go to the below Amazon site,
> >  scroll down and listen. Note that the horns play the exact blues melody that
> >  Ray Ellington plays, while the bass plays a different line. Since this album
> >  came out in 1959, well after the Ellington version, I guess Miles and/or Gil
> >  Evans, sourced it from Ellington or the source Ellington used.
> >
> >  http://www.amazon.com/Kind-Blue-Miles-Davis/dp/B000002ADT
> >
> >  In any event, since the Miles version is from his Album "Kind of Blue", THE
> >  most popular jazz album ever made, (over 3 million copies sold) no doubt
> >  we've all heard it even if only as background music in a restaurant or
> >  elevator.
> >
> >  Yep, I'll bet even that one eyed Bill Haesler had heard it by mistake, or
> >  osmosis even though he would never listen to it on purpose. <grin>
> >
> >  Cheers,
> >  Steve Barbone
> >
> >
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