[Dixielandjazz] "So What"

[Mike C.]

No Marek, think about this.

Davis cut an album that is still a top seller nearly 50 years after it's 
release. Isn't that a great testament to his music? I think it is and so 
what if it isn't okom? It's great music and that's what it's all about.

When I said that even people who dislike jazz own kind of blue my point 
was that it appeals to every kind of listener.

Mike







Marek Boym wrote:
> 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:
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>> I know people that hate jazz who have this album which says a lot about Davis and company.
>>
>> Mike
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>>>  -------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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