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So, I just got done reading Miles biography, and even though I'm quite familiar with his music, at the end of the book, I was taken aback by how much of jazz history is wrapped around this one single musician.
From the giants he played with to the giants that he created through his bands, the list is mindboggling not only in its size but also by the diversity of the artists involved.
I dont want to list them here because it'll take forever, but it starts with Charlie Parker and via Dizzy, Coltrane, Monk,ends with Kenny Garrett and covers everything including the kitchen sink in between the 4 decades of his playing days.
Furthermore, so many the guys from his bands have spawned other subsets and styles of music and created jazz history of their own. Thats heck of a credential, IMO.
To me he comes across as the single most influencial figure in the history of jazz.
Any thoughts? Anyone else come to mind?
PS- Here's a short ( incomplete ) list of his drummers just to keep the thread in context of this forum:
Max Roach, Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Art Taylor, Kenny Clarke, Jimmy Cobb, Elvin Jones, Tony Willians, Jack De Johnette, Billy Cobham, Al Foster...
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So, I just got done reading Miles biography, and even though I'm quite familiar with his music, at the end of the book, I was taken aback by how much of jazz history is wrapped around this one single musician.
From the giants he played with to the giants that he created through his bands, the list is mindboggling not only in its size but also by the diversity of the artists involved.
I dont want to list them here because it'll take forever, but it starts with Charlie Parker and via Dizzy, Coltrane, Monk,ends with Kenny Garrett and covers everything including the kitchen sink in between the 4 decades of his playing days.
Furthermore, so many the guys from his bands have spawned other subsets and styles of music and created jazz history of their own. Thats heck of a credential, IMO.
To me he comes across as the single most influencial figure in the history of jazz.
Any thoughts? Anyone else come to mind?
PS- Here's a short ( incomplete ) list of his drummers just to keep the thread in context of this forum:
Max Roach, Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Art Taylor, Kenny Clarke, Jimmy Cobb, Elvin Jones, Tony Willians, Jack De Johnette, Billy Cobham, Al Foster...
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