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April 29, 2008

Miles Davis Plays So What?

Miles_kind_of_blue_coverThis April 2, 1959 clip from The Robert Herridge Theater Show at Studio 61 in New York City takes my breath away. The one time I saw Miles Davis play, at The Bottom Line in the Village, he was already so disgusted by performing that he turned his back on the audience and played for maybe 20 minutes max. But just look at him here! And the Gil Evans Orchestra: John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb. Wow.

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Amen. So amazing... That was an incredible group at just the right time in the history of American music. It's cold and rainy today in New York... Thanks for making things better.

Posted by: Tom Hall | April 29, 2008 at 10:15 AM

you saw miles perform? cool -- even if he had his back turned

Posted by: Alan | April 29, 2008 at 11:24 AM

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