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smallz · 08-27-2006, 11:29 PM

Of course I exaggerated when I said "every major jazz movement" but of course, before that. Of course jazz progressed a lot before he hit the scene but it progressed the most when he was around. How much has jazz changed since he died in, what was it, '91? It's essentially been the same for the last 15 years.

You'd be amazed how many rock musicians and the modern "greats" attribute their music to the influence of Miles. Even down the Radiohead's OK Computer. Thom Yorke specifically said that Davis' Bitches Brew was THE main influence on the album. They wanted to capture what made Brew special, and they made a stellar album themselves. I was reading through a whole list of musicians and bands who cited Davis as an influence and I was blown away at how many amazing names there were.

08-27-2006, 11:29 PM	#47 (permalink)
smallz Groupie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UT Posts: 27	Of course I exaggerated when I said "every major jazz movement" but of course, before that. Of course jazz progressed a lot before he hit the scene but it progressed the most when he was around. How much has jazz changed since he died in, what was it, '91? It's essentially been the same for the last 15 years. You'd be amazed how many rock musicians and the modern "greats" attribute their music to the influence of Miles. Even down the Radiohead's OK Computer. Thom Yorke specifically said that Davis' Bitches Brew was THE main influence on the album. They wanted to capture what made Brew special, and they made a stellar album themselves. I was reading through a whole list of musicians and bands who cited Davis as an influence and I was blown away at how many amazing names there were. __________________ "Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit." - Somerset Maughan