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Old 09-17-2008, 08:18 PM   #85 (permalink)
lucifer_sam
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You gotta give a lot of the composition/arrangment credit to Gil Evans not to miles. Gil did the arrangements and wrote 4 of the 8 tunes. Miles did not write any of them.
Miles a great band leader yes.

Miles the great composer hmmm. . . .

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Definitely didn't know that, but I was referring to Davis in general, and not just on that lone album. He's worked with Stan Getz on multiple occasions as well, and I'm sure he played a big part in the music's arrangement.
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