Gigi
· 2d
I love watching old interviews like these. Mementos from a past era. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g7JeXNVg3g
Miles was the birth of cool.
"Kind of Blue"
A misunderstood genius, he took jazz to a place that the music didn't know it needed to go. Spawning a new genre eventually referred to as Fusion, few understood at the time what he was crafting and where it was headed. Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, Return to Forever, to name a few projects, took Miles' concepts to a whole new level.
Miles is deservedly mentioned with the giants of jazz, Armstrong, Parker, Coltrane, yet his brilliance carried over to influence everything from prog to funk to hip hop.
Regrettably I never saw Miles perform live. Those who had seen him in his latter career often recall being somewhat disappointed only to reflect years later that they had time-travelled and could now appreciate what he was creating at that time.
It's like Miles arrives when we're ready.