The Genius of Miles
March 30th, 2005 by Pete - - Posted in Jazz |
I listened to sides 3/4 of Miles Davis‘ ‘Bitches Brew’ on the way home from work today. Windows down, volume way up… it had been a while since I took a listen to this groundbreaking album, and I felt compelled to share a tune for the uninitiated…
…the stellar “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down,” echoes the influence of Jimi Hendrix; with its chuck-and-slip chords and lead figures and Davis playing a ghostly melody through the shimmering funkiness of the rhythm section, it literally dances and becomes increasingly more chaotic until about nine minutes in, where it falls apart. Yet one doesn’t know it until near the end, when it simmers down into smoke-and-ice fog once more. - review from All Music
Miles Davis: Miles Runs the Voodoo Down (wma) - From: Bitches Brew, 1970.
March 31st, 2005 at 5:13 pm
It was a futuristic recording in 1970, and it still sounds futuristic in 2005. Amazing.
April 2nd, 2005 at 10:15 pm
Where would music be without Miles .. Could you imagine??
March 31st, 2007 at 5:05 am
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Jon