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Miles Davis

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The Prince of Darkness

He was a great man, and his music is still untouchable. :peace:

The coolest MF ever hope I didn't break any forum laws with that but he is man that is my role model fa real....love him to death...have most of the recorded music

This is one man who should never be forgotten. I heard alot of his work growing up as my dad was a huge fan.....now I am too. Good post.

this is something we all can agree on.
the "critics" still can't catch up to what he was putting down.
considering all the dirt he did he still lived to be an old man.

i listen to his music every day.


BTW - i have "the critics song" by Russell Gunn up for download on limewire.

I am a Miles Davis fan. When I started listening to jazz, his "B*****s Brew" Album was the second one I purchased. Although, some people move away from his music genius and start bringing up stuff like his relationship with Cicely Tyson and how he treated her..... But his music is great. Thanks for the pics!

love the photos of this creative, ever staying ahead of the times,special toned, insane man....
I mean insane inthe most loving way yawl...don't get testy with my humor okay

The responses to this post have been beautiful. Mile Davis like many musical geniuses had a very complex personality. Unfortunately, when Black people in the public’s eye or as in Miles’ case another Black man who was way ahead of his so-called white counterparts and contemporaries and wouldn’t roll over to racism or misguided White critique, his personal life became more important than his music and he was demonized for every deviation from the norm, music or otherwise. One good example of this, is the music of John Coltrane, another musical genius, who was probably the most humble musician in the so-called Jazz idiom, but was also persecuted by White critics for his aggressive style and non-linear approach to music and/or sound. I’ve read commentaries that tried to remind the reader of his early drug abuse or some physical ailment to explain his sound and/or musical development.

MUSIC CRITICS RARELY FOCUS ON THE QUIRKY LIVES AND BIZARRE PERSONALITIES OF EUROPEAN COMPOSERS OR MUSICIANS TO EXPLAIN THEIR GENIUS OR CONTRIBUTIONS.

Also as far as sister Cicely Tyson, some musicians I know, who knew of their relationship said, she was a pretty volatile character herself, …but hey…who really knows.

It’s unfortunate when our people fall into highlighting these twisted analysis of our heroes. Whites (and some negroes) feed us a boatload of dirt on our heroes and you have to be a Historical scholar to find the dirt on theirs.

Peace,

Brother Sun Ship


P.S. - the title of this post "so what" is a Miles Davis composition. It's a cold-blooded cut...check it out.

Let the record show...Ms. Tyson took care of him when he was very ill..
taking him to africa for spiritual and healing treatment..
let the record show.. Ms. Tyson helped in Miles continuance for a few more creative years..
so....whatever you hear or have heard understand,Ms. Tyson knew the genius of Miles Davis and was about keeping it alive to flourish , not caring whatever about Eurocentric writers or envious persons...it was always about the artistry of Miles...
It still is...

Deepy, I agree totally with your last post.

Anyone who knew about the extraordinary comeback of Miles Davis, after years of declining health and musical inactivity should be very aware of the angelic presence of Cicely Tyson in his life during his recovery. NO ONE CAN REMOVE THIS FACT. But there have been those who have tried to take Miles’ and Cicely’s relationship out of context, in order to demonize Miles Davis. So let the record also show that many years before a, then famous Miles, literally took Cicely in, when she was a young, starving and struggling actress (this is Cicely’s version) and eventually featured her beautiful profile on the now historically profound album Sorcerer.

I believe their love and struggles were personal and private, and they both exemplified an extraordinary soul mating of two phenomenal African American artistic spirits.

I think Cicely’s assistance in the rebirthing of this (then) living institution, musical sage and innovator was the greatest example black love and spiritual resurrection and should be an example to us all. It seems, she may have realized that some truths, some people and some realities must be sustained BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.

Peace,

Brother Sun

amen....
sail on...sun ship..

amen....
sail on...sun ship.. :cool: :smokin:

Deepy, I agree totally with your last post.

Anyone who knew about the extraordinary comeback of Miles Davis, after years of declining health and musical inactivity should be very aware of the angelic presence of Cicely Tyson in his life during his recovery. NO ONE CAN REMOVE THIS FACT. But there have been those who have tried to take Miles’ and Cicely’s relationship out of context, in order to demonize Miles Davis. So let the record also show that many years before a, then famous Miles, literally took Cicely in, when she was a young, starving and struggling actress (this is Cicely’s version) and eventually featured her beautiful profile on the now historically profound album Sorcerer.

I believe their love and struggles were personal and private, and they both exemplified an extraordinary soul mating of two phenomenal African American artistic spirits.

I think Cicely’s assistance in the rebirthing of this (then) living institution, musical sage and innovator was the greatest example black love and spiritual resurrection and should be an example to us all. It seems, she may have realized that some truths, some people and some realities must be sustained BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.

Peace,

Brother Sun

i love Cicely. i love Miles. i love Sun Ship.

Thank you for this Brother Sun Ship.

:heart:

Destee

the love of a good woman can bring a brother back from the dead. :luvv:

:spinstar: Miles Davis, Played his part all the way into the Future. Ahead of his time and beyond our time. Any collector or Student of Great African Music will agree that "If we live on through our children and works", then Miles Davis is still as Alive today as he was yesterday,...musicaly speaking. Miles Davis,....The Man With The Horn. :spinstar:

:spinstar: Miles says about his "Only" authorized (by him) autobiography (Miles-the book), "All the others (autobiographys) are going to be wrong" about him. There are lots of books about him today but "Miles-the book" is the only one he, him self was in agrement with while he was still with us in the person. I'll take his word for it,..who else would know Miles better than Miles Davis himself and in his own words. :spinstar:

I have just been SCHOOLED!!!!

The responses to this post have been beautiful. Mile Davis like many musical geniuses had a very complex personality. Unfortunately, when Black people in the public’s eye or as in Miles’ case another Black man who was way ahead of his so-called white counterparts and contemporaries and wouldn’t roll over to racism or misguided White critique, his personal life became more important than his music and he was demonized for every deviation from the norm, music or otherwise. One good example of this, is the music of John Coltrane, another musical genius, who was probably the most humble musician in the so-called Jazz idiom, but was also persecuted by White critics for his aggressive style and non-linear approach to music and/or sound. I’ve read commentaries that tried to remind the reader of his early drug abuse or some physical ailment to explain his sound and/or musical development.

MUSIC CRITICS RARELY FOCUS ON THE QUIRKY LIVES AND BIZARRE PERSONALITIES OF EUROPEAN COMPOSERS OR MUSICIANS TO EXPLAIN THEIR GENIUS OR CONTRIBUTIONS.

Also as far as sister Cicely Tyson, some musicians I know, who knew of their relationship said, she was a pretty volatile character herself, …but hey…who really knows.

It’s unfortunate when our people fall into highlighting these twisted analysis of our heroes. Whites (and some negroes) feed us a boatload of dirt on our heroes and you have to be a Historical scholar to find the dirt on theirs.

Peace,

Brother Sun Ship


P.S. - the title of this post "so what" is a Miles Davis composition. It's a cold-blooded cut...check it out.


SunShip, excellent post!

I was listening to the KINDA BLUE album yesterday, and realized that this album is regarded as THE greatest jazz album of all-time. For sure, the music and the muscianship is sublime and superb, and features some of the great "sidemen" you'd ever wanna have as leaders of their own groupsLOL!

jOHN COLTRANE
BILL EVANS
CANONBALL ADDERLEY
PAUL CHAMBERS

FREDDIE FREELOADER and SO WHAT are among my favorites on this outstanding work of art

one of my all-time heroes....I wanted to be like Miles as teen, black, surly, creative and uncontainable. He was just a innovator in sound, style and substance. Thruout all the turmoil in his life, he remained true.

To me Kind of Blue and Seven Steps to Heaven are just classic recordings. These I listen to weekly. Now, the "******* Brew" / rock period, I just didnt get. (except for "ON THE CORNER"...that was at least, listenable)

But his return albums, particularly his work with Marcus Miller, was just funky. TUTU stays in the CD changer....

He was just art, life, controversy, creativity and Africa....all combined.

Ah...concerning his treatment of his women....no comment. I just dug his music and his style.

FREDDIE FREELOADER and SO WHAT are among my favorites on this outstanding work of art
Freddie was a down at his luck cat with a bad leg who hung around the jazz spots in philly.
he was always bumming.

Our Beloved Ancestor ... Miles Davis ... Human Nature

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Destee

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