quoted 13 lines On Sat, 4 Oct 1997 04:39:09 -0400 (EDT) ReZOn8oR@aol.com writes:>On Sat, 4 Oct 1997 04:39:09 -0400 (EDT) ReZOn8oR@aol.com writes:
>>I'll agree that Miles is great, although
>>my experience with him is limited
>>(relatively speaking); however I'd
>>argue that Herbie Hancock pushed
>>the boundaries of jazz much farther....
>>but I'd certainly guess that his work with
>>Miles helped him immensely.
>
>boy, that's rather silly. hancock wrote *some* great tunes (and even
>some incredible tunes), but compared to miles (who, in my opinion,
>infused a touch of genius into all of his recordings), hancock is a minor
>figure...but then I'm a jazz trumpet player, so perhaps I'm a bit biased.
Often overlooked in the 'JazzGod' category, but as far as I'm concerned is
the most important figure in jazz (okay tied with Sun Ra) is Roland Kirk.
Check his 'Black Roots' record on Atlantic where he plays everything by
himself at once (ie. gets a couple horns going with some circular breathing
while kicking some percussions with his feet, etc...). His stuff ranges
from downright funky to downright fucked up. I think Rhino re-issued the
best of his Atlantic years stuff.
Oh by the way, Herbie Hancock is wicked but he never touched Miles at his finest
My jazz snob two cents
Ninja J.