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The many musical faces of Mr. Miles Davis?

It was in the late 80's; I was in a funereal limousine, in Mr. Davis's hometown, and someone mentioned his name. An elderly lady chimed in, "I remember Miles, he was the little dark skinned kid who used to always try to blow the trumpet". There was total silence, a very long silence I might add. Since she was the most grieved in the limo, there was no point in trying to bring her up to date. Mr. Davis's name was not mentioned the rest of the day.
Miles music has many faces, which one do you prefer.
orpheus10
orpheus10 OP
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The phrase, "unintended consequences" is always associated with something bad. In Mr. Davis's case it turned into something good. Each time he changed styles of music, he gained new fans. While his old fans, like me, didn't approve of his new music; we still bought his CD's. Whether we did this out of habit, curiosity, or the fact that it was "uncool" not to have Miles latest CD, I am not sure; but at any rate it helped his financial bottom line and proved to be a good "unintended consequence"
His childhood was so prophetic, he never quit being "The little kid who was always trying to blow the trumpet".
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mrdecibel
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I mentioned in another post(thread)" A Tribute To Jack Johnson ". His music followed his moods through out his life and career.
fishboat
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Viridian,

I'd agree. I recently finished reading his autobiography...he was hard on women in general..and not overly kind to himself, his body at least.

IMHO he was something special. I have somewhere around 20-25 of his cds. He was a product of his environment (40-50's America) and of himself. Much of his mental & physical pain was self-inflicted..but attributed by him to others. Overall he changed the world in a good way.
orpheus10 OP
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Miles has as many facets as a brilliant diamond. It's not until after you have seen them all can you appreciate his genious.
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