Some say that David Brubeck may have influenced Miles ... can't say, but Brubeck is still alive and kicking. Innovation since Miles: Look at Corea, Passport, Barbieri (sp?), Weather Report (and those are over a decade old) ... I'm sure there are more, but I've been trying to build my collection of older talent first. I'm not a scholar of jazz, but I do study people -- there may be lulls, but there are never ends to innovation. Of course, the appreciation of innovation requires an audience who accepts and appreciates change (that is a constant struggle for me and I both recognize that and strive to embrace it).
Miles Davis,extreme Jazz and the death of Jazz
Having re-read through the excellent recommended Jazz recordings thread on this forum I was struck by Sd Campbell's comments on the lack of invention in modern jazz.
Don't take any of these comments the wrong way as I am no great historian on Jazz but this is merely my impressions....
Miles D was a constantly changing stylist in Jazz and although obviously the cultural impact of popular music(rock n'roll whatever)had a big impact on the popularity and possibly even the development of jazz however was it Miles adventurous spirit and anti-status quo stance not to mention his embracing of rock musicians that ultimately left Jazz nowhere to go?
I really love the Bitches Brew era but then I'm mainly a rock fan but did this album signal the end of Jazz ?
I am interested to hear from the Jazz scholars on this forum about the more extreme variants of Jazz and their views on it,be it free Jazz or Miles later output.
Has there been a great Jazz innovator since Miles?
Don't take any of these comments the wrong way as I am no great historian on Jazz but this is merely my impressions....
Miles D was a constantly changing stylist in Jazz and although obviously the cultural impact of popular music(rock n'roll whatever)had a big impact on the popularity and possibly even the development of jazz however was it Miles adventurous spirit and anti-status quo stance not to mention his embracing of rock musicians that ultimately left Jazz nowhere to go?
I really love the Bitches Brew era but then I'm mainly a rock fan but did this album signal the end of Jazz ?
I am interested to hear from the Jazz scholars on this forum about the more extreme variants of Jazz and their views on it,be it free Jazz or Miles later output.
Has there been a great Jazz innovator since Miles?