Miles Davis's tomb stone-what's the notation?

[Dmitry]

A question from a non-musician - is this a phrase from one of his compositions, and which one?

Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx

Edited March 6, 2005 by Dmitry

[Big Wheel]

Nothing's coming to mind...almost looks like a part of the "So What" solo, but I don't think that's it either...

[Michael Fitzgerald]

It's Solar, a tune composed not by Davis but by guitarist Chuck Wayne.

Mike

[Big Wheel]

D'oh! I should have recognized that...

[Spontooneous]

How fitting. Somebody else's tune attributed to him on his tombstone.

Now I'm remembering Eddie Vinson saying, "Here's a tune I wrote for Miles..."

[Michael Fitzgerald]

Oddly enough, it's Wayne who is buried in that grave.

Mike

[bertrand]

Does it actually claim on the tombstone that Miles composed it? Not to defend the estate or anything, but the excerpt from 'Solar' could be there just because it is associated with Miles, even if he didn't write it. I'm sure the estate claims it is Miles' tune, however.

I think I read (or was told) that the piece was called 'Solar' as a tribute to Sonny Berman. Can anyone confirm this?

Bertrand.

Edited March 6, 2005 by bertrand

[bertrand]

Another question - when did the word start leaking out that 'Tune Up' and 'Four' were composed by Eddie Vinson? Max Roach announces 'Tune Up' as a Vinson composition at the 1958 Newport festival. I wonder if this shocked those in the know in the crowd (most of the audience probably didn't give a fuck), or if it was already common knowledge by then among the jazz nuts.

Bertrand.

Edited March 6, 2005 by bertrand

[Spontooneous]

As one of the four musicians on the Miles recording of Tune Up, Max was certainly in a position to know early.

[Ron S]

Stupid question: what's with the "Sir"?

[robviti]

"Sir" Miles Davis was inducted into the Knights of Malta in November 1988.

[Ron S]

Hmmmmmm . . . . . . . and all this time I thought the Bronx was in New York City.

[AllenLowe]

I also have my doubts that Miles wrote Donna Lee -

[AllenLowe]

and I thought the name Solar referred obliquely (as in Lunar) to How High the Moon which, though on different changes, had similar major/minor transitions -

Edited March 6, 2005 by AllenLowe

[MartyJazz]

I also have my doubts that Miles wrote Donna Lee -

I'd like to know what your doubts are based on, not that I agree or disagree. I once mistakenly attributed the composition to Bird while speaking with Archie Shepp and he corrected me quite emphatically (albeit nicely) that it was composed by Miles.

[nemo7]

as would say miles

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