mjzee Posted March 27, 2014 Report Posted March 27, 2014 The conversation turned to Davis, whom Mr. McLaughlin joined in 1969 in time for the sessions for "In a Silent Way" in New York. Unaware he'd be playing on the Joe Zawinul composition that served as the title track, Mr. McLaughlin was unprepared. He recalled Davis telling him: "Play it like you don't know how to play the guitar." Later, talking about the 1970 album "Bitches Brew," Mr. McLaughlin said of Davis: "He didn't know what he wanted. He only knew what he didn't want. "He was like a Zen master," Mr. McLaughlin added. "It was amazing to see. It was like seeing Picasso work. He had this gift. He'd say things to musicians to knock them out of their ordinary state of mind. In this way, he was able to get the best out of all his players." Full article here: WSJ (If the article doesn't open, try Googling the topic title.) Quote
skeith Posted March 27, 2014 Report Posted March 27, 2014 Now Crouch is going off on McLaughlin???? I guess all white jazz players are punks? Quote
CJ Shearn Posted March 27, 2014 Report Posted March 27, 2014 Will they just kill the fusion monicker, and start calling it what Lenny White says it is, jazz rock? All jazz is a fusion so I've really become annoyed with the term "fusion" over the past several years. Quote
mjzee Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) I liked the parts where McLaughlin talks about how Miles treated him kindly. He was a complex guy. Edited March 27, 2014 by mjzee Quote
CJ Shearn Posted March 27, 2014 Report Posted March 27, 2014 I liked the parts where McLaughlin talks about how Miles treated him kindly. He was a complex guy. Yes, he truly was. Quote
skeith Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 mjzee Hope you weren't offended by my attempt at humor above...guess I got hooked in the punk term from the Crouch discussion. I enjoyed the article. Thanks. Quote
erwbol Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) I ordered the new record earlier today. According to a review on Allaboutjazz the horrid sound quality of the previous (studio) album has not been replicated live. Edited March 28, 2014 by erwbol Quote
mjzee Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Posted March 28, 2014 Skeith, don't sweat it. Honestly, I didn't even understand what you posted, and if you have to explain a joke, well, you know... Quote
skeith Posted March 28, 2014 Report Posted March 28, 2014 Skeith, don't sweat it. Honestly, I didn't even understand what you posted, and if you have to explain a joke, well, you know... I assumed you were reading the thread about Crouch's Parker book and how he called Bill Evans a "punk"... stupid of me to assume it. Quote
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