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During the pandemic I started listening to a bunch of Jazz again, listening to Miles Davis of course, but also a bit more of his collaborators such as Bill Evan
by Tiktaalik 5y ago
During the pandemic I started listening to a bunch of Jazz again, listening to Miles Davis of course, but also a bit more of his collaborators such as Bill Evans and Wayne Shorter.
One person I really started listening to a lot more of that I didn't before is Ahmad Jamal, who I know is an artist Miles Davis was a big fan of. IMO if you like Miles Davis you should really have a listen to Jamal as well. Davis was clearly listening to Jamal.
Miles Davis was often criticized for being too commercial, but I I didn't realize that Jamal was criticized for the same thing. Jamal had cross over to pop appeal well beyond a typical Jazz musician.
- xyzzy_plugh 5y agoI've been lucky enough to see Jamal live a few times and it's great. Some real gems in there. I really enjoy the variation and evolution between his recordings of the same tracks, if you can find them!
- widdershins 5y agoYeah, I played Ahmad Jamal to my girlfriend and she thought it sounds very 'cocktail' jazz. And she's right, it does! But the melodies and phrasing in his work are complex and beautiful, just like Miles.
- Tiktaalik 5y agoha! yes this was the criticism of him from jazz critics. cocktail jazz.