Amazing to consider that in the photo that leads this piece, Miles was only five years beyond sitting in with Billy Eckstein's big band (featuring Diz & Bird) at the Riviera Lounge, corners of Delmar & Taylor in St. Louis. A pilgrimage to make on your next visit to St. Louis, Tosh!
In he picture in the studio I think that may be Gil Evans at the piano. I love the album "Cookin", and especially the bway standard "Tune-up" a blazing hot tune when Coltrane's genius is so evident. I once actually met Coltrane at a basement club in 1960 in Philadelphia, I had my bolex and shot from my lap as the quartet played, there was no sound. At the set break I joined Coltrane alone at his table and asked if I could film the 2nd set.. He was kind to say that he did not think his manager would agree. It was a thrill to sit with the genius John Coltrane. One night in the 90's in NYC I was driving a cab and picked up a young man on ave A, and drove him to queens. He said that he was a musician, and as we spoke he revealed to me that he was Ravi Coltrane, and we had a wonderful converstion. He is playing a gig at the Village Gate in Oct 24 & I will go and see his concert. He was a very kind and gentle person, and I want to meet him. again. In Springfield Mass, in 1958-59 made my first oil paintings listening to "Giant Steps" and "Quartet" by the Chet Baker Quartet.
There is a cool jazz scene in "Collateral" by Michael Mann, a great and very cool film about Los Angeles. Michael Mann is a poet film maker of Big Films I admire. And so am I.
Luv it. Miles pioneered -- and usually dominated -- all major jazz periods from cool 50s - "electric" 70s. Fave for me is "dark Miles." His early 70s period before breakdown and withdrawal.
Amazing to consider that in the photo that leads this piece, Miles was only five years beyond sitting in with Billy Eckstein's big band (featuring Diz & Bird) at the Riviera Lounge, corners of Delmar & Taylor in St. Louis. A pilgrimage to make on your next visit to St. Louis, Tosh!
In he picture in the studio I think that may be Gil Evans at the piano. I love the album "Cookin", and especially the bway standard "Tune-up" a blazing hot tune when Coltrane's genius is so evident. I once actually met Coltrane at a basement club in 1960 in Philadelphia, I had my bolex and shot from my lap as the quartet played, there was no sound. At the set break I joined Coltrane alone at his table and asked if I could film the 2nd set.. He was kind to say that he did not think his manager would agree. It was a thrill to sit with the genius John Coltrane. One night in the 90's in NYC I was driving a cab and picked up a young man on ave A, and drove him to queens. He said that he was a musician, and as we spoke he revealed to me that he was Ravi Coltrane, and we had a wonderful converstion. He is playing a gig at the Village Gate in Oct 24 & I will go and see his concert. He was a very kind and gentle person, and I want to meet him. again. In Springfield Mass, in 1958-59 made my first oil paintings listening to "Giant Steps" and "Quartet" by the Chet Baker Quartet.
There is a cool jazz scene in "Collateral" by Michael Mann, a great and very cool film about Los Angeles. Michael Mann is a poet film maker of Big Films I admire. And so am I.
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Luv it. Miles pioneered -- and usually dominated -- all major jazz periods from cool 50s - "electric" 70s. Fave for me is "dark Miles." His early 70s period before breakdown and withdrawal.
Cool personified, embodied, channeled, transmitted an absolute space in time.
Miles, Monk and Parker, milestones of jazz. This album was a measuring stick of what was to come. Thanks Tosh!