Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

[leoravera]

Hello

I wrote a musical survey of:

Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

If you are interested, please visit

http://www.leoravera.it/relaxin/

greetings,
Leo Ravera

[HenryMc]

Thank you for the link Leo...very interesting

[Gentle Giant]

Interesting. You lose me when you get technical, but it's a favorite album and well worth the scrutiny.

[clinthopson]

For me, over analyzing reduces the pleasure.

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

I've become a Red Garland completist, somebody I can almost always listen to when nothing else works
And he usually kept good company

[Ron Thorne]

I'm with Clint when it comes to not over-analyzing music. I felt as though the author was aiming his "survey" more at studious musicians than fans, per se. I really dig the album, though. Always have.

[Bourne]

I agree with Ron and Clint. Excellent album. All of the -in' albums were, IMO. Steamin' might be my favorite. Definitely the best album cover of them all.

[Ron Thorne]

Speaking of album covers ...

[Gentle Giant]

I agree with Ron and Clint. Excellent album. All of the -in' albums were, IMO. Steamin' might be my favorite. Definitely the best album cover of them all.

What's amazing is that all those -in' albums were recorded in just about the same two sessions.

[Bourne]

Yah, I think that's why uniformally great. That band was truly n fire at that point in time.

[leoravera]

Thanks all for your opinions on my work. I listened to that album hundreds of times, still when I finally sat at the piano and tryed to examine it, I discovered interesting things. Maybe you lose some pleasure this way, but you can learn many things, and this is crucial to a jazz musician ( I try to be...)
By the way, I am not a native english speaker, did you find the article decently written?

[groover]

Thanks all for your opinions on my work. I listened to that album hundreds of times, still when I finally sat at the piano and tryed to examine it, I discovered interesting things. Maybe you lose some pleasure this way, but you can learn many things, and this is crucial to a jazz musician ( I try to be...)
By the way, I am not a native english speaker, did you find the article decently written?

It's decent, Leo. Obviously not your native tongue, but your ideas are are clear enough to anyone interested. As a musician, I enjoyed the technical detail. I've been both analyzing music as a student of the art and enjoying music as a listener for so long that I can easily switch modes. It doesn't hamper my enjoyment. Please share more!

[clinthopson]

The reson they were able to turn out those four discs so quickly is that they just played the repitoire that they had been playing for a long time. The recording time limitations did cut back the solo time.

[Dr Dave]

This is a very thoughtful piece of work. I think you explication of "It Could Happen To You" is the strongest part, because you refer to Miles's use of extended rhythmic tension. He may not have invented it, but it was a form he took to places nobody'd been before. The rest is history: Miles influenced funk, and funk returned the favor.

[Uli]

this is for you. Dr. Dave. You might have seen it before but I am just listening to these particular recordings for the first time. It may be history but it's still funky!

[Dr Dave]

this is for you. Dr. Dave. You might have seen it before but I am just listening to these particular recordings for the first time. It may be history but it's still funky!

Thanks Uli. One of my favorite lineups of the period. The Agharta band (same except Sonny Fortune replaces Liebman) is also great.