Suddenly crossed my mind; the way the stripped-down, groovy Keith solo is followed by the flourished, virtuosic solo of Taylor on Ya Ya's Sympathy reminds me of how Miles' minimalistic solos are followed by Coltrane's outbursts on Kind Of Blue. Just a Saturday morning thought...

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Miles Davis Quintet with John Coltrane
Peacock Alley
St. Louis, MO
Feb. 16, 1957
Feb. 23, 1957
FM


Miles Davis - tp
John Coltrane - ts
William "Red" Garland - p
Paul Chambers - b
Philly Joe Jones - d
Spider Burks - announcer

2/16/57
1. Intro/announcement
2. Ah-Leu-Cha
3. A Foggy Day
4. All of You
5. Woody 'N You
6. Walkin'

2/23/57:
7. Two Bass Hit
8. Well You Needn't
9. Billy Boy
10. All of You
11. Oleo
12. Airegin/The Theme
13. Announcement/sign off

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otonneau
Suddenly crossed my mind; the way the stripped-down, groovy Keith solo is followed by the flourished, virtuosic solo of Taylor on Ya Ya's Sympathy reminds me of how Miles' minimalistic solos are followed by Coltrane's outbursts on Kind Of Blue. Just a Saturday morning thought...

It's not only on Kind of Blue, it's on every recording they did together, I remember watching this interview with Miles Davis where he sad that he was always saying to Coltrane :"Man why do your solos always last so @#$%& long" and Coltrane would answer: "I'm playing it until I got it right" or something like that.

Never thought of the link,but I see what you mean.

sc uk

Imho the 1st kinda sucks but the 2nd... OMG!
SQ is poor, only g/g+, it's not a SB, it's really a vintage AM broadcast

The other jazz player I sometimes think of in connection with Keef The Riffer, is Count Basie. In his younger days, Basie played a lot. His piano style, particularly his left hand, set the groove and and dominated the music. As he got older, Basie played less and less, still setting the tone of his band, but contributing as much with his presence, his history, and the the occasional, but vital accent as he did with his playing.

I used to think that Basie, like Keith had lost some of his ability as he aged. Then I saw an interview he gave with Ralph Gleason. Gleason asked him to play a little in the old style. Basie hesitated for a moment, then let go a blast of beautiful, driving piano.

Both Keith and Basie evolved as players, figuring out more subtle, nuanced ways to drive a band.

I can hear a sax player's phrasing in some on Mick's playing so I get the comparison you are making otonneau. I wish Keith and Mick had done more back to back solos togehter...

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otonneau
Suddenly crossed my mind; the way the stripped-down, groovy Keith solo is followed by the flourished, virtuosic solo of Taylor on Ya Ya's Sympathy reminds me of how Miles' minimalistic solos are followed by Coltrane's outbursts on Kind Of Blue. Just a Saturday morning thought...

or cannonball's solos for that matter...folks tend to forget his contributions....

What a beautiful thought. Yes, Miles and Coltrane were absolutely wonderful. I also love the soloing between Cannonball Adderley and his brother Nat.