Question about Miles Davis Down Beat "Blindfold Tests"
TNNormnn
recordings box set of Miles, Anyone know anything about this or what they
were>?
Thanks in advance
JGoodpast
>recordings box set of Miles, Anyone know anything about this or what they
>were>?
There was one in Downbeat's Miles issue right after he dies... It was pure
miles
john
Marc Sabatella
>These tests were mentioned in the liner notes accompanying the Prestige
>recordings box set of Miles, Anyone know anything about this or what they
>were>?
Are you asking what a "blindfold test" is? Down Beat is a jazz magazine
- probably the most well-known, available at most bookstores/newstands -
and for decades has run a "blindfold test" where they play a series of
recordings for famous musicians and ask them to guess who is on the
recording, and to give comments about it. Miles did one of these back
in the 50's or 60's, and had some pretty harsh things to say about a lot
of the recordings they played for him.
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Michael Fitzgerald
>These tests were mentioned in the liner notes accompanying the Prestige
>recordings box set of Miles, Anyone know anything about this or what they
>were>?
All are reprinted in a great new book edited by Bill Kirchner called A
Miles Davis Reader published by Smithsonian (1997) ISBN 1-56098-774-X
I quote Kirchner:
First appearing in Metronome in the late 1940s and later in Down Beat,
blindfold tests consist of reactions by prominent jazz figures to a
series of recordings, about which the blindfoldees are told nothing.
Mike
Ron Hearn
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> These tests were mentioned in the liner notes accompanying the Prestige
> recordings box set of Miles, Anyone know anything about this or what
they
> were>?
>
> Thanks in advance
I haven't seen the notes to the Prestige box but I've got a copy of Miles
blindfold of 8/7/58. He gives 2 1/2 stars to Sonny Rollins "The Way You
Look Tonight", mainly because he doesn't like Monk's playing in a rhythm
section. Other ratings;
John Lewis "Warmeland" 10 stars
Tiny Grimes-Coleman Hawkins "A Smooth One" 1/2 star for Hawkins
Eddie Condon "Eddie and the Milkman" 4 stars
Don Elliot-Rusty Dedrick "Gargantuan Chant" 4 stars
Bobby Hackett "Albatross" 5 stars
Shorty Rogers "I'm glad I'm Not Young Anymore" 2 stars
Hope that helps!
Ron Hearn
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Byers? I most recently saw him play at Small's in New York City, with the
quintet, "Across 7th Avenue." I believe that I played in a band with him
about ten years ago, but I'm not certain.
Best regards,
Lloyd
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Jack Woker
> >recordings box set of Miles, Anyone know anything about this or what they
> >were>?
>
> - probably the most well-known, available at most bookstores/newstands -
> and for decades has run a "blindfold test" where they play a series of
> recordings for famous musicians and ask them to guess who is on the
> recording, and to give comments about it.
The Blindfold test was instituted by Leonard Feather. I believe Down
Beat continues to run the feature, now conducted by others, although the
concept is the same. Feather later ran a very similar feature in Jazz
Times, calling it "Before and After".
jack
Luke Kaven
> Does anyone have any information about tenor saxohphonist Christopher
>Byers? I most recently saw him play at Small's in New York City, with the
>quintet, "Across 7th Avenue." I believe that I played in a band with him
>about ten years ago, but I'm not certain.
> Best regards,
> Lloyd
Chris Byars -- great saxophonist, great composer. You should hear some
of the stuff he wrote for the Across Seventh Street Septet, along compositions
by Ari Roland and Sacha Perry. Chris plays every Sunday at Smalls...you
should come in and ask him. He grew up in NY, went to college here,
has played on the scene here for 10 years or so. This band gets its
name from the legendary Clarence "C" Sharpe, and his final trip across
Seventh St to the funeral home. The folks in this band used to play with
Sharpe ten years ago on the NY session scene. Sharpe, for those who don't
know, was an alto saxophonist from Philadelphia, widely regarded as a
musician's musician, and one of the greatest alto players ever to live.
Luke
Matti Alasalmi
Jack Woker wrote:
Does anyone remember The blindfold test of The(lonious) Monk? How was it
exactly?
It was very... funny or...
Matti