Miles Davis is by far even more economical than Coltrane. Almost like a Japanese parchment painting, where you just take the ink and that’s it, man. It’s there and that’s it. In “Freddie Freeloader”, Miles does something really beautiful. He gives me a melody of 2 notes. See, he’s doing the 12 bar blues. It’s […]
If folktales are to be believed, the devil seems to have quite the interest in music. Whether it’s the satanic imagery, that’s ever pervasive in metal or the legendary fiddle duel in the Devil Went Down to Georgia, it would appear that the Prince of Darkness likes a good tune as much as you and I. But, there’s one […]
== God Bless You Aretha! Thank You For Everything! We Love You! == Jazz Funk and Soul were never the same after Aretha Franklin! Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 50 years, I’m sure you have one or two favorite songs recorded by the amazing Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin! Aretha […]