![]() Many people remember the moment they first heard one Miles album or another the way they remember the Kennedy or Lennon assassinations - as turning points in history and in their own lives. His albums - from Birth of the Cool (recorded in 19) to Kind of Blue (1959) and Sketches of Spain (1960), through the electric maelstroms of Bitches Brew (1970) and Pangaea (1975) and on to such recent releases as Tutu (a Grammy winner in 1987) - are more than superb recordings. He was one of the most personal, gifted and influential trumpet players to grace the second half of our now-waning century. But “changing music” isn’t the only thing Davis will be remembered for. Miles’ off-the-cuff self-assessment seems right on the mark now that this indomitable spirit has left us.
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