Leonard Pierce
- Joined: July 28, 2008
- Thank you, President Batman
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Favorite Music
Lily Allen, "It's Not Me, It's You"
Favorite Movies
good ones
Favorite Books
smart ones
Favorite TV Shows
rapidly cancelled ones
Favorite Games
ones that I never finish
Comments (2124)
Miles Davis
Much as I love Miles, Mingus would be my pick as the one jazz guy I simply couldn't live without.
Dec. 9, 2010 - 4:03 PM
Miles Davis
I came to traditional jazz via free jazz, which is exactly ass-backward, but it worked out okay.
Dec. 9, 2010 - 3:07 PM
Miles Davis
The studio tinkering was indeed a big component of the critical abreaction.
Dec. 9, 2010 - 3:06 PM
Miles Davis
"Porgy and Bess" is mentioned on page 3, under "Miscellany". And yeah, I mean...again, if "Sketches" doesn't work for you, it doesn't work for you, but I can't see how you can fault the band. Davis ...
Dec. 9, 2010 - 2:33 PM
Miles Davis
That's part of the reason Miles and Mingus were such great bandleaders -- people were afraid to say no to them.
Dec. 9, 2010 - 2:27 PM
Miles Davis
I'm not a huge fan of jazz vocals either. My favorite vocal track is Stan Kenton's big band doing a Robert Graettinger arrangement of "Everything Happens to Me", with poor June Christy trying to sing it straight over ...
Dec. 9, 2010 - 1:36 PM