MILES DAVIS / SO WHAT (REVIEW)

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[@philiposm]

That's John Coltrane on sax one of the best ever do it . You should check out blue train by John Coltrane it's a jazz classic and dope

[@dpstevenson]

John Coltrane was one of the giants of jazz.

[@johncampbell756]

One of the best jazz albums ever made.

[@ferrancampins1314]

the best*

[@CVGuitar]

12:52 That's John Coltrane on tenor sax -- you should check out that Coltrane documentary that's on Netflix it's pretty cool

[@texadan314]

Called Chasing Trane

[@johng.4711]

I explain jazz songs like this one to my friends all the time. Its a conversation. The first part is the topic. Everybody plays the written song.. and then after everybody's played it the solos are the different musicians "commenting" on it with their own style. So they all play, then the solos, then they all play the topic again and its over. Its a conversation and each musician brings their own personality and thoughts to it.

[@jibsmokestack1]

The solos are improvised in Jazz. This song was performed by the Quintet except for some added trombones at the end. But the concert featured the quintet with augmented Orchestra. Quintet personal: Miles - Trumpet John Coltrane - Tenor Sax Wynton Kelly - Piano Paul Chambers - Bass Jimmy Cobb - Drums

[@CVGuitar]

11:58 Miles was the bandleader, and he wrote the main theme (jazz cats call it the "head") of the tune -- it's only really a few chords -- the soloists each take their turn improvising over the chords (the "changes" in jazz cat speak) -- so no he didn't write their solos or anything like that but it's still a Miles tune

[@Worldvideo23]

Christo Volksto You right.

[@Worldvideo23]

Check out some Charlie Parker .

[@matthewmclaughlin7000]

Miles Davis and David Bowie. To me those two men represent the best of what music can be as an art. They both lived to create and both took amazing risks that changed the face of music more than once.

[@dman8369]

I’ve listened to all kinds of music from all genres from a young age in my 45years and the only 2 albums that changed my perspective of life after listening to them were DARK SIDE OF THE MOON and KIND OF BLUE.

[@EugeneAxe]

Same here. But I'd like to add king crimson's "court of the crimson king."

[@TheOriginalFILIBUSTA]

Funny you compared horn solos to guitar. Hendrix got his sound by trying to emulate Bebop horns.

[@davisworth5114]

you are full of it, Jimi never played a bebop line in his life.

[@TheOriginalFILIBUSTA]

​@@davisworth5114 I didn't say anything about "playing a line", I said "emulate". You sure he never played to Bebop? Jammed with Miles? I've read interviews for decades and can hear what is referred to with my musical ears. Just read what his engineers said.

[@teresas8173]

Extraordinary talent, love jazz ❤️ Your channel has a great variety of music, unlike the many others. It’s great and congrats on 11k subs!

[@themightyfp]

Thank you I appreciate the support be well peace ✌️

[@susanhicks9305]

Excellent introduction to the master. Keep up the vibe young brothah👑🧑🏾‍🦼🥂

[@pianojonathan]

Thank you USA for inventing jazz - possibly your greatest gift to us all :) Hope y'all will be as proud or even more so of jazz going forward - all the while everyone is asking how to come together and fix the divide (race, class, money...etc.) ...well, hello JAZZ, you've been doin' that since you were first created haven't you? Yes. Yes, you have, you, greatest of all art forms. Love from Norway to the all the jazzy world

[@themightyfp]

pianojonathan Norway 🇳🇴 what up!!! Peace ✌️

[@masterofpuppets232]

You are the man...this song is the first jazz song I ever heard than I heard the whole album kind of blue...great album btw..great review...all success your way

[@susanhicks9305]

Miles was best known for his horn (trumpet) but he was very much a complete music man. He was the writer. However the saxophone 🎷 player was John Coltrane. He wrote his own solo into this piece. My uncle was a jazz musician . He had no traditional livingroom furniture in his apt. Instruments of every kind lined the 4 walls and in the center was a drummer's stool. When I was 7 he'd sit me right there to help the band keep time during their jam sessions and practice sessions. He played trumpet 🎺 too. He was a Miles Davis and John Coltrane admirer. He played the Boston MA and Manhattan NY circuits in the 60s and 70s. You look something like him but his afro was enormous. 💥👑🥂

[@rickm1255]

Prolly my fav Miles song. I used to listen to his stuff to help me fall asleep, then I started to try and transcribe some of his stuff for guitar, now I just enjoy listening to this great musician all the time. Thanks again RRT, killing it as usual.

[@eugenegrewing2587]

If you don’t know, all they have are the chord changes. The solos are all improvised.

[@jbigger59]

Miles wrote, the melody, after that the players improvised on the basic chord progressions. Yeah, the baritone sax solo was John Coltrane, one of the best sax players and jazz musicians ever in the history of ever. One of Miles greatest traits was hiring great up and coming back up musicians, which only complimented Miles own greatness.

[@Yngwulff]

How can you not like classic jazz ???

[@themightyfp]

Ed the Bad I couldn’t imagine not liking Jazz

[@kh884488]

Kind of Blue is the perfect album for playing during a late night drive through the city.

[@eugenegrewing2587]

Coltrane really likes to do that “wall of sound” thing.

[@jibsmokestack1]

'Sheets of Sound'!

[@infinite1funk]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_What_(Miles_Davis_composition) all the solos are improvised on the spot in real time

[@WMalven]

Jazz is the essence of cool. The sax player was The Train--John Coltrain--who became another monster of jazz, like Miles Davis. If you really want to understand jazz, do yourself a big favor and find a copy of the PBS miniseries, "Jazz-A Film By Ken Burns." It traces the roots of jazz from gospel (call and response), Caribbean music, Creole music, the blues, slave chants, and minstrel shows. All thrown together in the neighborhoods of New Orleans, where it was blended, mixed, and massaged until it came out as this wonderful, uniquely American sound. Then it follows it's evolution up through the 90s. It really is a great program and you will be glad you watched it. PEACE

[@aidatoledo5714]

Love ur work,! My ppl! D.R. in da house

[@themightyfp]

Aida Toledo saludó

[@aidatoledo5714]

Rap Rat Trapped , mi gente! Fuego,fuego ! Stay peace !

[@themightyfp]

Aida Toledo 😊 igualmente Stay ✌️

[@sdmfanthony5649]

Don Cheadle played him in a recent biopic.

[@visualanimal5634]

Album was originally released in 1959. Though Miles gets the writing credits for all the songs, it wasn't unusual for the other band members to go uncredited for any ideas that might have been used. Standard practice back in the day. If i'm not mistaken, the sax solo features John Coltrane, legendary tenor saxophonist who died waaaaay too early at age 40. Here he is doing the standard "My Funny Valentine" kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3yol6yOhdlsZ7c

[@submandave1125]

Re size of band, what you hear on this song is mainly his sextet (trumpet, tenor sax, alto sax?, piano, bass, drums), from the "Kind of Blue" album, but not sure about alto, as I didn't see Cannonball Adderley. For other songs in this broadcast, I believe, Miles used a full big band, with multiple trumpets, trombones, and saxes.

[@DayneReedy]

Each guy improvised their own solo. Miles wrote the tune. He wrote the arrangement. John Coltrane was the great sax player you heard.

[@lafayettegunterjr2967]

John Coltrane is my hero 😎🎷

[@dawudabdullaah6977]

Miles wrote the outline of the song, the rest of it was improvisation--and the songs on the album were cut in one take.

[@CVGuitar]

DOOOD! Kind of Blue is a classic Miles album and this is the first track -- you gotta dig on the whole thing and then check out Bitches Brew !!

[@jamesmarshall4364]

Quite a few of the best guitar players in the world pick up ideas from saxophone players. Good ear, man

[@jeromewalters1916]

Coltrane’s solo is off the hook.

[@GKboards]

Dude, I can't tell you how many great guitar players say that they're influenced by sax players. Pick up the guitar if you haven't already. Seems like you've got a good ear, man

[@kevinhennessey3189]

So this song first appeared on "Kind of Blue" which was released in 1959. Considered by many as the best Jazz album ever recorded. This live version was different due to the trombones playing some fills later in the song. Also Cannonball Adderly wasn't with the band at this time but was on the original studio recording. So John Coltrane played the Tenor Sax solo you liked. Wynton Kelley was playing the piano, Paul Chambers played the bass and I believe Jimmy Cobb was the drummer. Coltrane has his own bands before and after his collaboration with Miles. Coltrane was one of if not the greatest musicians of the 20th century. Sadly he passed from Liver Cancer in 1967 at age 40. Miles gather great musicians over the years and whn in the studio would present ideas and have the (usually great) musicians in the studio take the groove and being their own genius to the table. For some Coltrane, try Blue Trane kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqG9eYiMn7asmqs

[@michellezewe6148]

Wow...thanks for all the background info! 😎

[@kevinhennessey3189]

@@michellezewe6148 You are welcome. I have listened to this album for over 50 years. One of my all time favorites.

[@michellezewe6148]

@@kevinhennessey3189 Do you like/listen to his fusion jazz? When younger, I had a hard time with that style but am wanting to go back as a more mature listener.

[@kevinhennessey3189]

@@michellezewe6148 So I listened to In a Silent Way a lot, Bitch's Brew I found less accessible. Enjoyed Tracks like Miles chases the Voodoo and John McLaughlin a lot. I like it more now than I did then. The Live Fillmore recording was very good also. I listened to a lot of Jazz Fusion from his side men, Mahavishnu Orch, Return to Forever, H Hancock, Weather Report more than Miles during the 70's. Really liked Agharta and Pangaea though,

[@lesgrowlstop1912]

This is a lesson in Jazz smokers: the rhythm section can't take smoke breaks when the song is going on; everyone else can smoke break all the time as long as you're not solo-ing. Only Rashan Roland Kirk can take a smoke break and play at the same time [unfortunately not featured in this smoke break video].

[@jibsmokestack1]

Miles wrote the theme at the start and the end. The rest is improvised.

[@michellezewe6148]

Wonderful to see you play some of the masters! Got me wanting to dig out my Miles Davis on vinyl. May I also suggest: Deodato: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2qsnGtnpdGBlbM David Sanborn...this one's mellow but he and his group can really smoke: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXiZkKeFf5qmbrc

[@danwatrud2498]

You hit it on the head when you make a comparison to a guitar. When electric guitars started being used, the musicians could use guitar to emulate horns because of the different tones electric guitars could achieve.

[@EZisme71]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE React to ATOMSHIP either Aliens Mothra or Pencil Fight there is no video but it's some of the best rock ever made in my opinion and the drummer will really impress you

[@blankpallet2435]

I WOULD SAY GUITAR BUT THEY USE PIANO TO PUT ALL THE MUSIC DOWN

[@JamesWilson-vr3ql]

It's hard to get better than Miles and 'Trane. Maybe Diz and Bird. Maybe.

[@Chilipotamus]

Yeah, I'd say they're about the only two that could match this, I'd love to see some Dizzy reactions on here

[@atombomb31458]

everybody cuts the end off this tune--interrupting it--its an important ending. otherwise great commentary.

[@CVGuitar]

6:04 there's lots of guitar players (and soloists on any instrument really) that copy Coltrane -- or try to anyway

[@sidstewart7399]

Many rappers cite JC as an I influence as well..Rakim..Dre etc...they tried to copy his flow...

[@eugenegrewing2587]

There’s only two chords in this song.

[@ednicholson7839]

Eugene Grewing They change key briefly several times - if you can call it a key change in the context of modal jazz.

[@eugenegrewing2587]

Ed Nicholson The whole song is in the key of C major.

[@melvinwren]

this is “cool”

[@davisworth5114]

At 4:21 "who dat" dats john coltrane, greatest sax player ever, a black man that doesn't know john coltrane, he has more cool in this little finger than you have in your whole body, don't try to be cool because you are lame and you have a foul mouth and no talent, this is a number on the most famous jazz record ever made, get a life before it gets too late. At 2:31 bring it up again, we'll vote on it.

[@themightyfp]

Why does my lack of music knowledge or my experience with this song bother you so much to the point where you have to be mean to someone you don’t care about. You could’ve explained teach or just not say anything but you chose to be negative for no reason. So I shall respond yea I probably curse too much Also I’m probably the corniest person you’ll meet and I love that I never assume I’m cool or whatever I never claimed to be a critic or a musician so why would I know anything I’m just listening to music. But regardless of your mean comments I’m glad you woke up today I hope you wake tomorrow and maybe the next person you comment on your a little more understanding. So with that be safe I wish you nothing but good to you and your family. ✌️ Davis never heard that name it’s pretty cool. 🤷‍♂️ this is me.