Soul Music: So What
September 30th, 2008 by Russell DaviesI’ve always liked the sound of jazz, but never really liked the music. The soundscapes, the tones are perfect and inviting and lovely. And then, after the first go round with the tune it dissolves into tedious improvisatory wibbling. So when I was alerted to this programme about Miles Davis and So What by a helpful twitter I wasn’t hopeful. But, but, this almost got to me. It’s not so much the stories about why people like it, it’s the stories of what went into it, what was going on in the world. Anyway, whatever, you don’t care about that, if you think I’m a horrible philistine you’re going to like this stuff anyway. And if you’re sort of with me, and even if you don’t like the track, this is still a magnificent programme. (There’s a slight silent pause in the audio right at the beginning. Sorry.) MP3 here.
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