Re: [Harp-L] Miles Davis changing All Blues Meloday

[icemanle@xxxxxxx]

 Miles could change the melody effectively because he understood the melody, the changes and how they relate to each other. Mickey changed the melody in a way that suggests that he really didn't "get it" to begin with, or was choosing to play it as "All Blues Lite".



btw, it was not a criticism, but an observation - in my original posting. 





---I agree that Miles' commitment to improvisation is an example to us all, but 

I think this thread began when you criticized Mickey Raphael for changing the 

melody.





 





 





 



-----Original Message-----

From: robert mcgraw <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx>

To: Larry Esienberger <icemanle@xxxxxxx>; harp-l harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>

Sent: Sat, Sep 12, 2009 7:38 pm

Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Miles Davis changing All Blues Meloday















Iceman wrote:

> He didn't play the melody exactly the same night after night, as was first 

recorded. "cut and paste" would be someone live playing it just like the record 

over and over. Check out some of the releases of Miles recorded many nights in a 

row, in which the sets were mostly the same songs (ex - The Complete Live at the 

Plugged Nickel). 

---I agree that Miles' commitment to improvisation is an example to us all, but 

I think this thread began when you criticized Mickey Raphael for changing the 

melody.



WVa Bob



P.S. I also agree with what several other folks said: Raphael's diatonic work on 

this tune wasn't much...I do have a world of respect for him as a player, 

though!



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