tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672539.post8039527966670525363..comments2024-01-08T02:44:02.511-06:00Comments on Big Rock Candy Mountain: Beatnik ChristmasBrian K Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672539.post-14837153859974878282010-12-16T19:32:23.221-06:002010-12-16T19:32:23.221-06:00Well, Miles wasn't your warm and fuzzy type. ...Well, Miles wasn't your warm and fuzzy type. On the other hand, I don't suppose they had to hold a gun to his head.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229402742688182647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672539.post-86499555146672489092010-12-16T18:57:07.520-06:002010-12-16T18:57:07.520-06:00Too bad Miles didn't like the end result...it&...Too bad Miles didn't like the end result...it's goofy, but in a fun way. <br /><br />Thanks!Brian K Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774223242173267278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672539.post-64509084478427707712010-12-15T19:09:36.035-06:002010-12-15T19:09:36.035-06:00The Davis cut sounds a lot like Multiplication Roc...The Davis cut sounds a lot like Multiplication Rock. Miles in his autobiography says of the song: "They thought it would be hip if I had this silly singer named Bob Dorough on the album with Gil (Evans) arranging. The less said about it the better, but it did let me play with Wayne Shorter for the first time."<br /><br />According to Jack Chambers (Milestones: The Music and Times of Miles Davis), when Columbia wanted Davis to contribute a song to the "Jingle Bell Jazz" album, Davis complained to Dorough, "What the f*ck am I supposed to play for them? ‘White Christmas’?" <br /><br />I think I would've dug that. I'm also, like, diggin' your beatnik groove.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229402742688182647noreply@blogger.com