Tag Archives: Miles Davis

Al Foster – No Wasted Notes

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: No wasted notes. Al Foster took the musical vocabulary of bebop, funk, and fusion, distilled each into its essentials and no more, and swung always with grace and power. Thank you, Mr. Foster. You will be missed.

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New Tony, Jack, and Cobb in November

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: November promises to be a great music month for drummers with newly released albums featuring Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, and Jimmy Cobb. The Lost Recordings label is releasing the Miles Davis Quintet’s The Complete Live in Paris Vol. … Continue reading →

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Troupe – Miles Believed in Spirits

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: After Gil died, sometimes when I visited Miles, he would tell me of a conversation he had just had with Gil earlier that day. He couldn’t believe Gil was dead. He wouldn’t accept it, believed only Gil’s flesh … Continue reading →

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Ahmad Jamal Trio 1958 – That Was a Rhythm Section

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Ahmad Jamal (piano), Israel Crosby (bass), and Vernell Fournier (drums). Man, that was a trio, a rhythm section. In the past, many years ago, I had an idea to write a magazine article about the Great Jazz Rhythm … Continue reading →

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Touched by Jimmy Cobb

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: It’s funny how musical energy and communication moves, travels invisibly. Two days ago, May 23, I came across my digital copy of Miles Davis’s In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete. My Macbook Pro had … Continue reading →

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