"The music of the second Quintet, from late summer 1964 to mid-1968, is some of the most avant-garde music made, and it is so because it is tonal" – EXACTLY. Not to mention the many formal innovations that followed via his collaboration with Teo Macero
Mr. Grella, what a wonderful article (can I call it that? Yes, I will), thank you. It is a very poignant coincidence that where I live, Miles' birthday fell on the same day that Sonny Rollins passed, which you alluded to at the very end of your article.
"The music of the second Quintet, from late summer 1964 to mid-1968, is some of the most avant-garde music made, and it is so because it is tonal" – EXACTLY. Not to mention the many formal innovations that followed via his collaboration with Teo Macero
Mr. Grella, what a wonderful article (can I call it that? Yes, I will), thank you. It is a very poignant coincidence that where I live, Miles' birthday fell on the same day that Sonny Rollins passed, which you alluded to at the very end of your article.
Yes, that news came in to me as I was editing this, indeed a sad coincidence.
That record blow up my mind for my whole life .