Miles Davis - Bitches Brew - 1969 (1 of 6) Videos

drumbum1010 Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - sorry but there is no definite answer

Fungwabus117 Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - what does that mean, there must be a way to solo over it.

drumbum1010 Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - yes but its certainly not a definite answer.

Fungwabus117 Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - oh ok, so are there actual chords being played or are they being arpeggiated that is what it sounds like, i cant see any key changes so waht scale is miles using to solo over this song?

jvsloan Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - sometimes people just play whatever they want, to some degree

nagysebestyen Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - i think he uses no scale to play over this song.it's free jazz.

polkacat Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - he flipped between a bunch of scales, from a mixolydian to a whole-tone, im being vague becuase i can't remember but there's a vid on here with an interview where he talks exclusively about playing jazz in a theoretical way. Which is rare coming from miles to be fair. search for miles interview you'll get it eventually :)

Fungwabus117 Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - thanks a lot

chvaky Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - Miles Davis was also a composer, not just a player. He composed sheet music and you don't have to do it by mixing scales... oh, and btw. Miles had his own scale

BigJon434 Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - he rules my world. i love his music..im a jazz player and he is my insiration

MrBlacCat Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - B phrygian.

Brock2097 Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - Chick Corea = alien sent to defend us from evil

7dollarbeer Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - I've never really tried to figure this all out, i just kind of stare at a spot for ten minutes and let it do what it does. seems to work for me.

mahavishnu009 Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - Corea working the Tommy Chong look :)

drumier Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - when asked in downbeat what do you listen to miles said "stockhausen only stockhausen" if you listen to stockhausen's "kreutzspiel" from 1951 it's a perfect model for bitches brew with bass clarinet, oboe, multi percussion and piano. stockhausen broke away from shoenberg's 12 tone system to do it saying he used his ears.thus miles also broke away and created the milestone "bitches brew"

LeRoyGuy Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - words. Multiple words.

crimsonknuckles Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - If you like this check out Soft Machine's early stuff, especially "Third".

MyRealNameIsJeff Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - this is the stuff you listen to about 10-11 pm cranked up LOUD!

hunniman21 Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - this music is like taking shrooms without actually taking them

hunniman21 Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - shrooms

Pat1391 Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - killer line-up

glassbreaker5791 Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - "big band on acid"

brenonion Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - i just love the electric piano on this song and the whole fucking record... mixing jam with atonal shit...all the stops and starts... just amazing and innovative

dennisXX80 Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - Hi! Miles is not soloing along the whole song, just along a view parts. But they all know how long the diffrent parts of the song are and Miles sends in acoustical marks. So they play along different modes, and only because they are all fantastic musicians it sounds as if it was too easy to change all togather. This fabulous music and the way miles played it was only possible becaus of the abillitys of his musicans.. greets

edcerc Says:

Jul 6, 2008 - one time i bought a bootleg dvd of miles with mostly the same line up while i was in NYC. I also picked up some whipped creme chargers and once i got home i watched it and.....well you get the idea. Lets just say it was awsome