Chris Murphy in Boston - 1973
from Miles To Go: The Lost Years: An Intimate Memoir of Life on the Road with Miles Davis, pages 67-68:
[...] Al Foster was always his [Miles Davis’s] key player. Al's eyes would never leave Miles: He was attentive to every small gesture, every indication in Miles's facial nuances that he was about to go this way or that. In essence, he translated Miles to the band, effortlessly taking them where the leader was heading. He also acted as a deacon to Miles's preacher, cajoling, exhorting, and rewarding Miles verbally as Miles played. Often, when Miles would bring the band down way low and go into one of his glorious soft solos, all you could hear would be Miles's seductive muted trumpet … more >>
Chris Murphy, Miles To Go: The Lost Years: An Intimate Memoir of Life on the Road with Miles Davis (New York City, 2002), p. 67-68. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1430580209167 accessed: 12 October, 2024
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trumpet music
written by Miles Davis |
performed by Miles Davis, Al Foster |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1973 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |