Re: Jazz? Acid?

Mark Allerton (Mark@warmspot.compulink.co.uk)
Wed, 13 Dec 1995 21:53:34 GMT


>In my beginning years of getting into (dare I say it?) acid jazz, a huge
>number of bands that I was checking out seemed to have a tendency to play
>one Herbie Hancock song. It was a song played by the Miles Davis Quintet as
>well. Without venturing into my CD's I think the song is called
>"Footprints."

"Footprints" is a classic and much covered tune, but was in fact written
by Wayne Shorter. Miles Davis' "Miles Smiles" is well worth buying for
that tune alone.

.Mark..

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