From: Bob Davis (earthjuice_at_prodigy.net)
Date: 2003-09-29 02:54:38
SOUL-PATROL REMEMBERS:
THE LATE GREAT MILES DAVIS
ON THE ANNIVERSARY OFHIS DEATH
IN A 50 MIN. INTERNET BROADCAST
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THE WORLD PREMIRE OF:
CHILDREN ON THE CORNER - "REBIRTH"
Featuring a reunion of the 1970's MILES DAVIS BAND, Michael Henderson, Ndugu Chancelor, Barry
Finnerty, Sonny Fortune, Badal Roy, Michael Wolff.
SONGS: Black Satin, New York Girl, Philly Bb Funk
This is the WORLD FAMOUS NIGHTRAIN RADIO PROGRAM, with a Soul-Patrol.NET Radio exclusive
presentation of a HISTORIC & CATACLYSMIC EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF FUNK MUSIC!
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THE RELEASE OF “CHILDREN ON THE CORNER” – REBIRTH, featuring a reunion of the 1970’s MILES
DAVIS BAND: Michael Henderson: bass, Ndugu Chancleor: drums, Barry Finnerty: guitar, Sonny
Fortune: sax, flute, Badal Roy: tablas, Michael Wolff: keys, a band that I have personally
seen perform these songs LIVE about a year ago in Los Angeles California
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Seeing the band perform the songs live actually took me back in time when I saw the Miles
Davis Band perform the very same tracks in 1974 at the Pittsburgh Syria Mosque, when I was
supposedly a college student -:)
ON THE CORNER: WAS IN MY OPINION
THE GREATEST JAZZ ALBUM IN THE HISTORY OF FUNK
THE GREATEST FUNK ALBUM IN THE HISTORY OF JAZZ
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I have previously described the ORIGINAL “On The Corner” like this…
“10FootHighAfroChickenFatBurntHairOnTheStoveBBQSauceDrippin
DownYourArmsAllTheWayToYourArmPitsProjectApt#2C FUNK"
a critic (blowhard) said at the time if it’s release in 1972…
“ON THE CORNER” SOUNDS LIKE A JAMES BROWN ALBUM”
This is what one critic had to say about “On The Corner” at the time of it’s release in 1972.
I think that Miles Davis would have regarded that as a complement!!
In 1972 Miles knew what the deal was and was far more interested in reaching “James Brown
fans” (LIKE ME) than in pleasing the "jazz elite”. He knew that it was part of his
responsibility as a Black man to get young “knuckleheads” like me to understand his music than
it was to get the folks at Downbeat magazine, Leonard Feather, the New York Times or any other
so called “jazz experts”.
He knew that it was far more important to teach “James Brown fans” (LIKE ME) the entire
history of jazz, blues & rock all on one instrumental album on which not one word was uttered.
Songs like “Mr. Freedom X”, “Black Satin”, “New York Girl” are jams which can on some level be
compared to “Say It Loud” ...they are in your face and confrontational.
They force the listener to think about Africa and America, just as “Say It Loud” does. This is
a connection that “jazz experts” sometimes do not wish to be confronted with.
I’m emotionally still “On The Corner”!!
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Anyhow, yall didn’t tune in to listen to me talk about it. Yall came there to GIT FUNKED UP so
let’s roll…
We are gonna start off with the ORIGINAL version of New York Girl from “On The Corner and then
segue into “NY Girl Part 2 from the brand New “Children On The Corner” CD called “REBIRTH” and
I’ll be back with more info and music from the brand New “Children On The Corner” CD called
“REBIRTH”
Buy it out online at:
http://www.davisind.com/redirect/?d=newsletter_cotc
(Listen in and I’ll tell you the reason why you are hearing Sly and the Family Stone’s “Sex
Machine” playing in the background during this broadcast…)
"REPETITIVE MESS"?
Some Internet "Jazz Critic" (blowhard) comments about "On The Corner"
Originally released in 1972, this record has been hailed by some as a precursor to hip-hop,
trance, jungle, and a host of other currently fashionable musical styles. To these ears, it's
a repetitive mess that never gets off the ground. Davis' trumpet is buried in the mix, and
there's no real melody to speak of either.
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My Reply...
The "repetition" that you dislike so much on the album is precisely what draws me back to it
time & time again. This is the "Africa meets the Ghetto" aspect that I love.... clearly Miles
is being influenced by both James (same beat) Brown and Sly (sex machine) Stone all thorough
"On The Corner".
I guess the merits of this album will continue to be ...debated by MF's (MILES FANS)
forever!!!
This was the one, which completely alienated Miles from the Jazz establishment at the time.
They thought he had lost his mind...
Me and a whole bunch of my friends thought that Miles had come to his senses…
And now you know why I am playing you are hearing Sly and the Family Stone’s “Sex Machine”
playing in the background right now!
Freddie Stone of Sly and the Family Stone told us in an excusive Soul-Patrol.Net Radio
Interview, that Miles Davis used to come into the rehearsals of Sly and the Family Stone and
lay on the floor the whole time, taking notes.
DAMN STRAIGHT IT’S REPETATIVE (it’s supposed to be you fool).
Good thing that Miles was too busy “mining the ESSENCE OF THA FUNK, to worry about what the
damn critics had to say?
Now that I got that off my back…
Lets get back to the music
Next up you are going to hear “Philly BB Funk” and the FUNK MUSIC “tour de force”, Black
Satin… the newly released CD called “REBIRTH”, by “Children on The Corner (the reunion of the
1970’s Miles Davis Band”),
Buy it online at:
http://www.davisind.com/redirect/?d=newsletter_cotc
Featuring a reunion of the 1970’s MILES DAVIS BAND: Michael Henderson: bass, Ndugu Chancler:
drums, Barry Finnerty: guitar, Sonny Fortune: sax, flute, Badal Roy: tablas, Michael Wolff:
keys.
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Bob Davis
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