We’ve been doing a lot of celebrating here at the last word. First, it was the news that a Tintin movie will be released this coming December. Then, it was the 100th anniversary of the death of Mahler, followed by Bob Dylan‘s 70th birthday.
But we’re certainly not going to let the birthday of the late Miles Davis pass without mention. Rather than celebrate with something from Kind of Blue or In a Silent Way, however—groundbreaking albums each, but a little obvious, don’t you think?—I thought it might be nice to share “Autumn Leaves” from Cannonball Adderley’s 1958 album Somethin’ Else.
I was just a kid when I first heard this tune. But Miles’s entrance on the head, halfway through the 24th bar, changed me forever. Check it out:
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