Miles Davis And The ’12 Innovations That Changed Our World’
Jeff Nilsson’s August ’09 feature for The Saturday Evening Post is a quick/interesting read about past, present and future innovations that shape the way we live, work, and play. But it’s innovation #12 we like best because it involves music, American culture and our main man Miles Davis.
A snippet:
“But perhaps nothing reflects the wealth of American culture like our music. It borrowed from the home cultures of its people to produce a sound unique to the world. American music’s mixed ancestry imbued it with unexpected charm and vitality. More than just a fortunate hybrid, American music was based on the blues scale — one of the most significant innovations in Western music. The blues spun off new music traditions with a strong family resemblance.
“We hear the distinctive blues tonal progression in gospel, bluegrass, jazz, country, rock, soul, and pop music. The distinctly authentic sound of the country created a family connection between Americans as diverse as Bessie Smith, Glenn Miller, B.B. King, Bruce Springsteen, Aaron Copland, Otis Redding, Bob Dylan, Irving Berlin, and jazz legend Miles Davis.”
Click here to read 12 Innovations That Changed Our World via The Saturday Evening Post.
Miles Davis illustration by Britt Spencer
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