-He was playing "rock" in the 70's.
-He had ripping guitarists in his band (John McLauglin, Mike Stern).
-He used keyboards in his band.
-He used FX pedals.
-He had insane drummers in his band.
-His music is CLASSIC
2006-09-30 10:21:23 · 9 answers · asked by logoman 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
I know what jazz fusion is. I am a huge jazz fusion fan.
2006-09-30 10:48:19 · update #1
He didn't play rock music. He was a jazz man all the way.
2006-09-30 10:23:45 · answer #1 · answered by FrogDog 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
McLaughlin and Stern are both fine guitarists(I was a big Mike Stern head for a while) but they are both more closely related to jazz fusion.Davis is best known for his work in jazz.I have never met anyone who viewed Miles Davis as a rock player.Many of todays guitarist have encompassed many classical(Yngwie was the best known at first along with Ulrich Roth) into their heavy metal styles.That does not make them classical guitarists.Miles Davis music is indeed classic but not classic rock in the true sense.Allen Holdsworth is still found in the rock section when you go to a music store.Holdsworths music incorporates rock ideas into his music,but classifying him as a rock guitarist is absurd.His 70s rock music is probably considered classic rock by some but if you were to ask him what kind of music he played,he would not say rock.Chick Coreas Electric band incorporates all of the elements you've listed,but Chick's music is definitely jazz/fusion
2006-09-30 10:31:42 · answer #2 · answered by joecseko 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jazz
2006-09-30 10:22:38 · answer #3 · answered by Buffy Summers 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He wasn't a "rock" musician. The genre you have in mind is "fusion" which is jazz with rock elements. He was at the forefront of fusion. As far as rock, he definitely left his mark more as an influence than as a rock musician. Jimi Hendrix was one of the people he influenced. Even more so with Carlos Santana.
He is one of the most influential jazz musicians ever.
2006-09-30 10:34:03 · answer #4 · answered by Stratobratster 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
His music was too innovative to even fall into the classic jazz genre, much less classic rock. Miles Davis is a classic and his music is classic in its historic esteem. To say he should be categorized with the likes of Led Zeppelin, or Grand Funk Railroad, however, does not do him justice. (And I like Led Zeppelin and Grand Funk.)
2006-09-30 10:26:40 · answer #5 · answered by Nick â? 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
True, the criteria is there. I guess most people identify him with Jazz.
2006-09-30 10:28:41 · answer #6 · answered by Juror #8 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Others seem to think he is too
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=Miles+Davis+classic+rock&spell=1
2006-09-30 10:23:28 · answer #7 · answered by DanE 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he was strictly jazz
2006-09-30 10:28:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Politics and Whitey are keeping the man down!
2006-09-30 10:22:40 · answer #9 · answered by Teacher Man 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋