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Originally Posted by Severian
In fact, a lot of them are such goddamn purists that they probably would write me off as a moron for suggesting that the future of jazz may be in instrumental hip-hop/beat, techno/house and ear bleeding noise improv.
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Okay. I have no idea what hardcore jazzheads think about this stuff, I now realize.
I wonder: how much shit did Miles get for In a Silent Way, Bitches Brew, etc? Was the jazz community excited by a new direction, or were these records perceived as blasphemy?
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I want to be a kind, generous listener, but those YES track titles! Especially side two. Gonna have to listen to this ironically at first.