From Miles Davis to Brad Mehldau - good jazz provokes debate

When I heard Miles Davis's first full-on electric band play in London in the late 1960s, the feverish post-show reactions almost ended up being an integral part of the gig. As with Dylan's first outings after he abandoned his acoustic guitar for a Fender and a rock band, the audience was vehemently divided about whether the development was a triumph or a disastrous sellout.After that Miles show, friends and total strangers were arguing all the way to the tube station and beyond about what place ...

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