Miles Davis: the greatest prog artist of all-time?

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   I voted for both Maybe.* and *His music certainly pushed boundaries that led to prog. Both true in a sense. But Miles can't be reduced to a label like prog. As both a once in a generation* kind of genius and a unsympathetic douche, he is supposed to have said while as a guest at the white house:  

"Few of the guests appeared to know who he was. During dinner, Nancy Reagan turned to him and asked what he'd done with his life to merit an invitation. Well, I've changed the course of music five or six times. What have you done except f**k the president?"

*except that in his generation of artists there were many

Poll Question: Is Miles Davis the greatest prog artist of all-time?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Yes, of course.	1	[2.70%]
Maybe.*	2	[5.41%]
Not as great as Mikael Åkerfeldt.	0	[0.00%]
No. There are other prog artists better.	1	[2.70%]
Not as great as Tim Smith.	0	[0.00%]
No. He's not even prog.	18	[48.65%]
Not as great as Mark Hollis.	1	[2.70%]
*His music certainly pushed boundaries that led to prog.	4	[10.81%]
Go away, Drew. Let it die.	1	[2.70%]
Not as great as Allan Holdsworth.	1	[2.70%]
Boring! Don't care! Stop bothering me!	1	[2.70%]
No. Miles was a tool, a conduit, and a thief.	0	[0.00%]
Not as great as Steven Wilson.	0	[0.00%]
Dylan was never prog!	1	[2.70%]
Only on Saturday nights, with his back to the audience.	1	[2.70%]
Not as great as Neal Peart.	1	[2.70%]
Only in New York City and France.	1	[2.70%]
Not as great as Jimi.	0	[0.00%]
Only on Kind of Blue.	0	[0.00%]
Not as great as _______________.	3	[8.11%]
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Saperlipopette! Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 20 2010 Location: Tomorrowland Status: Offline Points: 11612	Post Options Post Reply Quote Saperlipopette! Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Yesterday at 01:18
	I voted for both Maybe.* and His music certainly pushed boundaries that led to prog. Both true in a sense. But Miles can't be reduced to a label like prog. As both a once in a generation kind of genius and a unsympathetic douche, he is supposed to have said while as a guest at the white house: "Few of the guests appeared to know who he was. During dinner, Nancy Reagan turned to him and asked what he'd done with his life to merit an invitation. Well, I've changed the course of music five or six times. What have you done except fk the president?" *except that in his generation of artists there were many

richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Online Points: 27993	Post Options Post Reply Quote richardh Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 hours 4 minutes ago at 21:22
	Not a prog artist and not as great as Keith Emerson!

chopper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 13 2005 Location: Essex, UK Status: Offline Points: 20030	Post Options Post Reply Quote chopper Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 5 hours 24 minutes ago at 04:02
	A legend of music but clearly a jazz musician. Certainly progressive in his field but not prog - there's a difference.

Disconnect Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 02 2007 Location: Syracuse, NY Status: Offline Points: 280	Post Options Post Reply Quote Disconnect Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 3 hours 12 minutes ago at 06:14
	Influential? Check. Ability to consistently surround himself with the finest players? Check. Great songwriter/arranger? Highly debatable. It's well-documented he would take compositions by his band members and literally change one or two chord movements....then claim it was entirely his work. Greatest artist of all time? Um....how could someone who was never among the best trumpet/cornet players (his own instrument) be in the running for greatest artist of all time? I could name at least a dozen trumpet/cornet players who were/are far superior to him in terms of technique. He had his own style, for sure. He was more known for NOT playing notes than playing notes when compared to contemporaries. Overrated? No. Despite my above comments, I do love Miles' work. But I'm able to regard him objectively because I happen to carry around a huge amount of useless knowledge relating to the history and evolution of jazz in my head.

Grumpyprogfan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 09 2019 Location: Kansas City Status: Offline Points: 11578	Post Options Post Reply Quote Grumpyprogfan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 2 hours 20 minutes ago at 07:06
	^Most excellent post.

mellotronwave Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 30 2021 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 10019	Post Options Post Reply Quote mellotronwave Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 1 hour 7 minutes ago at 08:19
	Definitely not indeed ! Nevertheless being a prog fan does not prevent you (me, us) from appreciating all or part of the his huge work (because that’s what it comes back to) by Miles Davis!