Why is he the most famous jazz musician ever? Coltrane was a better musician, Mingus was a better band leader, Monk was more creative and so on and so forth but for some reason if you say jazz people think of this guy. Why /mu/? He wasn't even the best jazz trumpeter that lived
Nice opinion there m8. If only it were true.
He made Kind of Blue and his fusion appealed to a very wide audience in the late 60s/early 70s. He was very good at staying relevant and was something of a celebrity figure, from what I've heard.
cause his playing is amazingly sensitive and human. the 1st quintet and 2nd quintet are masterpieces of groups.
>>65845599
literally charlie parker's heir in music
Same reason the most famous of anything is rarely ever the best.
sold more records.
>>65846054
scaruffi a shit
>>65846082
because he was the best
The fact that so many books still name the Beatles as “the greatest or most significant or most influential” rock band ever only tells you how far rock music still is from becoming a serious art. Jazz critics have long recognized that the greatest jazz musicians of all times are Duke Ellington and John Coltrane, who were not the most famous or richest or best sellers of their times, let alone of all times. Classical critics rank the highly controversial Beethoven over classical musicians who were highly popular in courts around Europe. Rock critics are still blinded by commercial success. The Beatles sold more than anyone else (not true, by the way), therefore they must have been the greatest. Jazz critics grow up listening to a lot of jazz music of the past, classical critics grow up listening to a lot of classical music of the past. Rock critics are often totally ignorant of the rock music of the past, they barely know the best sellers. No wonder they will think that the Beatles did anything worthy of being saved.
>>65846093
yeah that's why Adele is the best, right
remind john coltrane, ron carter, anthony williams, gary bartz, dave liebman, keith jarrett, chick corea and jack dejohnette would be literally who???-tier without miles
>>65846170
she is the best bland soul-pop artist, yes. plenty worse
>>65846180
not to mention joe zawinul, bennie maupin, red garland and george coleman
>>65845780
/thread
>>65846293
whats /thread mean
>>65846489
it means lurk more
>>65846518
...lurk more?
>>65845599
>Coltrane was a better musician
True.
>Mingus was a better band leader
False.
>Monk was more creative
False.
>and so on and so forth
kek
