Do you know of any good stories about getting the gig with Miles? Drop it in the comments below!

I love that--"Wow, here I am, I get to play for Miles Davis, boy I hope he likes my trumpet playing, I've been shedding on this tune forever..."--he plays, and Miles' comment is: "What's your organ player's name?" Oof!

I just watched an interview with Jackie McLean, he said that when he auditioned for Miles in a club he was so nervous he got about 8 bars into his solo then had to run off the stage and throw up. The rhythm section kept playing, so he cleaned himself up, got back on stage and finished his solo. Miles said afterward, "I never saw anyone do that before." And he hired him.

3:06 the trumpet guy looks so sad.. miles is a savage xD

It might have been that stupid question about the synth trumpet that underwhelmed him.

Man. Imagine doing a trumpet solo for miles and he asks who the organist is

A lot of musicians play a plethora of notes. Bird would play every note in the chord plus the notes of the relative chord in one bar and it was amazing. Same with Diz. That was their genius. Miles is more known for the notes he DIDN'T play. When you can paint a picture in one or two notes you are a genius. Playing the right note, at the right time, with attitude, that was Miles's genius, and it carried his music through to generations of musicians.

Getting back to this video after hearing of Joey passing. So sad, I can't believe it. Rest in Power maestro.

His voice is raspier than Abella Danger on a good day...

That kid was mad when Miles asked about the organist lol. What a trumpet player

dude had ONE QUESTION to ask to MILES DAVIS and he’s like “so have you heard of the electric valve instrument?”

Good to hear some love for the late, great Bob Berg. I still miss him.

Poor trumpet player, he just left

Love how everyone has to lean over and listen to miles like he is a god whispering some sort of truth that will never be repeated.

"what s your organ player s name?" LMAO! I didn't see that coming 🤣🎺🎹 Ultimate put down!

Not a “getting the gig story,” but, I have a friend that played with Miles in the later years. He said that Miles made him room with him and that Miles wouldn’t let him go hang out with the other cats because he didn’t want them to corrupt him. Arsenio Hall had no fucking idea what Miles was talking about.

what a cool video! thank you!

With his sidemen, there was no in-between with Miles. A very important part of Miles’s genius was his conception of what the material needed. You had what he wanted for what he was into at the time, or you didn’t. Look back at the classic groups for Kind of Blue, Bitches Brew, Miles Ahead, Tutu, etc. Each of Miles’s musical periods and albums/concepts required drastically different musical conception, vocabulary, and presence from everyone in the group. The trumpet player on that last bit was a very fine player, but Miles heard only what Joey Defrancesco had to offer, and he lit up on it. Good (but not unique) as the trumpeter was, Miles likely heard nothing but Joey during the piece...

Wow, that's John Swana getting blasted by Miles. John is a badass!

Saw Joey playing some tunes at NAMM earlier this year. Had never heard of him before and this video makes me appreciate his playing so much more

Thanks man, I enjoyed that!

Miles may have shrugged him off, but JOHN SWANA is one of the GREATS to come out of Philly. Seems like a lot of people in these comments didn’t do their research before talking shit about a very prominent trumpet player of his era and now one of the best EVI players in the world. Smh.

Cool clips ♥️🎺

Keyboardist took over from the start without trying

Peter Gabriel said just the way phil sat at the drums he knew he could play

My favourite type of Davis is the one that played with Coltrane in the late 50s and early 60s.

Cold as ice...Miles Legend

Great video, love your content. Greetings from Los Angeles CA 🥁✌🏼

I could listen to him talk for hours

I loathe reading the "technical" comments. Miles was CLASSICALLY and PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED. HE EVEN ATTENDED JULLIARD! His playing through the 40s and early 50s show his technical abilities, but what got from the mid 50s to the 70s was a musician and artist creating new music. In the 80s, Miles didn't have to perform at that technical level, as he created or played his music with melody, texture, space and feeling, as he'd done so earlier in his career. You went to a Miles show for the creative process and creativity of his bandmates, not a technical dissertation from robotic college student musicians. A ton of his shows are online, and they are bootlegged. Miles always said the truth will come after he was gone. Stop listening to only the album releases, and do some research on various eras of his music.

it's not that Joey was just technically amazing... he was telling a story. Miles HEARD that.

His voice sounds like the breaths you take while constipated

Oh I Just Love TUTU By Marcus Miller.😍😍😍😍😍

beat within the beat

Homer: Are you really the head of Kwik-E-Mart? Head of Kwik-E-Mart: Yes. Trumpet Player: What do you think of the EWI? Miles Davis: Who's your organ player?

“Who the organist?” 🤗 Hahaha 😆🤗🤗 (PRICELESS 💥🙏🏽🤗💥)

Yessir

" The sound in between " are called "Ghost notes ". Its a very subtle note or sound that is played in between the main ones. RIP Mr. Davis. The world misses your sound and genius . 🙏

as a long-time musician i'd say he's right about the body language. however, saying so doesn't do much to promote learning music in general. everyone was born musical and still is. the way they breathe, walk, chew food, have sex, type on a keyboard etc. we're just told too often it's a gift and we don't get to speak it enough with native experts like we do our spoken languages. regardless, we sure miss you miles!

That dude put Miles on the spot with his question. Miles seems to just want to be mysterious with his weird answers and indulgent manner.

Miles could always spot talent, I wish he also would have said, who's the bass player? !

Miles Davis is one of those cultural icons only really appreciated by people with good taste.

Saw Miles in Melbourne around that time, 88 I think,

Haha the trumpet player didn’t even answer miles question even though he knew the answer. He was like screw the keyboard player doood what about me

Well there is actually an answer: "Do not play the butter notes!"

Miles Davis was mean. No other way to put it. It would be interesting to hear John Swana’s take on this today. He’s a great jazz trumpet player. If you don’t believe me, check out his burning contributions to Chris Potter’s 1993 debut album on Criss Cross, where the very same bassist from this clip (Christian McBride) is also a side man! My favorite Miles is the early years when he was trying to hang with Bird and Trane (and always kind of coming in last place but still getting the job done). It felt like he was striving then. It felt earnest and exciting, rather than like someone trying to be cool, which is what I get from the various interviews in this clip and the music he was making at the time of these interviews. His modal period and the cool jazz period were great too. But by the end he had turned into a caricature of the great artíste, saying meaningless stuff like “there has to be a beat between the beat” and expecting people to accept it as deep wisdom. These are just opinions, of course, and nothing more than one guy’s opinions, but that’s what I see when I watch this (kind of sad) video.

Wow...@ 4:05 - Young Joey D sans goatee looking a lot like Jay Leno!

RIP Joey DeFrancesco

If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis 😏

Absolutely true. Miles picked guys on basis of showmanship as well as chops. Herbie looked good. Shorter was same height as Miles. Tony was young. They were also good, but not as good as Wyn Kelly or Paul Chambers

Dewey needs subtitles? Pull-EEEZ!

a legend indeed, but as a drummer, nothing cracks me up more than non drummer musicians coming up with arbitrary nonsensical wisdom about drumming that doesnt actually make any sense like "there HAS to be a BEAT inBETWEEN the BEAT" is complete gibberish, that could mean literally anything, maybe hes talking about ghost notes, who knows.

Docta put me on milk, cream and alcohol while listening to 2-4 hours of Mr Davis each day

Miles Davis is the GOAT for people who like bad music.

Don't Joey De"Franco" my man... may his soul rest in piece🙏

And I thought my teachers were just being old heads when they said miles was the coolest guy right next to MJ

Questlove should have been with Joey and Christian - they all went to High School together.

Ghost notes beat between the beat

Always hated it when he referenced Prince (R.I.P.) with unearned accolades.. JAMES BROWN INVENTED "ON THE ONE".

Arsenio had no idea what he was talking about

2:07 John Swana on trumpet

Ahahaaa “what’s the organ players name?” Rip

"Duhhhh miles no play fast, not technical" KZfaq commenters man

Blonde guy DISSSSSSSMISSSSSSSSED! OUCH!

The 1st time Miles met Joey DeFrancesco. Few months later Miles hired the 17-years old Joey for his world tour, and the rest is history.

Miles was high af during most of those clips...lol...still a king of his craft though! #RESPECT

ever noticed he looks like fareed zakaria

"It looks like the first few theatregoers are emerging from the play now. Let's see how they liked it. Sir? How did you like 'Miles Davis, Charlie Rangel, and Chewbacca: Together Again'?" "Well... I couldn't understand a goddamn thing any of 'em said." "None of them?" "Maybe Chewbacca a little bit."

What is the name of Miss 3:33?

ugh it sucks meeting your heros.. 😆

That is how Joe got the gig!! Brilliant RIP

Did he hust quote prince 😳

My one question to Miles would have been "don't you think you should be behind bars for pimping out young girls and beating up women continuously?"

Of course Miles is kidding on stance...he liked to play those games. Poor Dick Cavette.

It sucks that the first thing he mentioned was “carriage,” referring to basically the embouchure angle of the player, which honestly isn’t rly something we have control over :-/

I would've asked if I could have the name of his tailor.

Poor guy on trumpet

That was a waste of an opportunity to learn. I'd asked him what he thought about my playing, and how he thought I could improve. Simple

Is this John Swana?

Nice accompanying by Joey there.... gotta take your chances, dog eat dog and all that, but can't help feel that being a bit of a d@# move tbh.... what's other people reckon?!

OH THAT'S JOEY DEFRANCESCO SHIT PITTSBURGH CAT I SEE HIM ALL THE TIME

Its nice to know that white trumpet player went on to be dope despite miles glancing over him

Beat it white boy now who's the keyboard player? 😆🤣

Is that Joey defrancesco as a kid

Loudest clothes ever

Don't F with Miles!

He said Joey DeFranco 🤦🏽

Why in God’s name would you ask Miles Davis about some random new trumpet technology. I mean maybe he had a point before miles interrupted him, but man, idk

great video, you can’t teach cool

Cavett is such a tool. Miles is literally giving him a huge lesson in how to be great at your craft...any craft...and Cavett doesn't even know if he's serious.

So he never gave advice to that trumpet player? ): Not even a roast? ):

I've always felt a connection to Miles Davis. I'm not really a jazz guy, but Miles Davis isn't even jazz to me it's better I can't really explain it very well. But that sort of modal and minimal style has always been what Im drawn to in music. So while I don't play jazz, I have Miles Davis influence as a part of alot of what I do

Oh boy, seems as if all the Cocaine has melted Miles' Brain.

People who ride horses know if someone can’t ride a horse. Its not riding a bike now is it 🤔

sorry, what? getting the high with miles?

You ask Miles Davis on broadcast television in a once in a lifetime opportunity what he thinks about an electric trumpet???? Thats like asking Gordon Ramsay on national television in a once in a lifetime opportunity "so what do you think about 3d printed meat?" Of course hes gonna ask "whats the name of your sous chef?

he is a genius but them clothes tho.......smh

This guy was ignorant and rude and I wouldn't give two seconds to listen to his garbage. He speaks funny too.

Miles Davis was hype. Not a great trumpet player and not a great personality. He s fame was centered around his wierdness.