The drummer actually is fooling alot of you guys. He is using a funk science. Similar to Jerome Bigfoot Brailey - who was also let go from P Funk. They are delaying the - 1- and not accenting the hihat but letting the hi hat ride. Miles is one of the greatest but Funk has a serious dragginf feel to it. I think the drummer did a great job. Problem is jazz ears have a hard time understanding hardcore Funk. He put too much funk into the feel.
There seems to be a slight drop by the time they "riff" @ 5:30 min, mark,doesn't really bother me, but I guess after having Tony williams, Jack Dejohnette & Al Foster...maybe Miles tought he'd give him a chance, him being his nephew and all, but at the end of the day...dig the groove Darryl goes into @ 7:15 when they modulate to E flat...Sco's visibly diggin' it a lot -7:45
yes eventually i read in his book that he had to give his nephew a chance and he later gave him the boot because like you said he kept dropping the time.
@tiluriso Thats got to be an example of what Miles meant in his autobiography when he said he sacked his nephew for "always dropping the time" Im not a musician but ive noticed it on several live recordings from 85'-86'.
I would not hire him cause he was my nephew, cause his drumming stinks! The music comes first...tell him to work in a drum shop cause he aint a player!
When you get to the last few minutes of the song, skip back to the beginning. You will notice that the drummer (Vince Wilburn, Miles' nephew) gradually dropped the tempo. That's why this particular drummer was fired eventually.
actually miles wants to tell us with this song, that he got one phone call and the guy on the other side told him that they found a fossil witch was a missing link in the evolution of the primates 47 million years ago! but he was too stoned to realize this trailblazing fact ! so he sat down and wrote this song,,,
Love...love...love
RAMLIA1 2 weeks ago
An amazing Darryl Jones at his best!!
BassEden 7 months ago 2
The drummer actually is fooling alot of you guys. He is using a funk science. Similar to Jerome Bigfoot Brailey - who was also let go from P Funk. They are delaying the - 1- and not accenting the hihat but letting the hi hat ride. Miles is one of the greatest but Funk has a serious dragginf feel to it. I think the drummer did a great job. Problem is jazz ears have a hard time understanding hardcore Funk. He put too much funk into the feel.
proctor940 9 months ago
@proctor940 many jazz players who don't play "everything" have trouble with funk and soul feel!
quinsanity 1 month ago
There seems to be a slight drop by the time they "riff" @ 5:30 min, mark,doesn't really bother me, but I guess after having Tony williams, Jack Dejohnette & Al Foster...maybe Miles tought he'd give him a chance, him being his nephew and all, but at the end of the day...dig the groove Darryl goes into @ 7:15 when they modulate to E flat...Sco's visibly diggin' it a lot -7:45
tiluriso 2 years ago
ya his nephew definitely drops the time, that's why Miles got rid of him
jakjonsun 2 years ago 2
yes eventually i read in his book that he had to give his nephew a chance and he later gave him the boot because like you said he kept dropping the time.
ox092 2 years ago
@tiluriso Thats got to be an example of what Miles meant in his autobiography when he said he sacked his nephew for "always dropping the time" Im not a musician but ive noticed it on several live recordings from 85'-86'.
funkagent 1 year ago
@funkagent
I would not hire him cause he was my nephew, cause his drumming stinks! The music comes first...tell him to work in a drum shop cause he aint a player!
videolover61 1 year ago
@videolover61 Drummer ain't perfect, but if you listen at the end he starts mixing it up.
quinsanity 1 month ago
@quinsanity
Hmmm...That's Vince...he was weak, Miles fired him.
videolover61 1 month ago
This opening riff was originally part of one of the song's on Miles' " Jack Johnson " album from 1970.
tiluriso 2 years ago 3
When you get to the last few minutes of the song, skip back to the beginning. You will notice that the drummer (Vince Wilburn, Miles' nephew) gradually dropped the tempo. That's why this particular drummer was fired eventually.
tuhsdxas 2 years ago
Audio dropped down at 03:25 min. mark
tiluriso 2 years ago
actually miles wants to tell us with this song, that he got one phone call and the guy on the other side told him that they found a fossil witch was a missing link in the evolution of the primates 47 million years ago! but he was too stoned to realize this trailblazing fact ! so he sat down and wrote this song,,,
FleshStormBand 2 years ago