Miles Davis

I’m not humble, I’m finished with this thread.

Ahead of the room? Miles, you wore sunglasses indoors like the piano owed you money.

At least he had a personality; Dizzy, your cheeks entered the conversation before you did.

I built a sound and a face, John. You built 47-minute solos and a reputation for making bandstands nervous.

Both of you are loud in different keys.

I learned nothing hard, Dizzy, I just stopped arguing with people who clap off-beat.

Both of you are loud in very expensive ways, which is why the records work.

And you spent yours making the horn sound like it had rent due, respect the range.

Quincy, please, I’m just here to remind Miles he learned humility the hard way.

Public service? You spent half your career acting like the trumpet owed you money.

I wasn’t difficult, I was expensive.

He’s right though, Quincy, you did act surprised every time Miles had a mood.

That’s wild coming from a man who could turn a clean outfit into a threat.

If the room is weak, the wait is educational.

You say that like you weren’t the most expensive silence in music history.