Today was my second day of camp, and, unfortunately, I didn’t get to test out any individual songs. So “Embraceable You” has gotten a chance to sit in the corner of my mind and develop, and hopefully will be that much more secure tomorrow. What I did definitely enjoy about today was full camp session on Miles Davis, which went fifteen minutes over schedule and still felt too short. First Sal, one of the trumpet clinicians, played “Green Dolphin Street”, and then we sat back for a powerpoint on Davis’s musical journey. It proved to be a very complex path, from his days with Charlie Parker and Gil Evans to Sketches of Spain to jazz fusion to Tutu and beyond. In my mind, as soon as the world entered the 80’s, everything changed–and unfortunately, so did Miles Davis. While that period of his musical career is not my favorite, Kind of Blue is one of my favorite albums, and in spite of all the differences in his style and approach, I think I can safely say I am a fan.
Tomorrow everyone will get a chance to sing. I hope everything goes well, for my own perfectionism, and my desire to rise to the opportunity I was given.
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