He was a great sideman to Miles Davis.
Davis kept him on script.
But when left to his own devices...his playing degenerated.
<< But when left to his own devices...his playing degenerated. >>
Yes, eventually. To me, albums like Ascension and Meditations (both released in ‘66) and everything after that are noise — unlistenable. But between ‘60 (when he left Miles) and ‘65 he put out some great (albeit inconsistent) music.