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ジャズを聴かなくてもマイルス・デイヴィスの名前を知っている人は沢山居ます。
私は自分が好むジャズのトランペットの音がマイルス・デイヴィスの音だと気がついた時、少し戸惑いました。
それ程、大きな名前だし有名だし天才というよりジャズの地平を切り開き続け、他の追随を許さなかった人物だからです。
可笑しな事ですが、私はマイルス・デイヴィスが生きている時にこの世界に生まれたので、単にマイルス・デイヴィスはハードでクールなルックスの、見るからにジャズという感じの人物だとしか思ってませんでした。
それでマイルス・デイヴィスのアルバムジャケットを目にしても、アルバムに収録されている曲が自分にとって合うかどうか、しか考えないまま数十年です。
先日、ふとAppleMusicのマイルス・デイヴィスの写真を見て、
マイルス・デイヴィスって
ハンサムだったの?
と衝撃を受けました。
きっと私の中では、ジャズや他分野の巨人はハンサムでは無いという基準があったんでしょうね。(冗談です)
しばらくマイルス・デイヴィスがハンサムな事がずっと頭の中で理解に結び付かず、「マイルス・デイヴィスはハンサムでクールでヒップで、歩いていたら、え? と振り返られる程の美貌の持ち主だった」という事実が頭の中で落ち着くのを待たなければなりませんでした。
何故こんなに恰好良いんでしょうね。ダイヤモンドみたいですよ。本当に驚きました。
キース・ジャレットってマイルス・デイヴィスととても仲良しで良い友人だったそうなんですが。
キースも格好良かったんです。
才能は美に宿るんでしょうか?
思うんですけど、バーのテラス席で、マイルスとキースが中心となって5人くらいでわいわいと楽しそうに語らっていたら、まず話しかけられません。
何を綺麗とするか、というセンスが同じだから、綺麗な人は大体綺麗な人と一緒に居る。
という、美しさに対するルールを適用したのが、仲良し、なんでしょうね。
巨人できっと強く広大な人生を生きたのだろう、と思うマイルス・デイヴィスとキース・ジャレットが仲良しだったという事実と、二人ともそんなに怖そうでは無かった事実に、私は二人に親しみを憶えました。
以上、The Rules of Beauty for Best FriendShips、でした。
追記
思い出したんですが。
中学生の頃、レコードショップ(当時市場はアナログレコードしか存在していませんでした)で「マイルスは写真に撮られるのを嫌う」という話を耳にしました。
これ程の美貌なら暮らしていても、愛が押し寄せて来過ぎて困り果てますよね。
20260109 17:16 文章を直しました。
Many people know the name Miles Davis even if they don't listen to jazz.
I was a little confused when I realized that the jazz trumpet sound I liked was Miles Davis's sound.
That's because he's such a big name and famous, and rather than being a genius, he was a person who continued to break new ground in jazz and allowed no one else to follow him.
It's funny, but since I was born while Miles Davis was still alive, I simply thought of him as a tough, cool-looking guy who looked like the epitome of jazz.
So even when I saw Miles Davis' album covers, for decades I only thought about whether the songs on the album would suit my taste.
The other day, I happened to see a photo of Miles Davis on Apple Music and was shocked to realize,
I was a little confused when I realized that the jazz trumpet sound I liked was Miles Davis's sound.
That's because he's such a big name and famous, and rather than being a genius, he was a person who continued to break new ground in jazz and allowed no one else to follow him.
It's funny, but since I was born while Miles Davis was still alive, I simply thought of him as a tough, cool-looking guy who looked like the epitome of jazz.
So even when I saw Miles Davis' album covers, for decades I only thought about whether the songs on the album would suit my taste.
The other day, I happened to see a photo of Miles Davis on Apple Music and was shocked to realize,
"Miles Davis was handsome? "
I guess I had this standard in my mind that jazz and other giants in other fields weren't handsome.
(Just kidding) (Just kidding.)
For a while, I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that Miles Davis was handsome. I had to wait for the realization to sink in: Miles Davis was handsome, cool, hip, and so good-looking that people would turn around and stare when he walked by.
Why is he so good-looking? He's like a diamond. I was truly amazed.
Why is he so good-looking? He's like a diamond. I was truly amazed.
Keith Jarrett was apparently really close friends with Miles Davis.
Keith was cool too.
Does talent reside in beauty?
I think so, but if Miles and Keith were sitting on the terrace of a bar, surrounded by about five people, chatting happily, I wouldn't be able to approach them.
Because they have the same sense of what is beautiful,
beautiful people tend to be with other beautiful people,
and I think they applied this rule of beauty to their friendship.
The fact that Miles Davis, who I imagine was a giant who surely lived a strong and expansive life, and Keith Jarrett were good friends, and the fact that neither of them seemed so intimidating, made me feel a sense of familiarity with them.
That concludes The Rules of Beauty for Best Friendships.
Keith was cool too.
Does talent reside in beauty?
I think so, but if Miles and Keith were sitting on the terrace of a bar, surrounded by about five people, chatting happily, I wouldn't be able to approach them.
Because they have the same sense of what is beautiful,
beautiful people tend to be with other beautiful people,
and I think they applied this rule of beauty to their friendship.
The fact that Miles Davis, who I imagine was a giant who surely lived a strong and expansive life, and Keith Jarrett were good friends, and the fact that neither of them seemed so intimidating, made me feel a sense of familiarity with them.
That concludes The Rules of Beauty for Best Friendships.
P.S.
I just remembered something.
Back in middle school, I heard at a record shop (back then, the market only had analog records) that “Miles hated having his picture taken.”
With looks like that, even just living your life must have been overwhelming—love would come rushing at you so much it'd be unbearable.
I just remembered something.
Back in middle school, I heard at a record shop (back then, the market only had analog records) that “Miles hated having his picture taken.”
With looks like that, even just living your life must have been overwhelming—love would come rushing at you so much it'd be unbearable.
20260109 17:16 Revised the text.















