Craig Baldwin is an important filmmaker, writer, programmer, and raconteur, and one of today's foremost advocates of moving image appropriation; this YouTube interview is a nice supplement to the material we'll be discussing this week and next.
Ethan Hein has written an excellent blog post about the many ways in which elements of Miles Davis' So What have been incorporated into jazz, pop, and hip-hop contexts, uncovering many mutations of its distinctive bassline (and other elements too):
Andy Baio's brilliant 8-bit tribute to Miles Davis's Kind of Blue is available here in its entirety:
Despite getting legal clearance for the music itself, Baio neglected to do the same for the cover art. Here's his account of the problems that ensued:
And finally, here's a lengthy blog post by Terry Hart arguing that Baio got what he deserved:
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