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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
Miles Davis reinvented Jazz five times. Why are we praising mere evolution?
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James Brown did the same for R&B/soul/music once by transforming from conventional R&B/soul singer to the guy that single handedly invented funk and changed music, all music forever, there is no Rap, Reggae, no Red Hot Chili Peppers no Primus with out him, a vast chunk of the Stones would be missing as well.
What is doubly remarkable was that he was hugely successful before he released 'Papa's Got Brand New Bag' and didn't need to change a thing, he was also by all accounts hugely driven by the desire for fame and money his wholesale change of approach was both risky and unnecessary
1963, standard 4/4 with the emphasis on the 4th beat
1965, still 4/4 but the sound stripped back and the emphasis on the 1st beat 'the one' as he dubbed it