Ha! here's the thing though Dave, I once saw Miles (no myth) play an entire set with his back to the audience. Maybe this was Miles' way of getting into the heart and soul of a tune without the distraction of an audience......or maybe it was just Miles well-known anti-social attitude . But the audience didn't seem to mind; like most jazz audiences, they were there for the music....not to dance, not to sing along, not to clap their hands or tap their feet, but to listen...to an other-wouldly musical performance. But 100 years from now, history WILL tell the story of Miles....and Monk, and Coltrane, and Bird, and Dizzy, and their enormous contribution to America's ONLY original art form. Just sayin'.

chas