Self-study
P1
The career of trumpeter Miles Davis was one of the most astonishingly productive that jazz music has ever seen. ███
Intro topic ·
Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis
Author's perspective ·
Davis' genius is overlooked
Critics' perspective ·
Disliked Davis' tendency to change up his style
P2
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Davis' first stylistic change ·
from bebop to slower-tempo, more ensemble-focused music
P3
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Second stylistic change ·
toward less restrictive chord changes, more unified and understated sound
P4
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Third stylistic change ·
Electronic instrumentation, rock beats, improvisation, heavily produced in studio
Jazz purists' perspective ·
Negative view of Davis' heavily edited studio work
Purists believed jazz recordings should resemble live improvisation rather than be heavily reworked
P5
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Main point ·
Critics' negative views stem from Davis' refusal to meet their expectations
Passage Style
Critique or debate
Spotlight
6.
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a
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The author doesn’t claim that the critics had a problem with Davis’s improvisation, so (A) doesn’t impact the argument. Instead, the author’s argument is that the critics didn’t like Davis’s inconsistency and numerous stylistic changes.
b
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The author argues that the critics didn’t like Davis’s numerous stylistic changes. If (B) is true, then we know that jazz critics have been supportive of many jazz musicians who made several radical changes in style. This shows that there’s probably a different reason that the critics didn’t celebrate Davis, thus weakening the author’s argument.
c
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The author doesn’t claim that the critics’ main problem with Davis was his use of electronic instruments, so (C) doesn’t impact the argument. Instead, the author’s argument is that the critics didn’t like Davis’s inconsistency and numerous stylistic changes.
d
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The author doesn’t claim that the critics had a problem with the length of Davis’s career, so (D) doesn’t impact the argument. Instead, the author’s argument is that the critics didn’t like Davis’s inconsistency and numerous stylistic changes.
The author
e
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This passage doesn’t contrast musicality with technical virtuosity with regard to Davis’s career, so this doesn’t impact the author’s argument.