Miles sounded like a tough dude to work for. I’m surprised none of these comments mention that.

I totally agree with his bandleader philosophy: hire good people, and give them space in the music to play. But his constant bad attitude must have been really impactful to folks in his band.

I suppose, in some ways, that helped his overall success, and those of his sidemen. Everyone who played with him eventually moved on. That got new blood in his band to play off of, while the alumni went on to start new projects.

Either way: I don’t think anything could have brought me back to the fold after a week of lousy rehearsals with a tough bandleader. Guess that’s what separates me from John Coltrane, lol